Study of long-termed displacements of a tunnel boring machine during its stoppage

This paper studies the long-termed displacement of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) resting on soft clay during its unscheduled stoppage for 100 days. It is based on a real case of tunneling in a coastal city of Ningbo in China. The numerical prediction is carried out by using different soil models in...

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Main Authors: Yao, Yanming, Lu, Nan, Yang, Yunming, Cao, Yuxuan, Yu, Hai-Sui
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author Yao, Yanming
Lu, Nan
Yang, Yunming
Cao, Yuxuan
Yu, Hai-Sui
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Lu, Nan
Yang, Yunming
Cao, Yuxuan
Yu, Hai-Sui
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description This paper studies the long-termed displacement of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) resting on soft clay during its unscheduled stoppage for 100 days. It is based on a real case of tunneling in a coastal city of Ningbo in China. The numerical prediction is carried out by using different soil models in the software PLAXIS, and the prediction is compared with on-site measurement of the displacement. Different factors are considered in the prediction, including soil creeping and the disturbance to the soft clay during the tunneling. The study indicates that the consideration of disturbance is essential to the accurate prediction. While advanced soil models including the soft soil model and soft soil creep model are not able to accurately predict the TBM displacement, the consideration of soil disturbance leads to a very good agreement with the measurement. The accurate prediction of ground settlements also justifies consideration of the disturbance in the study of tunneling. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
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spelling nottingham-557812021-02-01T04:30:15Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55781/ Study of long-termed displacements of a tunnel boring machine during its stoppage Yao, Yanming Lu, Nan Yang, Yunming Cao, Yuxuan Yu, Hai-Sui This paper studies the long-termed displacement of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) resting on soft clay during its unscheduled stoppage for 100 days. It is based on a real case of tunneling in a coastal city of Ningbo in China. The numerical prediction is carried out by using different soil models in the software PLAXIS, and the prediction is compared with on-site measurement of the displacement. Different factors are considered in the prediction, including soil creeping and the disturbance to the soft clay during the tunneling. The study indicates that the consideration of disturbance is essential to the accurate prediction. While advanced soil models including the soft soil model and soft soil creep model are not able to accurately predict the TBM displacement, the consideration of soil disturbance leads to a very good agreement with the measurement. The accurate prediction of ground settlements also justifies consideration of the disturbance in the study of tunneling. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd Elsevier 2019-02-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55781/1/TUST_2018_130_R1_V0.pdf Yao, Yanming, Lu, Nan, Yang, Yunming, Cao, Yuxuan and Yu, Hai-Sui (2019) Study of long-termed displacements of a tunnel boring machine during its stoppage. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 84 . pp. 432-439. ISSN 0886-7798 Tunnel boring machine (TBM); Long-termed stoppage; Soft clay; Creep; Soil disturbance. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2018.11.041 doi:10.1016/j.tust.2018.11.041 doi:10.1016/j.tust.2018.11.041
spellingShingle Tunnel boring machine (TBM); Long-termed stoppage; Soft clay; Creep; Soil disturbance.
Yao, Yanming
Lu, Nan
Yang, Yunming
Cao, Yuxuan
Yu, Hai-Sui
Study of long-termed displacements of a tunnel boring machine during its stoppage
title Study of long-termed displacements of a tunnel boring machine during its stoppage
title_full Study of long-termed displacements of a tunnel boring machine during its stoppage
title_fullStr Study of long-termed displacements of a tunnel boring machine during its stoppage
title_full_unstemmed Study of long-termed displacements of a tunnel boring machine during its stoppage
title_short Study of long-termed displacements of a tunnel boring machine during its stoppage
title_sort study of long-termed displacements of a tunnel boring machine during its stoppage
topic Tunnel boring machine (TBM); Long-termed stoppage; Soft clay; Creep; Soil disturbance.
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55781/