Building Deformation Caused by Tunneling: Centrifuge Modeling
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 146, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper investigates the deformation of buildings due to tunneling-induced soil displacements. Centrifuge model tests of three-dimensionally (3D) printed building models subject to a plane-strain tunnel excavation in dense, dry sand are discussed. The small-scale structures replicate important building characteristics including brittle material properties similar to masonry, a realistic building layout, façade openings, strip footings, and a rough soil-structure interface. Digital images were captured during the experiments, enabling image-based measurements of the building response. Results demonstrate the essential role of the building-to-tunnel position and structural details (i.e., opening percentage and building length). The onset of building cracking and cracking patterns confirms the importance of the building-to-tunnel position and structural details. The tests illustrate that an increase in the façade opening area leads to increased shear deformations while longer buildings caused an increase in bending deflections. An evaluation of the widely accepted framework of treating a structure separately at either side of the greenfield inflection point shows that this procedure can underestimate building damage.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available in a repository online in accordance with the funder data retention policies. The associated research data is available at https://doi.org/10.6078/D1267M.
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to Prof. Lord R. J. Mair for his valuable comments throughout this research and Dr R. P. Farrell for sharing the greenfield data. This work was carried out while the authors were part of the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge (UK). Special thanks go to the Schofield Centre technicians for their assistance. Financial support was provided by the Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council (Grant No. EP/KP018221/1) and Crossrail.
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Received: Jun 26, 2019
Accepted: Oct 29, 2019
Published online: Mar 5, 2020
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