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Seepage effect on progressive failure of shield tunnel face in granular soils by coupled continuum-discrete method
Abstract Seepage induced by the difference of hydraulic head between the ground and the shield’s chamber will adversely affect the stability of tunnel face when tunnels are excavated through water-rich stratum. In order to investigate the influence of seepage on the stability of tunnel face, a 3D continuum-discrete method is proposed to simulate the failure of tunnel face. The large deformation behavior of soil is determined by the discrete element method and the fluid flow in soil phase is described by the Darcy fluid model and continuity equation. A series of simulations are carried out to obtain the failure mechanism and critical support pressure of tunnel face. Then the results under dry, undrained and seepage conditions are analyzed and the seepage effect on the stability of tunnel face with different water depth is investigated. Besides, a comparison between the simulation results and solutions in previous researches is conducted. Additionally, the micro-mechanical analysis under dry and seepage conditions are presented. The results show that the coupled method can well evaluate the stability of tunnel face considering seepage effect and provider useful guidance for practical tunnel designs.
Seepage effect on progressive failure of shield tunnel face in granular soils by coupled continuum-discrete method
Abstract Seepage induced by the difference of hydraulic head between the ground and the shield’s chamber will adversely affect the stability of tunnel face when tunnels are excavated through water-rich stratum. In order to investigate the influence of seepage on the stability of tunnel face, a 3D continuum-discrete method is proposed to simulate the failure of tunnel face. The large deformation behavior of soil is determined by the discrete element method and the fluid flow in soil phase is described by the Darcy fluid model and continuity equation. A series of simulations are carried out to obtain the failure mechanism and critical support pressure of tunnel face. Then the results under dry, undrained and seepage conditions are analyzed and the seepage effect on the stability of tunnel face with different water depth is investigated. Besides, a comparison between the simulation results and solutions in previous researches is conducted. Additionally, the micro-mechanical analysis under dry and seepage conditions are presented. The results show that the coupled method can well evaluate the stability of tunnel face considering seepage effect and provider useful guidance for practical tunnel designs.
Seepage effect on progressive failure of shield tunnel face in granular soils by coupled continuum-discrete method
Tu, Shiqin (author) / Li, Wei (author) / Zhang, Chengping (author) / Wang, Libin (author) / Jin, Zixian (author) / Wang, Saixu (author)
2023-12-06
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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