A review of research on tether-type submerged floating tunnels

W Xu, Y Ma, G Liu, M Li, A Li, M Jia, Z He, Z Du - Applied Ocean Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Submerged floating tunnels (SFTs) offer many advantages over bridges and immersed
tunnels, and they are regarded as the most promising form of architecture for future …

Feasibility study of submerged floating tunnels with vertical and inclined combined tethers

K Jeong, S Min, M Jang, D Won, S Kim - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
An appropriate mooring system and tunnel body are required to ensure the dynamic stability
and serviceability of submerged floating tunnels (SFTs) under various environmental loads …

Dynamic behavior of the submerged floating tunnel moored by inclined tethers attached to fixed towers

D Won, WS Park, YJ Kang, S Kim - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
To develop an optimum design concept for the submerged floating tunnel (SFT), many
studies have evaluated the dynamic behavioral characteristics of submerged structures …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrodynamic behavior of submerged floating tunnels with suspension cables and towers under irregular waves

D Won, J Seo, S Kim, WS Park - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this paper, case studies were carried out to analyze the feasibility of submerged floating
tunnels (SFTs) with suspension cables. In order to apply an SFT in a field site, the …

Structural response of submerged floating tunnels with free-end boundary condition based on an analytical approach

K Jeong, S Kim - Applied Ocean Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Until now, the investigation of structural behavioral characteristics of submerged floating
tunnels (SFTs) has primarily relied on numerical methods that demand intensive …

Investigation on hydrodynamic response and characteristics of a submerged floating tunnel based on hydrodynamic tests

Z Liu, X Shi, T Guo, H Ren, M Zhang - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents an investigation on hydrodynamic response and characteristics of the
submerged floating tunnel (SFT) based on hydrodynamic tests. Wave pool experiments of a …

Feasibility study of submerged floating tunnels moored by an inclined tendon system

D Won, S Kim - International Journal of Steel Structures, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Concepts of submerged floating tunnels (SFTs) for land connection have been
continuously suggested and developed by several researchers and institutes. To maintain …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison study and forensic analysis between experiment and coupled dynamics simulation for submerged floating tunnel segment with free ends under …

WC Chung, C Jin, M Kim, J Hwang - CMES-Comput. Model. Eng …, 2023 - researchgate.net
This paper presents dynamic-behavior comparisons and related forensic analyses of a
submerged floating tunnel (SFT) between numerical simulation and physical experiment …

[PDF][PDF] Preliminary study on the ground behavior at shore connection of submerged floating tunnel using numerical analysis

SJ Kang, JT Kim, GC Cho - Geomechanics and Engineering, 2020 - researchgate.net
Submerged floating tunnel (SFT) is a type of tunnel which causes the tunnel segments to
float in the water. When the SFTs are connected to the ground, the connection between the …

Dynamic transient analysis of a submerged floating tunnel under impact loading

M Kim, S Lee, TH Lee, JW Hong - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
A submerged floating tunnel (SFT) is an innovative structure constructed in the deep sea that
connects continents or continents and islands. Submarines, underwater vehicles, and …