The safety of circumferential yielding lining is influenced significantly by the shotcrete
hardening property. However, presently, negligible research attention has been paid to this …

Ignoring the shotcrete hardening property in tunnel design may lead to an overestimation of
the bearing capacity of shotcrete liners and underestimation of tunnel convergence …

A three‐dimensional finite element simulation model for shield‐driven tunnel excavation is
presented. The model takes into account all relevant components of the construction …

A material model for plain concrete formulated within the framework of multisurface
elastoplasticity‐damage theory is proposed in this paper. Anisotropic stiffness degradation …

Tunnelling induced surface settlements can cause damage in buildings located in the
vicinity of the tunnel. Currently, surface settlements and associated building damage risks …

The tunnels between the Chenglinlu station and Jintanglu stations of Tianjin Metro line 5 are
by far the longest overlapping tunnels in China. The tunnels were constructed with earth …

A surrogate modelling strategy for predictions of interval settlement fields in real time during
machine driven construction of tunnels, accounting for uncertain geotechnical parameters in …

For shield-driven tunnels, the influence of the soil and grout material properties and of the
cover depth on the surface settlements, the loading and deformation of the tunnel lining and …

A comprehensive experimental program on the mechanical, hygral and thermal behavior of
a modern wet mix shotcrete is presented. The present part I deals with the evolution of the …

The shotcrete stiffness varies over time in the hardening period, which complexes the
interaction between support structures and rheological rock. This study presents an …