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Effects of parallel undercrossing shield tunnels on river embankment: Field monitoring and numerical analysis

  • Li'ang Chen (Guangzhou Metro Design&Research Institute Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Lingwei Lu (Guangzhou Metro Design&Research Institute Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Zhiyang Tang (Guangzhou Metro Design&Research Institute Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Shixuan Yi (Guangzhou Metro Design&Research Institute Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Qingkai Wang (Zhongshan Municipal People's Government Office) ;
  • Zhibo Chen (Zijin School of Geology and Mining Fuzhou University)
  • Received : 2023.05.31
  • Accepted : 2023.08.18
  • Published : 2023.10.10
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Abstract

As the intensity of urban underground space development increases, more and more tunnels are planned and constructed, and sometimes it is inevitable to encounter situations where tunnels have to underpass the river embankments. Most previous studies involved tunnels passing river embankments perpendicularly or with large intersection angle. In this study, a project case where two EPB shield tunnels with 8.82 m diameter run parallelly underneath a river embankment was reported. The parallel length is 380 m and tunnel were mainly buried in the moderate / slightly weathered clastic rock layer. The field monitoring result was presented and discussed. Three-dimensional back-analysis were then carried out to gain a better understanding the interaction mechanisms between shield tunnel and embankment and further to predict the ultimate settlement of embankment due to twin-tunnel excavation. Parametrical studies considering effect of tunnel face pressure, tail grouting pressure and volume loss were also conducted. The measured embankment settlement after the single tunnel excavation was 4.53 mm ~ 7.43 mm. Neither new crack on the pavement or cavity under the roadbed was observed. It is found that the more degree of weathering of the rock around the tunnel, the greater the embankment settlement and wider the settlement trough. Besides, the latter tunnel excavation might cause larger deformation than the former tunnel excavation if the mobilized plastic zone overlapped. With given geometry and stratigraphic condition in this study, the safety or serviceability of the river embankment would hardly be affected since the ultimate settlement of the embankment after the twin-tunnel excavation is within the allowable limit. Reasonable tunnel face pressure and tail grouting pressure can to some extent suppress the settlement of the embankment. The recommended tunnel face pressure and tail grouting pressure are 300 kPa and 550 kPa in this study, respectively. However, the volume loss plays the crucial role in the tunnel-embankment interaction. Controlling and compensating the tunneling induced volume loss is the most effective measure for river embankment protection. Additionally, reinforcing the embankment with cement mixing pile in advance is an alternative option in case the predicted settlement exceeds allowable limit.

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Acknowledgement

The research described in this paper was financially supported by Guangzhou Metro Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd (Research project number KY-2023-029).

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