Advancing Shallow Tunnel Construction in Soft Ground: The Pipe-Umbrella Box Jacking Method

X Jiang, X Zhang, X Zhang, L Long… - Transportation …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The development of modern cities has often led to increased traffic congestion and limited
usable space. One effective solution to these problems is to construct roadway tunnels …

Laboratory testing of settlement propagation induced by pipe-roof pre-support deformation in sandy soils

B Lu, BB Sheil, W Zhao, P Jia, Q Bai, W Wang - … and Underground Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
A 'pipe-roof'is an increasingly popular supporting structure for underground space
development. For efficient design and wider deployment, a thorough understanding of soil …

Earth pressure in sandy soils above the pipe-roof structure: Experimental and theoretical investigation

B Lu, BB Sheil, W Zhao, P Jia, Q Zheng… - Computers and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pipe-roof method is an increasingly popular pre-construction soil support system for
underground space development for its superior safety. Whilst the load-bearing and …

New Approach to Ground Settlement Analysis During Box Jacking in Spatially Variable Soils

C Ruan, P Jia, M Wang - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2024 - Springer
The three-dimensional random finite element method (3D RFEM) provides a robust tool for
box jacking analysis considering spatial variability of soil parameters. However, it has a …