Viscos-elastic-plastic solution for deep buried tunnels considering tunnel face effect and sequential installation of double linings

Z Chu, Z Wu, Q Liu, L Weng, X Xu, K Wu… - Computers and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tunnels excavated in soft rock under high in situ stress are usually accompanied by large
time-dependent deformation, slow convergence, and long periods of increased support load …

Calculating of the tunnel face deformations reinforced by longitudinal fiberglass dowels: from analytical method to artificial intelligence

LI Chuanqi, M Zaheri, M Ranjbarnia… - Transportation Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Deformation calculation of the reinforced tunnel is always the key and difficult problem in
tunnel support design. To achieve simple and rapid tunnel performance evaluation, this …

Analysis of interaction between tunnel support system and surrounding rock for underwater mined tunnels considering the combined effect of blasting damage and …

Z Sun, D Zhang, Q Fang, J Wang, Z Chu… - … and Underground Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
When an underwater tunnel is constructed using the drill-and-blast method, the rock mass
around the tunnel undergoes significant blasting damage. Quantifying the combined effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Internal forces measured in segmental tunnel linings compared with numerical predictions obtained from state-of-the-art calculation methods used in …

F Rauch, P Oreste, O Fischer - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
Different calculation methods and modeling strategies are commonly used in engineering
practice to predict the internal forces in segmental tunnel linings. Accordingly, the calculation …

Long-term analysis of tunnels in rheological rock masses considering the excavation-damaged zone

M Zaheri, M Ranjbarnia - International Journal of Geomechanics, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
According to the excavation methods of tunneling, a damaged zone may be developed in
the rock mass around the tunnel, the mechanical properties of which can be significantly …

A theoretical solution to investigate long-term behavior of pressurized tunnels in severe squeezing conditions

M Zaheri, M Ranjbarnia, MR Zareifard - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, an analytical-numerical method is presented to study the long-term behavior of
pressurized tunnels. In this regard, the pressurized tunnel construction is simplified into …

New analytical approach to simulate the longitudinal fiberglass dowels performance installed at the face of a tunnel embedded in weak and weathered rock masses

M Zaheri, M Ranjbarnia, D Dias - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
A new theoretical method is proposed to simulate the fiberglass dowels performance in the
confinement of the tunnel face in weak rock masses. In this method, to find the stress …

Predicting long-term displacements of deep tunnels using an artificial neural network optimized by sand cat swarm optimization with Chebyshev map

M Zaheri, C Li, M Ranjbarnia, D Dias - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Long-term tunnel displacement prediction is of great engineering significance to tunnel
maintenance and hazard warning. To that end, this paper provides a novel combination idea …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability analysis of deep pressurized tunnels excavated in the rock mass with rheological behavior

M Zaheri, M Ranjbarnia, P Oreste - Transportation Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Design of pressurized tunnels in rock masses which have a time-dependent
behavior is a challenging task. On the one hand, time-dependent behavior not only imposes …

[HTML][HTML] Performance and damage assessment of fault-crossing road tunnel subjected to internal boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE)

R Cheng, W Chen, H Hao - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
Road tunnels constructed in complex rock strata may encounter unfavourable geological
formations such as rock faults. Grouting into rock faults around road tunnels or installing …