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Case Studies on Applications of Convergence Measurement Systems at the Stages of Tunnel Construction and Maintenance (터널 시공 및 유지관리 단계 내공변위 계측시스템 적용사례 연구)

  • Lee, Dae-Hyuck;Han, Il-Yeong;Kim, Ki-Sun;Jin, Suk-Woo
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.59-69
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    • 2000
  • Three-dimensional total station system which integrated the instrument with Target Pin and TEMS 3D software developed by SKEC R&D center was applied to a tunnel excavation for monitoring of convergence and crown settlement. The efficiency of the system was proved as the result in the aspects of exact monitoring and prediction of rock conditions ahead of the face. To monitor the behavior of tunnel lining at the maintenance stage, DOCS system was applied to the subway tunnel section. Such many effects as the vibration of sensors, verification of the system efficiency, the effect of test trains operation, the variation of temperature and the effect of high voltage was checked. Thus the management scheme for tunnel maintenance was laid out as a proposal.

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Characteristics of Tunnel Convergence Behaviour based on Variation of Rock Mass Rating (암반 등급 변화에 따른 터널 내공 변위 거동 특설)

  • Kim, Kwang-Yeom
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.545-553
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    • 2008
  • Face mapping and displacement monitoring during tunnel construction are the most influential information for the stability assessment of ground and around structures. Especially, the result of face mapping and displacement analysis is essential to the excavation and support design in NATM which is based on the drilling and blasting. However, there have not been so many studies to put those useful information into practice for decision-making process during construction. The study reviewed the tunnel behaviour based on the RMR rating and displacement monitoring when the geological condition of rock mass varies inevitably. The study analysed the crown settlement using convergence equation in order to compensate the disparity induced by the location and time of measurement and found a distinct relation between the geological condition and the line of influence. As a result of analysing the various parameters related to the tunnel convergence according to the geological condition, the study suggested the basic knowledge about the relation between face mapping and displacement behaviour of tunnel.

Development of Tunnel Convergence Measuring System (터널의 내공변위 계측 시스템 개발)

  • 정성혁;박찬홍;이재기
    • Proceedings of the Korean Association of Geographic Inforamtion Studies Conference
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    • 2004.03a
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    • pp.607-612
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    • 2004
  • Together with the requirements of tunnels, its construction methods and technologies have been pretty much developed, but frequent accidents happened under the constructions are just one of important problems which should be improved. To detect the potential hazardous factors in or ahead of time, speedy and accurate measurement are absolutely required, but currently surveying method using tapes, level and total station, has been generally taken in measuring of tunnel convergence and crown. The purpose of this study is, as using of 'Industrial photogrammetry' system which is supplying more accuracy and speedy in the measure of tunnel convergence, aimed at promotion of tunnel measurement technique and development in unmanned automatic measuring system in the future finally.e finally.

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Estimation for Primary Tunnel Lining Loads

  • Kim, Hak-Joon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 1998.05a
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    • pp.153-204
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    • 1998
  • Prediction of lining loads due to tunnelling is one of the major issues to be addressed in the design of a tunnel. The objective of this study is to investigate rational and realistic design loads on tunnel linings. factors influencing the lining load are summarized and discussed. The instruments for measuring the lining loads are reviewed and discussed because field measurements are often necessary to verify the design methods. Tunnel construction in the City of Edmonton has been very active for storm and sanitary purposes. Since the early 1970's, the city has also been developing an underground Light Rail Transit system. The load measurements obtained from these tunnels are compared with the results from the existing design methods. However, none of the existing methods are totally satisfactory, Therefore, there is some room for improvement in the prediction of lining loads. The convergence-confinement method is reviewed and applied to a case history of a tunnel in Edmonton. The convergence curves are obtained from 2-D finite element analyses using three different material models and theoretical equations. The limitation of the convergence-confinement method is discussed by comparing these curves with the field measurements. Three-dimensional finite element analyses are performed to gain a better understanding of stress and displacement behaviour near the tunnel face. An improved design method is proposed based on the review of existing design methods and the performance of numerical analyses. A specific method or combination of two different methods is suggested for the estimation of lining loads for different conditions of tunnelling. A method to determine the stress reduction factor is described. Typical values of dimensionless load factors nD/H for tunnels in Edmonton are obtained from parametric analyses. Finally, the loads calculated using the proposed method are compared with field measurements collected from various tunnels in terms of soil types and construction methods to verify the method. The proposed method gives a reasonable approximation of the lining loads. The proposed method is recommended as an approximate guideline for the design of tunnels, but the results should be confirmed by field measurements due to the uncertainties of the ground and lining properties and the construction procedures, This is the reason that in-situ monitoring should be an integral part of the design procedure.

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Wind-Resistant Safety Reviews of Cable-Stayed Bridge by Wind Tunnel Tests (풍동실험을 통한 사장교의 내풍 안전성 검토)

  • Huh, Taik-Nyung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.23 no.4_2
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    • pp.637-644
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    • 2020
  • Because suicide accidents sometimes were happened in grand bridges over rivers or sea water recently, it will be necessary that prevention measures be made preparation in advance from now on. Additional safety facilities must be needed in addition to existing safety facilities in such a way as this prevention measure. In order to make cable-stayed bridge safe on wind for additional safety facilities, main girder models with added safety facilities for wind-tunnel tests was made, and wind tunnel experiments was carried out to measure aerodynamic force coefficients. Also, wind-resistant analyses of 3D cable-stayed bridge were performed on the basis of wind-tunnel test results. From the wind experiments, force coefficients of main girder with added safety facilities were assessed, and it is known that there are little possibility of galloping and rotation of steel main girder. Finally, from the wind resistant analyses, it was concluded that wind-resistant safety of cable-stayed bridge was secured on wind speed 60.6m/sec.

An overview of several techniques employed to overcome squeezing in mechanized tunnels; A case study

  • Eftekhari, Abbas;Aalianvari, Ali
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.215-224
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    • 2019
  • Excavation of long tunnels by shielded TBMs is a safe, fast, and efficient method of tunneling that mitigates many risks related to ground conditions. However, long-distance tunneling in great depth through adverse geological conditions brings about limitations in the application of TBMs. Among various harsh geological conditions, squeezing ground as a consequence of tunnel wall and face convergence could lead to cluttered blocking, shield jamming and in some cases failure in the support system. These issues or a combination of them could seriously hinder the performance of TBMs. The technique of excavation has a strong influence on the tunnel response when it is excavated under squeezing conditions. The Golab water conveyance tunnel was excavated by a double-shield TBM. This tunnel passes mainly through metamorphic weak rocks with up to 650 m overburden. These metamorphic rocks (Shales, Slates, Phyllites and Schists) together with some fault zones are incapable of sustaining high tangential stresses. Prediction of the convergence, estimation of the creeping effects and presenting strategies to overcome the squeezing ground are regarded as challenging tasks for the tunneling engineer. In this paper, the squeezing potential of the rock mass is investigated in specific regions by dint of numerical and analytical methods. Subsequently, several operational solutions which were conducted to counteract the challenges are explained in detail.

Behaviour Analysis of Crown Collapse under Tunnel Construction After Completing Reinforcement (보강완료 후 시공 중 터널 천단부 붕락 거동 분석)

  • Kim, Nagyoung;Baek, Seungchol;Min, Kyungjun;Kim, Bongsu;Heo, Yol
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.39-46
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    • 2016
  • The final stability analysis of the tunnel structure is generally evaluated by performing site monitoring to determine whether or not the measured value through the convergence after the completion of excavation in the face. When the ground conditions are so poor, the reinforcement around the tunnel was applied for enhancing the stability of tunnels. For the additional tunnel crown collapse or excessive displacement have occurred under construction, correlation analysis were performed for the comparison construction and numeric analyses. In this paper, we investigated the collapse types, tunnel collapse were mostly occurs at the crown and they were analyzed because of the geological conditions in the collapse zone. And also, it was analyzed as being correlated in the crown of tunnel exists a fault fracture zone which extends to the surface part. Thus, in case of ground conditions such as fault fracture zone with a tunnel extending from the crown to the surface, the behavior is larger than the behavior predicted by numerical method.

Tunnel-Free Scheme Using a Routing Table in a PMIPv6-Based Nested NEMO Environment

  • Wie, Sunghong;Jang, Jaeshin
    • Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.82-94
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, we propose a novel tunnel-free scheme in a proxy mobile IPv6 (PMIPv6)-based nested network mobility environment; several mobile nodes (MNs) and mobile routers (MRs) compose a hierarchical wireless network topology. Because tunnels created by several MRs overlap and data packets travel along several local mobility anchors (LMAs), the utilization of the wireless section is reduced and the packet forwarding path of the wire-line section is not optimal. In our tunnel-free scheme, the mobile access gateway (MAG) plays an important role in both the wireless and wire-line sections. Using a local binding update, this tunnel-free scheme forwards data packets with a host-based routing table without any tunnel. Establishing a direct tunnel between the MAG and the last LMA, this scheme removes nested tunnels between intermediate LMAs and MRs, and optimizes the forwarding path to the MN in the wire-line section.

Forecasting Final Displacement With Displacement Functions Using Deformation Measurements While Constructing a Tunnel (계측치와 변위함수에 의한 시공 중인 터널의 최종변위 예측)

  • Kim, Chee-Hwan
    • Tunnel and Underground Space
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.408-420
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    • 2010
  • It is important to forecast the final deformation of a tunnel during construction for evaluating its mechanical stability. In this study, the final deformation of a tunnel is forecasted by fitting tunnel deformations measured while excavating to a displacement function and exterpolating it. The tunnel for the study was built in two stages divided into an upper and a lower part. During the lower part construction of the tunnel, the displacement function forecasts the final incremental displacement well compared to the increment measured after completion of the tunnel. It is because the critical initial displacement occurred on passing the measurement pins can be adequately measured during excavating the lower part, which can not be measured during the upper part excavation of the tunnel.

Prediction of a Fault Zone ahead of a Tunnel Face based on the Orientation of Displacement Vectors (변위벡터방향성을 이용한 터널 전방 단층대 예측에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Kwang-Yeom;Yim, Sung-Bin;Kim, Jang-Kyeom;Seo, Yong-Seok;Kim, Jin-Woung
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.371-380
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    • 2010
  • A three-dimensional finite element analysis was performed to predict the location of a fault zone ahead of a tunnel face based on convergence displacement. Geometrical models for the numerical analysis were developed based on the possible geometric intersection between the fault zone and the tunnel. Fifteen fault models were generated from combinations of faults with five different strikes (at $15^{\circ}$ intervals) and three dips (vertical, $45^{\circ}$ and $-45^{\circ}$) relative to the tunnel route. The displacements on the crown and side walls were calculated and analyzed using a vector orientation approach. As a result, nine representative prediction charts were developed, showing location and orientation of the fault zone based on convergence displacement.