Geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported embankments have been increasingly used
worldwide to support earth structures. A significant amount of research has been conducted …

Based on the limit equilibrium method, a new three-dimensional progressive failure model,
which includes the upper loose zone and the lower slip zone, is proposed to analyze the …

For tunnel buried in water-rich sand stratum, water intrusion into tunnel lining would bring
sand particles into the tunnel and then caused ground subsidence or even cave-in of …

Ground collapse due to soil erosion near pipeline defects involves soil loss and orifice
outflow, which may lead to non-Darcy flow, but it is often ignored in numerical simulations. In …

It is of great significance for ensuring the lining safety to reasonably determine the earth
pressure on the tunnel, especially the deep-buried tunnel. In this study, the stress-transfer …

Rapid urbanisation in China calls for underground infrastructure construction (UIC). The
optimal construction method for UIC can mitigate its impacts on surrounding environment …

Granular materials used in engineering structures tend to experience arching under different
geotechnical factors. Arching is a factor of load transfer from the destroyed zone to stable …

The confining pressure is the main source of the internal force of the shield tunnel.
Estimating confining pressure accurately holds a pivotal role in the analysis of the shield …

It is common nowadays that tunnels are constructed at places where asymmetric topography
or building exist, but insufficient attention has been paid to the influence of asymmetric …

This paper investigated the stress-transfer mechanisms in soil around a circular tunnel (CT)
and a rectangular tunnel (RT) using the finite element method (FEM). Compared with the CT …