Simplified Analytical Solutions for Tunnel Settlement Induced by Axially Loading Single Pile and Pile Group
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 147, Issue 12
Abstract
This paper proposes simplified analytical solutions for longitudinal tunnel settlements induced by axially loading single pile and pile group. The solutions are based on the extended shear displacement method and the two-parameter beam on elastic foundation model. By comparing with three-dimensional finite-element analysis results and beam on elastic foundation model calculation results on typical case histories, the performance of the proposed solutions is verified. Moreover, the effects of pile diameter, distance between pile and tunnel, and distance between two piles in a group on the induced longitudinal tunnel settlement are captured by performing parametric analysis with the proposed solutions. Due to the simplicity, effectiveness, and ability to account for soil shear and squeezing effects as well as shield effect involved in pile group, the proposed solutions have the potential to be conveniently applied in preliminary estimation of longitudinal tunnel settlement induced by axially loading single pile or pile group.
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All data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51774107, 51774322, 51774131, and 51874112), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (JD2020JGPY0011), the State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology (Beijing Institute of Technology) (No. KFJJ21-03Z), and the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 2018JJ2500).
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