Comparative Analysis of Analytical Method of the Support Pressure at Tunnel Face

Abstract:

The shape and properties of the sliding wedge in the three models, DIN4085, Jancsecz and Anagnostou/Kovari, are systematically explained, based on the simple and applied properties by using the analytic method to calculate the earth pressure in the tunnel project with shield machine. Combining with the Silotheory proposed by Janssen and the Terzaghi formula, the three pre-add models are applied to calculate the earth pressure in the projects of the Westerschelde tunnel in Holland, the Metro Line 1 in Düsseldorf and the Mostoles railway in Spain, in comparison with the actual earth pressure data of shield machine. The suitable using conditions of the three models in different situations as the shield type, the buried depth, the soil type, the water pressure and the part of the face are summarized, in which the water pressure, the friction angle and the cohesion of the soil are taking a crucial role in the value of the support pressure.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 256-259)
• Pages: 1373-1380
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.256-259.1373
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Chao Li, Shuai Qi, Jia Dun Liu
• Keywords: Analysis Method, Shield Machine, Silotheory, Support Pressure, Terzaghi Formula

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