Shield construction plays a crucial role in the development of underground infrastructure.
However, as a complex engineering process, it can lead to excavation face instability and …

Tunnels may be constructed in a pair undercrossing existing geotechnical structures
exposed to cyclic loading. Such construction changes the stress state in the ground in …

Tunnelling-induced ground responses in coarse-grained soils often exhibit complex
behaviours such as soil arching and progressive ground instability. However, the effect of …

The soil arching effect under the symmetrical eccentric load (SEL) is vital for the design of
the tunnel or buried pipeline. However, the mechanism of the soil arching effect under the …

When tunnelling in difficult ground conditions, shield machine would inevitably produce
significant ground loss and vibration, which may disturb the ground ahead of the tunnel face …

Although the stability of tunnel face in the dry and saturated sandy ground is widely studied,
the unsaturated sandy ground which possesses apparent cohesion is more common in …

With the rapid development of urban underground space, the construction of shield-driven
cross-river twin tunnels is increasing, and the complex hydro-mechanical coupling effects …

Ground reaction curves (GRCs) are increasingly used to simulate the progressive
development of soil arching resulting from differential movement in soil. In this study, 20 …

In order to mitigate ground deformation during shield construction in both upper soft and
lower hard strata of coastal areas, a numerical simulation was executed. This simulation …