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Numerical investigation on the spewing mechanism of earth pressure balance shield in a high‐pressure water‐rich sand stratum
Abstract The spewing of a screw conveyor easily occurs from the earth pressure balance (called EPB) shield in a water‐rich sand stratum. This may lead to the collapse of the tunnel face and even serious subsidence of the ground surface. To understand the spewing mechanism of the shield screw conveyor and explore the critical hydraulic condition of soil spewing in a shield–soil chamber, a simplified theoretical model for the spewing of the screw conveyor was developed based on the equation of groundwater flow in the screw conveyor under turbulent state. Thus, coupling Darcy's law with Brinkman's equation, this model was implemented within the COMSOL Multiphysics framework. The underground water flow in the shield screw conveyor was simulated so as to obtain its velocity and flow rate. Numerical simulations show that the water pressure distribution is concentrated in the lower part of the soil chamber after the groundwater enters the soil chamber. When the groundwater enters the screw conveyor, its pressure gradually decreases along the direction of the screw conveyor. When the water flow reaches the stratum–shield interface, the flow velocity changes markedly: first increases and concentrates at the entrance of the lower soil chamber, plummets and stabilizes gradually, and increases again at the exit. The soil chamber and screw conveyor are significantly depressurized. It is also found that the soil permeability coefficient can be reduced to k < 2.6 × 10−4 cm/s through appropriate soil improvement, which can effectively prevent the occurrence of spewing disasters.
Numerical investigation on the spewing mechanism of earth pressure balance shield in a high‐pressure water‐rich sand stratum
Abstract The spewing of a screw conveyor easily occurs from the earth pressure balance (called EPB) shield in a water‐rich sand stratum. This may lead to the collapse of the tunnel face and even serious subsidence of the ground surface. To understand the spewing mechanism of the shield screw conveyor and explore the critical hydraulic condition of soil spewing in a shield–soil chamber, a simplified theoretical model for the spewing of the screw conveyor was developed based on the equation of groundwater flow in the screw conveyor under turbulent state. Thus, coupling Darcy's law with Brinkman's equation, this model was implemented within the COMSOL Multiphysics framework. The underground water flow in the shield screw conveyor was simulated so as to obtain its velocity and flow rate. Numerical simulations show that the water pressure distribution is concentrated in the lower part of the soil chamber after the groundwater enters the soil chamber. When the groundwater enters the screw conveyor, its pressure gradually decreases along the direction of the screw conveyor. When the water flow reaches the stratum–shield interface, the flow velocity changes markedly: first increases and concentrates at the entrance of the lower soil chamber, plummets and stabilizes gradually, and increases again at the exit. The soil chamber and screw conveyor are significantly depressurized. It is also found that the soil permeability coefficient can be reduced to k < 2.6 × 10−4 cm/s through appropriate soil improvement, which can effectively prevent the occurrence of spewing disasters.
Numerical investigation on the spewing mechanism of earth pressure balance shield in a high‐pressure water‐rich sand stratum
Zhiyong Yang (author) / Weiqiang Qi (author) / Yanjie Ding (author) / Yusheng Jiang (author) / Xinkang Yang (author) / Xing Yang (author) / Xiaokang Shao (author)
2023
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