Effects of tunnelling on a single pile : three-dimensional design tool

J. Q. Surjadinata, T. S. Hull, J. P. Carter

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    Abstract

    In most tunnelling projects in urban areas, a preliminary assessment is often required of the impact of a tunnel excavation on foundations adjacent to the tunnel. Despite the significant recent advances in computer hardware and commercial software, a full 3-D analysis is still relatively costly, especially if it is to be employed as a preliminary assessment tool to ascertain the impact of tunnel excavation on existing foundations. This paper provides a convenient and cost-effective design tool, in the form of design charts, that will allow an economical preliminary assessment of the 3-D effects of tunnelling on a single pile. The method adopted to develop these design charts will be briefly described and their use in practice will be illustrated by application of the design charts to several published case histories.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationGeotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, Roma, Italy, 17-19 May 2011
    PublisherCRC Press
    Pages701-708
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Print)9780415683678
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    EventInternational Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground -
    Duration: 17 May 2011 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground
    Period17/05/11 → …

    Keywords

    • tunnels
    • excavation
    • piling (civil engineering)
    • underground construction

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