Affiliation:
1. China Railway 14th Bureau Group Shield Engineering Co., Ltd., Nanjing 211800, China
2. Badong National Observation and Research Station of Geohazards, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Abstract
To reduce traffic congestion and meet the demand for rail transportation, the diameters of shield tunnels are constantly expanded. The super-large diameter, deep depth and long distance of super-large-diameter shield tunnels, coupled with the limitation of existing structures on underground construction space, cause many problems in the construction of these tunnels, such as affecting existing structures. This study takes a shield project in Wuhan as the research object, uses the finite element method to simulate the influence of super-large-diameter shield tunnelling on the displacement of the existing Line 5 tunnel segments, and analyzes the influence of the isolation pile arrangement and length on the isolation effect. The analysis indicates that (1) the displacement of Line 5 decreases with an increasing horizontal center distance between the tunnels and increases with an increasing vertical center distance between the tunnels, with a maximum displacement of 17.9 mm; (2) the displacement direction and position of the maximum displacement of Line 5 vary with changes in the vertical center distance between the tunnels, but remain essentially constant with changes in the horizontal center distance; and (3) the isolation piles closer to the shield tunnel improve support, with its isolation effect on the Line 5 segment becoming limited.
Funder
China Railway 14th Bureau Group Shield Engineering Co., Ltd.
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science
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