Tunnelling-induced ground displacements in sand

The main objective of this research was to examine the effects that relative density and stratification have on greenfield soil displacements above tunnels in sandy ground. Data from a series of plane-strain centrifuge tests on tunnels in silica sand are presented. The relative density of the sand s...

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Main Author: Zhou, Bo
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28394/
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description The main objective of this research was to examine the effects that relative density and stratification have on greenfield soil displacements above tunnels in sandy ground. Data from a series of plane-strain centrifuge tests on tunnels in silica sand are presented. The relative density of the sand samples ranged from 90% to 50% in the tests. The soil displacement data were examined to determine features of greenfield settlement, both surface and subsurface. The effects that relative density and stratification have on the settlement trough shape is demonstrated and discussed. Some interesting features of tunnelling in sandy ground are revealed in the analysis.
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spelling nottingham-283942025-02-28T11:33:27Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28394/ Tunnelling-induced ground displacements in sand Zhou, Bo The main objective of this research was to examine the effects that relative density and stratification have on greenfield soil displacements above tunnels in sandy ground. Data from a series of plane-strain centrifuge tests on tunnels in silica sand are presented. The relative density of the sand samples ranged from 90% to 50% in the tests. The soil displacement data were examined to determine features of greenfield settlement, both surface and subsurface. The effects that relative density and stratification have on the settlement trough shape is demonstrated and discussed. Some interesting features of tunnelling in sandy ground are revealed in the analysis. 2015-03-15 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28394/1/2014%20Bo%20Zhou%20PhD%20thesis.pdf Zhou, Bo (2015) Tunnelling-induced ground displacements in sand. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. tunnel centrifuge settlement sand relative density stratified
spellingShingle tunnel
centrifuge
settlement
sand
relative density
stratified
Zhou, Bo
Tunnelling-induced ground displacements in sand
title Tunnelling-induced ground displacements in sand
title_full Tunnelling-induced ground displacements in sand
title_fullStr Tunnelling-induced ground displacements in sand
title_full_unstemmed Tunnelling-induced ground displacements in sand
title_short Tunnelling-induced ground displacements in sand
title_sort tunnelling-induced ground displacements in sand
topic tunnel
centrifuge
settlement
sand
relative density
stratified
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28394/