Simplified Numerical Load-transfer Finite Element Modelling of Tunnelling Effects on Piles

Nip, Koon Lok (Stephen),Pelecanos, Loizos Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Associatio 2019 자연, 터널 그리고 지하공간 Vol.21 No.2

Tunnelling in urban environments is very common nowadays as large cities are expanding and transportation demands require the use of the underground space for creating extra capacity. Inevitably, any such new construction may have significant effects on existing nearby infrastructure and therefore relevant assessment of structural integrity and soil-structure interaction is required. Foundation piles can be rather sensitive to nearby tunnel construction and therefore their response needs to be evaluated carefully. Although detailed three-dimensional continuum finite element analysis can provide a wealth of information about this behaviour of piles, such analyses are generally very computationally demanding and may require a number of material and other model parameters to be properly calibrated. Therefore, relevant simplified approaches are used to provide a practical way for such an assessment. This paper presents a simple method where the pile is modelled with beam finite elements, pile-soil interaction is modelled with soil springs and tunnelling-induced displacements are introduced as an input boundary condition at the end of the soil springs. The performance of this approach is assessed through some examples of applications.

A probabilistic fragility evaluation method of a RC box tunnel subjected to earthquake loadings

허정원,리 타이손,강충현,곽기석,박인준,Huh, Jungwon,Le, Thai Son,Kang, Choonghyun,Kwak, Kiseok,Park, Inn-Joon Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Associatio 2017 한국터널지하공간학회논문집 Vol.19 No.2

A probabilistic fragility assessment procedure is developed in this paper to predict risks of damage arising from seismic loading to the two-cell RC box tunnel. Especially, the paper focuses on establishing a simplified methodology to derive fragility curves which are an indispensable ingredient of seismic fragility assessment. In consideration of soil-structure interaction (SSI) effect, the ground response acceleration method for buried structure (GRAMBS) is used in the proposed approach to estimate the dynamic response behavior of the structures. In addition, the damage states of tunnels are identified by conducting the pushover analyses and Latin Hypercube sampling (LHS) technique is employed to consider the uncertainties associated with design variables. To illustrate the concepts described, a numerical analysis is conducted and fragility curves are developed for a large set of artificially generated ground motions satisfying a design spectrum. The seismic fragility curves are represented by two-parameter lognormal distribution function and its two parameters, namely the median and log-standard deviation, are estimated using the maximum likelihood estimates (MLE) method. 지진하중으로 초래되는 지하터널 구조물의 손상에 대한 위험도를 예측하기 위해 이 논문에서 확률론적 취약도 평가절차를 개발하였다. 특히 지진취약도 평가에 필수 요소인 취약도곡선의 유도를 위하여 단순화된 방법론을 정립하는 데 중점을 두었다. 지반-구조물상호작용(SSI) 효과를 고려한 구조물의 동적응답거동을 추정하기 위해서 지중구조물에 대한 지반응답가속도법(GRAMBS)을 제안기법에 적용하였다. 또한, 푸시오버 해석을 통해 터널의 손상상태를 정의하고 라틴하이퍼큐브 샘플링(LHS) 기법을 사용하여 설계변수와 관련된 불확실성을 고려하였다. 적용된 기법의 개념을 보다 상세하게 설명하기 위하여 설계스펙트럼을 만족하도록 생성된 다수의 인공지진운동에 대해 수치해석을 수행하고 취약도곡선을 개발하였다. 두 매개변수 대수정규분포 함수로 지진 취약도곡선을 표현하는데, 여기서 두 매개변수인 중앙값과 대수표준편차는 최우추정(MLE)법을 사용하여 산정하였다.

An analytical solution for soil-lining interaction in a deep and circular tunnel

이성원,정재형,김창용,배규진,이주공,박경호,Lee, Seong-Won,Jeong, Jea-Hyeung,Kim, Chang-Yong,Bae, Gyu-Jin,Lee, Joo-Gong,Park, Kyung-Ho Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Associatio 2009 한국터널지하공간학회논문집 Vol.11 No.4

본 연구는 원형 터널에서 지반-라이닝 상호작용에 대한수학적 모델에 관한 연구를 다룬다. 정적, 동적 하중으로 인하여 터널 라이닝에서 발생하는 축력과 모멘트를 구하는 간단한 수학적 해가 제시되었다. 수학적 해를 유도하기 위하여 지반-라이닝의 경계면에서의 힘-변위 관계식을 고려하였고, 경계면에서의 상호작용을 고려하고자 새로운 계수비들을 제시하였다. 축력과 모멘트에 대한 계수비의 영향이 조사되었다. This study deals with the analytical solution for soil-lining interaction in a deep and circular tunnel. Simple closed-form analytical solutions for thrust and moment in the circular tunnel lining due to static and seismic loadings are developed by considering the relations between displacement and interaction forces at the soil-lining interface. The interaction effect at the soil-lining interface is considered with new ratios (the normal and shear stiffness ratios). The effects of the ratios on the normalized thrust and the normalized moment are investigated.

New hybrid stochastic-deterministic rock block analysis method in tunnels

황재윤,Hwang, Jae-Yun Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Associatio 2010 한국터널지하공간학회논문집 Vol.12 No.3

터널에서 암반구조의 복잡성으로 인해 사전에 예측 할 수 없었던 암반의 붕락이 발생하여, 붕락대책에 막대한 비용과 시간을 낭비하는 사례가 많다. 암반 불연속면의 복잡성을 사전 조사 단계에서 충분히 파악하거나 대책을 수립하는 것은 어렵다. 최근 터널의 정보화 설계시공이 중요시 되어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 터널의 굴착 전에 관찰된 정보를 최대한 활용하여 불안정한 암반블럭을 사전에 예측하기 위하여 신 하이브리드 추계학적-확정론적 암반블럭 해석기법을 제안하고, 현지에서 관찰한 불연속면 정보를 근거로 하여 터널현장에 적용했다. 터널현장에서의 해석결과를 비교 검토하여, 터널의 신 하이브리드 추계학적-확정론적 암반블럭 해석기법의 타당성과 적용성에 대한 검증을 하였다. In many tunnels, falling or sliding of rock blocks often occur, which cannot be predicted because of the complexity of rock discontinuities and it has brought an exponential increase in costs and time to manage. It is difficult to estimate the properties of rock masses before the tunnel excavation. The observational design and construction method in tunnels has been becoming important recently. In this study, a new hybrid stochastic-deterministic rock block analysis method for the prediction of the unstable rock blocks before the tunnel excavation is proposed, and then applied to the tunnel construction based on actual rock discontinuity information observed in the field. The comparisons and investigations with the analytical results in the tunnel construction have confirmed the validity and applicability of this new hybrid stochastic-deterministic rock block analysis method in tunnels.

Comparison of high speed rail tunnels in Korea with those on other high speed railways worldwide

존 에드몬드 갤러라니,김병호,최정환,Kim, Byeong Ho,Choe, Jeong Hwan Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Associatio 2001 자연, 터널 그리고 지하공간 Vol.3 No.2

Most of the major aspects of the high speed rail tunnels in Korea, including such items as the tunnel geometry, excavation methods, primary support, final lining, drainage and waterproofing, are similar to the practices followed in other countries. The tunnels in Korea provide the largest net internal area $(107\;m^2)$ as compared to the other counties addressed in this paper. The effective adaptation and modification of international practices and designs, combined with the integration of domestic practices, has resulted in the successful construction of these large tunnels. The experience gained from the completed work to date on the high speed line in Korea, combined with international technology input, will help to ensure future tunnels are constructed in an efficient manner with adequate design measures implemented for the long-term operational life of the tunnels. As has occurred in these other countries, further improvements and modifications to the Korea high-speed railway tunnels will occur as experience is gained and new technology develops.

A numerical study on the effect of train-induced vibration in shield tunnel

곽창원,박인준,박준범,Kwak, C.W.,Park, I.J.,Park, J.B. Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Associatio 2014 한국터널지하공간학회논문집 Vol.16 No.2

다양한 종류와 크기의 하중이 터널에 재하되는데, 본 연구에서는 쉴드 터널 내부에 작용하는 열차 진동하중이 연약 사질지반에 미치는 영향을 3차원 수치모델에 의하여 수치해석적으로 검토하였다. 이를 위하여 사인함수와 열차제원을 이용하여 열차진동의 형상과 주파수를 산정하고 속도충격률 및 노반압력을 계산하여 열차진동하중을 획득하였다. 계산된 열차진동하중을 3차원 유한차분해석망에 재하하여 Finn model을 이용한 유효응력해석을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 시간에 따른 과잉간극수압이력을 산정하였고 과잉간극수압비를 이용하여 액상화 가능성을 판정하였다. 그 결과 열차진동하중에 의하여 과잉간극수압이 발생함을 확인하였으나, 발생 정도는 미미함을 확인하였다. Various types of external loads can be applied to the tunnel structure. In a shield tunnel, the vibration from the train may affect the behavior of the adjacent ground. In this study, the railway-induced vibration was estimated and applied to the shield tunnel through 3D numerical simulation. The effective stress analysis based on the finite difference method and Finn model was performed to investigate the potential of liquefaction below the tunnel. Furthermore, pore water pressure and displacement were monitored on a time domain; consequently, the liquefaction potential and dynamic response of the shield tunnel were analyzed. Consequently, it is confirmed that the generation of excess pore water pressure by train-induced vibrating load, however, the amount does not meaningfully affect the potential of liquefaction.

Designing TBMs for subsea tunnels

Duhme, Ruben,Tatzki, Thorsten Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Associatio 2015 한국터널지하공간학회논문집 Vol.17 No.6

Recent years have shown great advances in the feasibility of long subsea tunnels. Projects such as the Channel Tunnel, the Stoerebelt Tunnel or the Bosporus Crossing have pushed the boundaries of TBM tunneling technology and fueled the work on feasibility studies for even more challenging projects such as crossing the Qiongzhou or Gibraltar Straits. There are numerous geotechnical challenges such as wide variations of ground conditions, high operation pressures or long tunnel distances and finally geological uncertainties which must be solved in order to attempt such projects. Several operational challenges such as large muck quantities interventions under difficult conditions and long transport distances also have to be tackled. TBM manufacturer and construction industry have developed a number of approaches to these challenges which point into the right technical direction and have been proven successfully in recent experiences. Their further development will allow attempting several megaprojects which are currently under discussion.

Safe tunneling method using numerical modeling of rock blocks in long tunnels

황재윤,Hwang, Jae-Yun Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Associatio 2015 한국터널지하공간학회논문집 Vol.17 No.2

Since about 70 percent of the territory is mountainous, more tunnels are constructed in Korea for maximizing the development efficiency. With the increasing number of tunnel construction, safe construction in tunnels has been emerged as the utmost important subject. Recently, the number of long tunnel construction is steeply increased because of the request for high speed and straight road. In this study, a safe tunneling method using numerical modeling of rock blocks in long tunnels is proposed, and then applied to the long tunnel based on real discontinuity information observed in situ. It is possible to detect key blocks all along the tunnel exactly by using the numerical analysis program developed for the safe tunneling method using numerical modeling of rock blocks. This computer simulation method with user-friendly interfaces can calculate not only the stability of rock blocks but also the design of supplementary supports. 국토의 70%이상이 산악 지형인 우리나라에서는 지형적인 특성으로 터널 건설이 중요하며, 터널 건설의 증가로 안전한 터널 건설이 중요한 문제로 대두되고 있다. 최근, 도로의 고속화와 직선화로 인해 장대터널 건설이 증가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 장대터널에서의 암반 블록의 수치 모델링을 이용한 터널 안전 시공법을 제안하고, 현장에서 관찰한 불연속면 정보를 근거로 하여 실제 장대터널에 적용했다. 실제 터널현장에 있어서, 암반 블록의 수치 모델링을 이용한 터널 안전 시공법을 위해서 새롭게 개발한 수치해석 프로그램을 사용하여 정확한 키블럭 추출이 가능한 것을 검증하였다. 사용하기 쉬운 사용자 인터페이스를 가지고 있는 본 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 기법은 암반 블럭의 안정성 계산뿐만 아니라 추가 보강대책공의 설계도 가능하다.

Numerical simulation for surface settlement considering face vibration of TBM tunnelling in mixed-face condition

곽창원,박인준,Kwak, Chang-Won,Park, Inn-Joon Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Associatio 2015 한국터널지하공간학회논문집 Vol.17 No.3

본 연구는 도심지 천층터널에서 현재까지 해석에서 무시되던 막장면 진동이 주위 구조물에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 지표 침하에 대하여 3차원 수치해석을 이용하여 모델링하였다. 풍화토와 풍화암이 각각 50%의 비율로 구성된 복합지반을 고려하여 TBM 커터헤드에 발생하는 굴착시 토크를 산정하여 이를 시간에 따라 막장면에 재하함으로서 그 영향을 수치해석적으로 관찰하였다. 3차원 유한차분해석법을 이용하여 역학-동역학 연계해석을 통하여 지표침하 발생이력 및 분포도를 산정하였다. 연구결과, 3차원 수치해석을 통하여 막장면 진동하중에 의한 지표침하 발생경향을 성공적으로 모델링할 수 있었으며 최대 침하는 막장면에서 2.5D 후방에서 발생함을 확인하였고, 막장면 진동이 실제 지표침하에 영향을 미침을 확인하였다. In this paper, the surface settlement resulted from the shallow TBM tunnelling has been numerically simulated. TBM tunnelling is especially used in urban area to avoid serious vibration and noise caused by explosion in NATM. Surface settlement is one of the most important problems encountered in all tunnelling and critical in urban areas. In this study, face vibration of TBM excavation is considered to estimate surface settlement trend according to TBM extrusion. The dynamic excavation forces are calculated by total torque on the TBM cutterhead in mixed-face of soil and weathered rock condition with shallow depth. A 3-dimensional FDM code is employed to simulate TBM tunnelling and mechanical-dynamic coupling analysis is performed. The 3D numerical analysis results showed that dynamic settlement histories and trend of surface settlement successfully. The maximum settlement occurred at the excavation point located at 2.5D behind the face, and the effect of face vibration on the surface settlement was verified in this study.

Main challenges for deep subsea tunnels based on norwegian experience

Nilsen, Bjorn Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Associatio 2015 한국터널지하공간학회논문집 Vol.17 No.5

For hard rock subsea tunnels the most challenging rock mass conditions are in most cases represented by major faults/weakness zones. Poor stability weakness zones with large water inflow can be particularly problematic. At the pre-construction investigation stage, geological and engineering geological mapping, refraction seismic investigation and core drilling are the most important methods for identifying potentially adverse rock mass conditions. During excavation, continuous engineering geological mapping and probe drilling ahead of the face are carried out, and for the most recent Norwegian subsea tunnel projects, MWD (Measurement While Drilling) has also been used. During excavation, grouting ahead of the tunnel face is carried out whenever required according to the results from probe drilling. Sealing of water inflow by pre-grouting is particularly important before tunnelling into a section of poor rock mass quality. When excavating through weakness zones, a special methodology is normally applied, including spiling bolts, short blast round lengths and installation of reinforced sprayed concrete arches close to the face. The basic aspects of investigation, support and tunnelling for major weakness zones are discussed in this paper and illustrated by cases representing two very challenging projects which were recently completed (Atlantic Ocean tunnel and T-connection), one which is under construction (Ryfast) and one which is planned to be built in the near future (Rogfast).