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Behavior and pillar stability of enlarged existing parallel tunnels

기존 병설터널의 확폭에 따른 터널 거동 및 필라 안정성 분석

  • Lee, Myeong-Han (Danwoo E&C, Geotechnical Department) ;
  • Kim, Bumjoo (Dongguk University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) ;
  • Jang, Yeon-Soo (Dongguk University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) ;
  • Yun, Ji-Nam (Posco E&C, Civil and Environmental Division, Design Group) ;
  • Park, Hyun-Gon (Korea Expressway Corporation, Expressway & Transportation Research Institute)
  • 이명한 ((주)단우기술단 지반공학부) ;
  • 김범주 (동국대학교 건설환경공학과) ;
  • 장연수 (동국대학교 건설환경공학과) ;
  • 윤지남 (포스코건설 토목환경사업본부 설계그룹) ;
  • 박현곤 (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원, 연구개발실)
  • Received : 2013.09.15
  • Accepted : 2013.09.29
  • Published : 2013.09.30

Abstract

Traffic congestion in existing tunnels has increased due to increased traffic volume and enlarged vehicles. Enlarging existing tunnels has advantages over constructing new tunnels by reducing land purchasing costs as well as minimizing natural environment destruction. In fact, many overseas projects for enlarging existing tunnels have been reported. Thus, it appears that the demand on enlarging existing tunnels continues to rise in Korea in near future. Nonetheless, the studies related to the enlarged tunnels have been relatively rare since there have been few tunnel enlargement projects in Korea. In the present study, the tunnel behavior and the stability of rock pillar when enlarging existing parallel tunnels were investigated by performing FE analysis and using existing theory and empirical relationships. Four different enlarging cases, depending on the enlargement types and directions, were examined in the study. According to the results, for the tunnels with the same pillar width after enlarged, the uni-laterally enlarged tunnel indicated 5 to 20% higher crown settlement compared to the bi-laterally enlarged tunnel, and for the tunnel with the narrowest pillar, the highest shotcrete stress was observed. Also, the strength/stress ratio for rock pillar was more than 1.0 for all four enlargement cases, and the Matsuda's method was found to give higher strength/stress ratio by about 50% compared to the Peck's method.

최근 교통량의 증가와 차량의 대형화로 인해 기존 터널에서 상습적인 정체가 발생되는 경우가 증가하고 있다. 이러한 문제해결의 일환으로 기존 터널을 확폭하는 경우는 신설 터널을 건설하는 경우와 비교하여 용지매입 비용의 절감과 자연환경의 훼손을 최소화 시킬 수 있다는 장점이 있다. 실제로 일본과 유럽 등 해외에서는 기존 터널을 확폭 시공하는 사례가 많이 보고되고 있다. 이러한 흐름에서 국내에서도 향후 기존터널의 확폭 시공에 대한 수요는 꾸준히 증가할 것으로 예상되나, 현재까지는 기존 터널의 확폭에 관한 실적과 경험이 많지 않아 이에 관한 기반 연구가 필요한 상황이라고 볼 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 유한요소해석과 기존의 이론, 경험식 등을 이용하여 기존 병설터널을 확폭하는 경우 확폭방식과 그에 따른 필라폭 변화가 터널의 거동과 필라 안정성에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 조사 결과, 필라폭은 동일하나 편측과 양측으로 확대하는 경우의 차이에 따라 편측 확대 터널의 천단침하는 양측 확대 터널에 비해 약 5~20%의 큰 값을 보이는 한편, 최소 필라폭을 갖게되는 편측 확대 터널에서 숏크리트 응력이 최대를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 강도/응력비의 경우 조사된 네 종류의 확폭 패턴에 대하여 모두 1.0 이상을 나타내었고 Matsuda의 방법이 Peck의 방법에 비해 약 50% 정도 강도/응력비를 크게 산정하게 됨을 확인하였다.

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