For the two types of shield tunneling such as Slurry and EPB shield the stability of tunnel face depends on the prevailing support pressure. The support pressure at the tunnel face has to be applied to a value that gives as well sufficient safety against a collapse of the tunnel face as the against uplifting. The paper aims at a better understanding of the mechanics of face failure for those la...

Because fault core zones and damage overlap, when a tunnel crosses the intersecting faults groundwater flow characteristics of tunnel-surrounding rock will be different compared to that from single fault. By using theory “Three-district zoning faults”, an improved Darcy–Brinkman numerical model for crossing was established in this work. Based on relative vertical positions between axis intersec...

We examine the ascent of volatile-rich basaltic magma through a vertical dike that intersects a horizontal tunnel of comparable cross-sectional area to the dike and located 300m below the surface and initially lled with air at atmospheric pressure. This process is a simpli ed representation of some aspects of the possible interaction of a basaltic ssure eruption with a man-made tunnel, as part ...

Modern technology has been used to build tunnels in recent years by means of drilling machines (TBM) that were used for civil engineering work in large cities to reduce the harmful effects of spending on the surface of the earth significantly. To build the tunnel, numerical modeling was used on the basis of the finite element method to predict stress behavior during the tunnel construction proc...

A series of supersonic wind tunnel tests on an ogive-cylinder body were performed to investigate the pressure distribution, the boundary layer profiles, and the flow visualization at various angles of attack. All tests were conducted in the trisonic wind tunnel of the Imam Hossein University. The theoretical shock angle at different model positions compared well with those we obtained via Schi...

this paper presents the results of a series of monotonic and post-cyclic triaxial tests carried out on a clay specimen and three types of clay-sand mixed specimens. the focus of the paper is on the post-cyclic mechanical behavior of the mixed specimens, as compared to their monotonic behavior. analyses of the tests results show that cyclic loading degrade undrained shear strength and deformatio...

Wall displacements and ground pressure acting on the lining of a tunnel increase with time. These time-dependent deformations are both due to face advance effect and to the time-dependent behavior of the rock mass.  Viscoelastic materials exhibit both viscous and elastic behaviors. Thorough this study, the effect of different linear viscoelastic models including Maxwell, Kelvin and Kelvin-Voigt...

The discharge of groundwater and the load on lining structure are both significantly impacted by obstruction tunnel drainage system. In this study, fluid–structure interaction model was established based finite difference software FLAC3D. Then, research explored effects symmetric asymmetric blockage in circular drainpipe, transverse drainpipe at pipe joint pore water pressure, displacement stre...

This study investigates the dynamic response of tunnels crossing liquefiable layers, with a focus on Chongming Line Project Shanghai Rail Transit. Through numerical analysis using Plaxis2D geotechnical simulation software, shows that UBC3D-PLM constitutive model effectively simulates pore pressure in layers. Furthermore, finds drainage pile reinforcement both sides tunnel limits liquefaction so...