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Ground movement and settlement prediction induced by double-track curvature shield tunneling

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In this paper, the deformation response of the stratum in the vicinity of a tunnel is investigated based on a case study in Tian**. A method to predict the surface settlement in the case of double-track curvature shield tunneling is also proposed. The research methodology consists of analytical calculations, finite element analysis as well as field monitoring. Straight shield tunneling and curvature shield tunneling are modeled, each with a single-track shield and a double-track shield, and their operational parameters are compared. The influence of overcutting and existing tunnel on ground movement is also discussed. The salient observations from the series of analyses are as follows: (a) The maximum settlement induced by curvature shield tunneling is much greater than that induced by straight shield tunneling, while the existing tunnel has little impact on stratum settlement in contrast, (b) the proposed method of predicting the surface settlement induced by double-track curvature shield tunneling fits well with the field-monitored data in the Tian** case study, and (c) the location of the maximum ground settlement is deviated by the overcutting phenomenon, whereas the settlement of the soil above the excavated tunnel is reduced due to the presence of the existing tunnel.

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The work described in this paper was financially supported by the Open Project of the State Key Laboratory of Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering (Grant No. SLDRCE17-01), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFC0805402) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41630641 and 51808387). All of the support is greatly appreciated.

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  1. School of Civil Engineering, Tian** University, Tian**, 300350, China

    Huayang Lei, Liang Shi, Yao Hu, Gang Zheng, Tianqi Zhang & Rui Jia

  2. State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China

    Yao Hu

  3. Key Laboratory of Coast Civil Structure Safety (Tian** University), Ministry of Education, Tian**, 300350, China

    Huayang Lei & Gang Zheng

  4. Key Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering Simulation and Seismic Resilience of China Earthquake Administration, Tian** University, Tian**, 300350, China

    Huayang Lei, Gang Zheng & Rui Jia

  5. State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety Tian** University, Tian**, 300350, China

    Gang Zheng

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Lei, H., Shi, L., Hu, Y. et al. Ground movement and settlement prediction induced by double-track curvature shield tunneling. Acta Geotech. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-023-02144-4

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