Application of a multilaminate model to simulate the undrained response of structured clay to shield tunnelling
Open Access
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Geotechnical Journal
- Vol. 45 (1), 14-28
- https://doi.org/10.1139/t07-066
Abstract
A constitutive model based on the multilaminate framework has been implemented into a finite element program to investigate the effect of soil structure on the ground response to tunnelling. The model takes into account the elastic unloading–reloading, inherent and induced anisotropy, destructuration, and bonding effects. The model is successfully calibrated and used to investigate the undrained response of structured sensitive clay in the construction of the Gatineau tunnel in Gatineau, Quebec. Numerical results were compared to the field measurements taken during tunnel construction. To improve the performance of the numerical model, an implicit integration algorithm is implemented and proven to be very effective when coupled with the multilaminate framework as compared to the conventional explicit integration methods. The effect of different soil parameters including bonding and anisotropy on the tunnelling induced displacements and lining stresses is also examined using a comprehensive parametric study. The results indicated that soil bonding and anisotropy have significant effects on the shape of the settlement trough as well as the magnitudes of surface displacements and lining stresses induced by tunnelling.Keywords
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