Abstract
According to the secondary development platform provided by FLAC3D, the anisotropic structured clay model(ASCM) is implemented using the coding language of C++. The model is first verified by simulating the undrained triaxial tests on K0 consolidated Shanghai clay. Numerical simulation of ground loss during tunnel construction is then performed, and the influences of clay structure and adhesive stress on ground surface settlement are analysed. The results show that the user-defined ASCM constitutive model can be used for numerical simulation of 3D tunnels and that the calculated ground surface settlement curves due to tunnel construction agree well with measurements of the centrifugal model tests. The profiles of the ground settlement curve like a "V" with the peak point located near the centre of the two tunnels with a spacing of 1.5D. With increasing the spacing distance of twin-tunnel, the settlement curve shape changes from "V" to "W" with two peak points located above the tunnel axis. Finally, the influence of clay structure on tunnel construction is numerically analysed. It is shown that the influence of clay structure on the ground deformation shape under the disturbance of ground loss in tunnel construction is not significant while that the ground settlement at the tunnel axis increases significantly due to structural deterioration. The influence of the clay adhesive stress on the ground settlement and deformation shape under the disturbance of ground loss in tunnel construction is not significant.
Translated title of the contribution | Implementation of a bounding surface model of structured clays in FLAC3D and numerical simulation of tunnel construction |
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Original language | Chinese |
Pages (from-to) | 1277-1286 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2020 |
Keywords
- Bounding surface model
- Clay
- Secondary development
- Soil structure
- Tunnelling engineering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
- Geology