Interaction between multiple tunnels in soft ground

Koungelis, D.K.; Augarde, C.E.

Abstract

An important aspect of planning for shallow tunnelling under urban areas in soft ground is the determination of likely surface movements and interaction with existing structures. Considerable research has been undertaken of this problem for the case of a single tunnel but little analysis exists for the case of multiple tunnel construction. This paper describes numerical analyses of multiple tunnelling undertaken using the commercial finite element software Plaxis. The aim of the study is to improve prediction of minimum interaction distance between multiple driven tunnels at shallow depths in soft ground.

Citation

Koungelis, D., & Augarde, C. (2004, December). Interaction between multiple tunnels in soft ground. Presented at 18th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Perth, Australia

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 18th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials
• Start Date: Dec 1, 2004
• End Date: Dec 3, 2004
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2004
• Deposit Date: Nov 12, 2008
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 1031-1036
• Series Title: Developments in mechanics of structures and materials
• Book Title: Developments in mechanics of structures & materials : proceedings of the 18th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Perth, Australia, 1-3 December 2004
• ISBN: 9789058096593
• Keywords: Tunneling, Multiple tunnels, Finite element analysis, Geotechnics.
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