ZHANG Zi-xin, ZHANG Fan. Visualization and calculation models for TBM face support pressure in soft ground[J]. 2015, 36(11): 3193-3200.
DOI:
ZHANG Zi-xin, ZHANG Fan. Visualization and calculation models for TBM face support pressure in soft ground[J]. 2015, 36(11): 3193-3200.DOI: 10.16285/j.rsm.2015.11.021.
Visualization and calculation models for TBM face support pressure in soft ground
The tunnel boring machine (TBM) tunnelling has been successfully applied worldwide in recent years
and TBMs provide continuous support to the tunnel face by using the freshly-excavated wet soil or slurry which completely fills up the work chamber under pressure. Under extremely unfavorable geological and hydrogeological conditions
however
face instabilities may occur. In fact
the excavation face support pressure for TBM in soft ground determines the construction safety and surface deformation. A visual platform for calculating the excavation face support pressure conveniently
TBM Studio
is constructed by computer programming based on the suggested models. In this visual platform
the influence of stratified soils can be considered. Furthermore
a comparison of the results of Alaskan way tunnel and Qianjiang tunnel by different calculation models is done
the differences between different models are revealed. In addition
the effects of the stratified soil layers’ self-stability on excavation face stability in complex strata are also discussed
demonstrating that it is crucial for determining quantitatively the relationships between the effective support pressure required and the hydraulic head in the soft ground.