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Nov 22, 2022

Undrained Stability of Opening in Underground Walls in Anisotropic Clays

Authors: Van Qui Lai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6814-5797 [email protected], Reza Jamshidi Chenari https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7950-322X [email protected], [email protected], Rungkhun Banyong [email protected], and Suraparb Keawsawasvong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1760-9838 [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 23, Issue 2
https://doi.org/10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-7898
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Abstract

A two-dimensional (2D) finite-element limit analysis (FELA) was performed under plane strain conditions to investigate the undrained stability of tunnel launch with a rigid wall in anisotropic clays. The anisotropic undrained shear (AUS) failure criteria were applied to identify anisotropic soil behaviors. The average bound solutions were employed to compute the stability load factor. Different sensitivity analyses were carried out to determine the effect of cover–depth ratio (C/D), overburden factor (γD/suTC), and anisotropic strength ratio (re) on the load factor (N) of the opening in tunnel launching with a rigid wall. The failure patterns that were predicted by certain parameters were explored and investigated. To adopt a practical approach, some new design charts for the undrained stability of tunnel launching with a rigid wall in anisotropic clays were devised.

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Data Availability Statement

All the data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), VNU-HCM for the support of time and facilities for this study.

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Volume 23 • Issue 2 • February 2023

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Received: Apr 5, 2022
Accepted: Sep 27, 2022
Published online: Nov 22, 2022
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ASCE Technical Topics:

  1. Anisotropy
  2. Clays
  3. Continuum mechanics
  4. Deformation (mechanics)
  5. Design (by type)
  6. Engineering fundamentals
  7. Engineering mechanics
  8. Geomechanics
  9. Geotechnical engineering
  10. Load factors
  11. Soil analysis
  12. Soil dynamics
  13. Soil mechanics
  14. Soil properties
  15. Soil stabilization
  16. Soils (by type)
  17. Solid mechanics
  18. Structural design
  19. Structural engineering
  20. Structural mechanics
  21. Structural members
  22. Structural systems
  23. Tunnels
  24. Walls

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Van Qui Lai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6814-5797 [email protected]
Lecturer, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City Univ. of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet St., District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam; Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6814-5797. Email: [email protected]
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Reza Jamshidi Chenari https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7950-322X [email protected], [email protected]
Professor (Associate), Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Guilan, P.O. 3756, Rasht, Guilan, Iran; Dept. of Civil Engineering, GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s RMC, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON K7M8Y5, Canada (corresponding author). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7950-322X. Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Rungkhun Banyong [email protected]
Graduated Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat Univ., Pathumthani 12120, Thailand. Email: [email protected]
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Suraparb Keawsawasvong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1760-9838 [email protected]
Lecturer, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat Univ., Pathumthani 12120, Thailand. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1760-9838. Email: [email protected]
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