• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.165-172
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 하천인접구간에서와 같이 지하수가 풍부한 지반에서 시공되는 터널의 막장 안정성을 평가하기 위하여 터널 막장에 작용하는 힘의 두 가지 요소를 고려하였다. 하나는 극한해석 중 upper bound solution으로부터 산출된 유효응력이며, 또 하나는 지하수의 정상류 흐름조건을 고려한 수치해석으로부터 산출된 침투력이다. 지하수가 풍부한 토사지반에서의 터널 시공시 터널 막장에 작용하는 힘을 구하기 위하여 침투력을 고려한 극한해석의 해를 구한 결과 터널 막장의 안정성을 유지하기 위한 최소 지보력은 터널 막장에 작용하는 유효응력과 침투력의 합으로 나타낼 수 있었다. 또한 터널 막장에 작용하는 평균침투압은 지하수위에 비례하여 작용하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이를 실내모형 실험 결과를 통하여 검증하였다. 지하수의 정상류 조건 하에서의 토사터널에 대한 실내모형 실험 결과, 터널 막장에 작용하는 침투력은 수치해석 결과 비슷한 양상을 보여주어 제안된 이론의 타당성을 입증하였다.

• Magazine of korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.130-138
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 수평보강재로 보강된 터널 막장의 거동에 관한 매개변수 연구결과를 다루었다. 매개변수 연구에서는 막장주변의 3차원 응력-변형율 거동을 보다 효율적으로 모델링하기 위해 3차원 유한요소해석 모형을 적용하였으며 보강패턴에 따른 막장의 거동을 고찰하기 위해 다양한 경계조건에 대한 해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과를 토대로 막장의 응력해방-변위거동의 관계를 고찰하였으며, 보강패턴과 막장 변위의 정성${\cdot}$정량적인 관계를 제시함과 아울러서 향후 수행될 반경험적 설계/해석법의 개발을 위한 데이터베이스를 구축하였다. 한편, 해석결과 보강재 타설수 및 길이 등 각 보강설계 인자에 대한 임계치가 존재하는 것으로 나타났으며 따라서 보다 안전하고 경제적인 설계를 위해서는 이를 고려하여야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.427-435
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• 2008

In this paper, review was made for the excavation method and optimum bench length for unstable tunnel face in case of rock classification type V in order to make the best use of in-situ bearing capacity. 3D FEM analyses were performed to investigate the influences on the tunnel face and adjacent area with regard to the pattern and number of bolts when face bolts were used as a supplementary measure. As a result of this study, full section excavation method with sub-bench is effective in reducing the displacement greatly due to early section closure. Displacement-resistant effects in accordance with the bolting patterns are grid type, zig-zag type and then circular type in order of their effect. And horizontal extrusion displacement of tunnel face reduces as the number of bolts increase. A grid type face bolt covering $1.5m^2$ of tunnel face could secure the face stability in case of full section excavation method with sub-bench.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.16 no.3 s.49
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• pp.265-273
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• 2006

Face mapping during tunnel construction is useful and critical to predict the characteristics and stability condition of following tunneling sections and to select optimum support pattern. Therefore, a detailed geological survey of the tunnel faces, as important as a routine underground survey and a RMR evaluation, should provide critical information of the tunnel face condition in terms of the engineering geological condition and the safety of working environment for the following tunneling section. But the results of the face investigation have not been applied satisfactorily during tunneling due to limitation of technique, experience and time. This study analyze problems of face mapping in tunnel construction site by using statistical results of face mapping sheets obtained from completed tunnels, and suggest several opinions to improve face mapping during tunnel construction.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.79-89
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• 2012

This paper presents experimental and numerical studies on the closure ratio of tunnel face to reduce pressure and displacement occurring at tunnel face during tunnel excavation. In experimental study, model tests are carried out according to the closure ratio of tunnel face and tunnel depth. Model test results are analyzed and interpreted by numerical calculation in order to verify results obtained from experimental and numerical studies. It is clearly found that tunnel face stability increases with the increase of the closure ratio of tunnel face. The results also show that tunnel face is stable when the closure ratio of tunnel face is larger than 80%. This research will be very useful to develop the economical tunnel face closing system.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.11-22
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• 2009

Tunnel excavation with several sections and appropriate auxiliary measures such as face bolt and pre-grouting are widely used in case of weak and less rigid ground for the stability of a tunnel face during excavation. This papers first described the evaluation methods proposed in technical literature to maintain the tunnel face stable, and then studied by FEM analysis whether face reinforcement is need in what degree of ground deformation and strength features for the stability of a tunnel face when excavating by full excavation with sub-bench. Lastly, a three dimensional FEM analysis was performed to study how the tunnel face itself and the ground around the tunnel behave depending on different bolt layouts, length of bolts, number of bolts. There were relative differences in comparison of results on the stability of a tunnel face by a theoretical evaluation methods and FEM analysis, but the same in reinforced effect of face. It was found that the stability of a tunnel face can be obtained with face bolt installed longer than 1.0D (tunnel width), bolt density of about 1 bolt per every $1.5\;m^2$ (layout of grid type), and reinforcement area of $120^{\circ}$ arch area of upper section.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.186-192
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• 2018

The German Tunnelling Committee (DAUB) recently published new recommendations for face support calculations; Zdenek Zizka and Markus Thewes of Ruhr University Bochum actively discuss and explain these new recommendations where these recommendations are intended to assist in choosing between various calculation methods which are also dependent on ground conditions. The guidelines also discuss important scientific approaches with face stability calculations, mainly those due to earth pressure and groundwater pressure on the tunnel face. This paper aims to explain these recommendations through Zdenek Zizak and Markus Thewes's discussion on these Tunnel Face Support Calculation Methods.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.91-100
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• 2002

This paper presents the results of laboratory investigation on the deformation behavior of tunnel face reinforced with longitudinal pipes. A series of reduced-scale model tests was carried out to investigate the effect of reinforcement layout on the tunnel face axial displacement as well as the surface settlement. Among other things, the results of the model tests indicate that the axial displacement of tunnel face as well as the ground surface settlement can significantly be reduced by pre-reinforcing the tunnel face with longitudinal pipes, suggesting that the pre-reinforcing technique may effectively be used as a positive ground control method in the urban environments. Also illustrated is that the reinforcing effect is significantly influenced by the reinforcement layout. The implications of the findings from this study are discussed in a great detail.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.323-336
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• 2003

Recently, the development of tunnel reinforcement method has been required relating to the shallow tunnelling in soft ground. In this study, the improvement method on tunnel stability is proposed by evaluating the efficiency of face reinforcement which enables to control extrusion of advance core, however, it is often neglected in urban tunnelling under the poor ground conditions. Systematic pre-confinement ahead of the face improves the tunnel stability, subsequently, displacement of the crown and surface settlement can be restrained by proper method. 3-dimensional numerical analysis including horizontal reinforcement modelling on a face is applied to estimate the behaviour of a tunnel in relation to the ground and reinforcement conditions. Consequently, extrusion at the face decreases significantly after using the horizontal reinforcement and the effect of reinforcement is much increased in case of applying the supplemental reinforcement ahead of the face together. Especially, confinement effect around the tunnel and the core is proved by means of the core reinforcement in poor ground conditions.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.16 no.6 s.65
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• pp.467-475
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• 2006

The use of face bolt method has been increasing abroad recently. Hence, many tests and measurements are being conducted and reported. Also, it is well hewn that determination of the installation number of foe bolts in the design stage is very difficult due to difference of the ground condition and the type of a bolt to be used. First of all, the type, the number, etc. of bolts used in various tunnel construction sites, investigated, are analyzed. The relationship between bolt and ground condition could not be found because bolts have been used with the other support methods in many cases. In the laboratory test and numerical analysis based on the site investigation, the behavior of ground and pipes installed on the tunnel face to support has been examined. Especially, the installed number is focused on. According to the result of tests, the surface settlement and the axial displacement of the face decrease exponentially as the number of installed bolts increases.