Seismic response of tunnel lining structure in a thick expansive soil stratum

YX Wang, SB Shan, C Zhang, PP Guo - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2019 - Elsevier
The seismic response of a tunnel lining structure is essential for its safety design and
construction. The objective of this study is to investigate the seismic response of a tunnel …

Three-dimensional finite difference analysis of shallow sprayed concrete tunnels crossing a reverse fault or a normal fault: A parametric study

M Ranjbarnia, M Zaheri, D Dias - Frontiers of Structural and Civil …, 2020 - Springer
Urban tunnels crossing faults are always at the risk of severe damages. In this paper, the
effects of a reverse and a normal fault movement on a transversely crossing shallow …

From digital models to numerical analysis for mechanised tunnelling: A fully automated design-through-analysis workflow

J Ninic, A Alsahly, A Vonthron, HG Bui, C Koch… - … and Underground Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
Large infrastructure projects involving the construction of tunnels in urban areas constitute
complex, integrated and multi-disciplinary systems, which require building and construction …

Mitigation of liquefaction-induced uplift of underground structures

AO Mahmoud, MN Hussien, M Karray… - Computers and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Buoyancy is one of the most serious manifestations of underground structure's instability
during strong ground motions. Soil liquefaction along with significant reduction of its shear …

Three-dimensional nonlinear seismic response analysis of subway station crossing longitudinally inhomogeneous geology under obliquely incident P waves

Z Gao, M Zhao, J Huang, X Du, L Wu - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of underground space, more adverse site conditions are
occurring in the construction of underground structures. For example, a subway station …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of the bolting system to the shear stiffness of circumferential joints in tunnel segmental linings

X Han, P Oreste, F Ye - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
The tunnel segmental lining is a type of support structure that is very complex and widely
used in tunnel excavation. Of particular importance is the behaviour of circular joints in …

Impact of an underlying soft soil layer on tunnel lining in seismic conditions

Q Sun, D Dias, LR e Sousa - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
The presence of a soft soil layer can influence the propagation of incoming wave from the
bedrock, undoubtedly modifying the ground motions and soil dynamic behavior. Despite its …

Numerical-aided design of fiber reinforced concrete tunnel segment joints subjected to seismic loads

MJ Avanaki, A Hoseini, S Vahdani… - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effects of different steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) composites on the
flexural response of segmental joints under seismic actions is investigated numerically …

Assessment of stress relief during excavation on the seismic tunnel response by the pseudo-static method

QQ Sun, D Dias - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Pseudo-static analyses are performed to investigate the seismic response of circular tunnel
considering the induced stress relief in the surrounding soil due to excavation. A set of two …

Global sensitivity analysis of probabilistic tunnel seismic deformations using sparse polynomial chaos expansions

Q Sun, D Dias - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
There is an increasing interest in utilizing surrogate models to perform the global sensitivity
analysis (GSA) for the uncertainty quantification since they allow to quantify efficiently the …