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2D numerical investigation of twin tunnels-Influence of excavation phase shift

  • Djelloul, Chafia (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Batna 2 University) ;
  • Karech, Toufik (Department of Civil Engineering, Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi University) ;
  • Demagh, Rafik (Department of Civil Engineering, Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi University) ;
  • Limam, Oualid (Laboratory of Civil Engineering, University of Tunis El Manar, National Engineers School of Tunis) ;
  • Martinez, Juan (Laboratoire GCGM, National Institute of Applied Sciences)
  • Received : 2017.03.13
  • Accepted : 2018.06.20
  • Published : 2018.10.30
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Abstract

The excavation of twin tunnels is a process that destabilizes the ground. The stability of the tunnel lining, the control of ground displacements around the tunnel resulting from each excavation and the interaction between them must be controlled. This paper provides a new approach for replacing the costly 3D analyses with the equivalent 2D analyses that closely reflects the in-situ measurements when excavating twin tunnels. The modeling was performed in two dimensions using the FLAC2D finite difference code. The three-dimensional effect of excavation is taken into account through the deconfinement rate ${\lambda}$ of the soil surrounding the excavation by applying the convergence-confinement method. A comparison between settlements derived by the proposed 2D analysis and the settlements measured in a real project in Algeria shows an acceptable agreement. Also, this paper reports the investigation into the changes in deformations on tunnel linings and surface settlements which may be expected if the twin tunnels of T4 El-Harouche Skikda were constructed with a tunneling machine. Special attention was paid to the influence of the excavation phase shift distance between the two mechanized tunnel faces. It is revealed that the ground movements and the lining deformations during tunnel excavation depend on the distance between the tunnels' axis and the excavation phase shift.

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