Skip to main content
Disciplines
Automotive Business IT + Informatics Construction + Real Estate Electrical Engineering + Electronics Energy + Sustainability Insurance + Risk Finance + Banking Management + Leadership Marketing + Sales Mechanical Engineering + Materials
Events
DE
EN
Books
Journals
Topic Page
Marketing
Start single access now
Access for companies
EXTENDED SEARCH
Log in
Top
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
Published in: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 3/2021

08-10-2020 | Original Paper

Effect of Seepage Force on Tunnel Face Stability Using Limit Analysis with SRM

Authors: Yonglin An, Jiahao Li, Jian Yue, Jin Zhou

Published in: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering | Issue 3/2021

Log in

Activate our intelligent search to find suitable subject content or patents.

search-config
loading …

Abstract

The seepage force is of importance on tunnel face stability. The formulas to determine the seepage force are introduced based on Darcy's Law. The formula of the stability safety factor containing the tunnel face of the seepage force is derived and applied to the actual tunnel engineering using the upper bound limit analysis combining with the strength reduction method. The results show that: as the water level increases, the average seepage force increases, and the safety factor decreases. If the horizontal seepage force is considered only and the vertical seepage force is ignored, the result is unsafe. The stability of the tunnel face can be improved by reducing the excavation height and adopting some reinforcement, such as grouting or rock bolt to increase the cohesion and friction angle of the rock.
previous article State-of-the-Art Review on the Role of Geocells in Soil Reinforcement
next article Shear Behaviour of Rock–Tailings Backfill Interface: Effect of Cementation, Rock Type, and Rock Surface Roughness

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

  • über 102.000 Bücher
  • über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

  • Automobil + Motoren
  • Bauwesen + Immobilien
  • Business IT + Informatik
  • Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
  • Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
  • Finance + Banking
  • Management + Führung
  • Marketing + Vertrieb
  • Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
  • Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

Springer Professional "Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

  • über 67.000 Bücher
  • über 390 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

  • Automobil + Motoren
  • Bauwesen + Immobilien
  • Business IT + Informatik
  • Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
  • Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
  • Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe




 

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now
Literature
An YL, Hu WX, Yue J (2016) Effect of the subsequent driving tunnel on the advanced tunnel of underwater parallel tunnels. J Hunan Univ Sci Technol (Nat Sci Edtion) 31(02):66–70 (in Chinese)
Anagnostou G, Kovári K (1994) The face stability of slurry shield-driven tunnels. Tunn Undergr Space Technol 9(2):165–174CrossRef
Bilotta E, Taylor RN (2005) Centrifuge modelling of tunnelling close to a diaphragm wall. Int J Phys Model Geotech 5(1):27–41
Bishop AW (1954) The use of pore-pressure coefficients in practice. Geotechnique 4(4):148–152CrossRef
Broere W, Van TA (2000) Influence of infiltration and groundwater flow on tunnel face stability. Geotech Asp Undergr Constr Soft Ground 1:339–344
Callari C (2004) Coupled numerical analysis of strain localization induced by shallow tunnels in saturated soil. Comput Geotech 31(3):193–207CrossRef
Cao CY, Shi CH, Lei MF et al (2016) Limit support pressure for excavation face of shallow slurry shield-driven tunnel in water permeable strata. J Cent South Univ (Sci Technol) 47(9):3131–3139 (in Chinese)
Chen WF (1975) Limit analysis and soil plasticity. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, New York, p 1975
Davis EH, Gunn MJ, Mair RJ et al (1980) The stability of shallow tunnels and underground openings in cohesive material. Geotechnique 30(4):397–416CrossRef
De Buhan P, Cuvillier A, Dormieux L et al (1999) Face stability of shallow circular tunnels driven under the water table: a numerical analysis. Int J Numer Anal Methods Geomech 23(1):79–95CrossRef
Hu WX(2018) Analysis of tunnel face stability of water- rich tunnel. XiangtanSch Civ Eng, HunanUniv Sci Technol 1-6 (in Chinese)
Lee IM, Nam SW (2001) The study of seepage forces acting on the tunnel lining and tunnel face in shallow tunnels. Tunn Undergr Space Technol 16(1):31–40CrossRef
Lee IM, Nam SW (2004) Effect of tunnel advance rate on seepage forces acting on the underwater tunnel face. Tunn Undergr Space Technol 19(3):273–281CrossRef
Lee IM, Nam SW, Ahn JH (2004) Effect of seepage forces on tunnel face stability. Can Geotech J 19(3):273–281
Li ZL, Ren QW, Wang YH (2004) Elasto-plastic analytical solution of deep-buried circle tunnel considering fluid fluid flow field. Chin J Rock Mech Eng 08:1291–1296 (in Chinese)
Loganathan N, Poulos HG, Stewart DP (2000) Centrifuge model testing of tunnelling-induced ground and pile deformations. Geotechnique 50(3):283–294CrossRef
Lu XL, Wang HR, Huang MS (2011) Limit theoretical study on face stability of shield tunnels. Chin J Geotech Eng 33(1):57–62 (in Chinese)
Nomikos PP, Sofianos AI, Tsoutrelis CE (2002) Symmetric wedge in the roof of a tunnel excavated in an inclined stress field. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 39(1):59–67CrossRef
Rong CX, Cheng H (2004) Stability analysis of rock around tunnel with ground water permeation. Chin J Rock Mech Eng 23(5):741–744 (in Chinese)
Salvador S, Congke Y, Rafael J (2020) An upper bound solution for tunnel face stability analysis considering the free span. Tunn Undergr Space Technol 103:1–14
Yasletty ZH, Aldo DF, André PA (2019) Three-dimensional analysis of excavation face stability of shallow tunnels. Tunn Undergr Space Technol 92:103062CrossRef
Yi C, Salvador S, Rafael J (2019) Effect of advance drainage on tunnel face stability using Limit Analysis and numerical simulations. Tunn Undergr Space Technol 93:103105CrossRef
Metadata
Title
Effect of Seepage Force on Tunnel Face Stability Using Limit Analysis with SRM
Authors
Yonglin An
Jiahao Li
Jian Yue
Jin Zhou
Publication date
08-10-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering / Issue 3/2021
Print ISSN: 0960-3182
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1529
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-020-01585-y

Other articles of this Issue 3/2021

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 3/2021 Go to the issue

Original Paper

Shear Behaviour of Rock–Tailings Backfill Interface: Effect of Cementation, Rock Type, and Rock Surface Roughness

Original Paper

Assessing the Effectiveness of TRIGRS for Predicting Unstable Areas in a Tropical Mountain Basin (Colombian Andes)

Original Paper

Stability Analysis of Slope and Diversion Water Tunnel of Hydropower Station under Strong Earthquake

Original Paper

Analysis of Stratigraphic Subsidence Caused by Sand Leakage in Tunnel Lining

Original Paper

Loose Ash Fills Reinforced With the High Confined Encased Stone Columns: Experimental and Numerical Investigation

Original Paper

Design Theory and Method of Geo-Synthetic Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall Combined with a Gravity Retaining Wall or Full Height Rigid Facing