Critical face pressure and backfill pressure of shield TBM considering surface settlements of saturated clayey ground

Kiseok   Kim; Ju-Young  Oh; Hyobum  Lee; Hangseok Choi

doi:10.9711/KTAJ.2018.20.2.433

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Critical face pressure and backfill pressure of shield TBM considering surface settlements of saturated clayey ground 쉴드 TBM 굴진에 따른 포화 점성토 지반의 침하거동을 고려한 한계 굴진면압과 한계 뒤채움압

31 March 2018. pp. 433-452

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Abstract

The shield tunneling method can minimize surface settlements by preventing the deformation of tunnel face and tunnel intrados due to tunnel excavation. For this purpose, it is very important to control the operating conditions of shield TBM. The face pressure and backfill pressure for tail void grouting should be the most important and immediate measure not only to restrain surface settlement, but also to influence the effective stress and pore water pressure around the circumstance of tunnel during excavation. The reaction of the ground to the application of face pressure and backfill pressure relies on the stiffness and permeability of ground. Especially, the reaction of saturated clayey ground formations, which shows the time-dependent deformation, is different from the permeable ground. Hence, in this paper it was investigated how the TBM operating conditions, ground stiffness, and permeability impact on the surface settlement of saturated clayey ground. For this purpose, a series of parametric studies were carried out by means of the stress-pore water pressure coupled FE analysis. The results show that the settlement of soft clayey ground is divided into the immediate settlement and consolidation settlement. Especially, the consolidation settlement depends on the ground stiffness and permeability. In addition, the existence of critical face pressure and backfill pressure was identified. The face pressure and backfill pressure above the critical value may cause an unexpected increase in the ground settlement.

Keywords

Shield TBM driving

Stress-pore pressure coupled analysis

Saturated clayey ground

Critical face pressure

Critical back pressure

쉴드 TBM 공법은 터널 굴착으로 인한 터널 굴진면과 굴착면의 변형을 억제하여 지반의 변형을 최소화할 수 있는 공법 이다. 이를 위해 쉴드 TBM의 운전 조건들을 적절히 제어하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 쉴드 TBM 공법의 여러 가지 운전 조 건 중 굴진면압과 뒤채움주입압은 지반에 직접 압력을 가하는 과정으로 굴착에 인한 지반변위의 억제 뿐만 아니라, 지반 내 유효응력 및 간극수압의 변화에 영향을 미치는 요인이다. 굴진면압과 뒤채움압의 작용에 대한 지반의 반응은 지반의 강성 및 투수성에 따라 상이하다. 특히, 포화된 연약 점성토의 경우 굴진면압과 뒤채움압에 의한 지반 내 응력 변화의 영 향이 장시간동안 잔류하므로 이에 대한 반응은 투수성이 큰 지반과 구별되는 거동을 보인다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 유한 요소법을 이용한 응력 ̶간극수압 연계 매개변수해석을 통해 포화 점성토 지반에서 쉴드 TBM 운전 조건과 지반의 강성과 투수성이 지표침하에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 연구 결과, 점성토 지반의 지표침하는 즉시침하와 압밀침 하로 구분할 수 있었으며, 특히 압밀침하 거동은 지반의 투수성과 강성의 영향을 크게 받는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 굴진 면압과 뒤채움압의 증가가 항상 지표침하 감소로 이어지지는 않고, 임의 크기의 압력(한계 압력) 이상으로 증가된 굴진 면압과 뒤채움압은 역으로 지표침하를 증가시키는 요인으로 작용할 수 있음이 확인되었다.

키워드

쉴드 TBM 굴진

응력-간극수압 연계해석

포화 점성토 지반

한계 굴진면압

한계 뒤채움압

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Publisher :Korean Tunneling and Underground Space Association
Publisher(Ko) :한국터널지하공간학회
Journal Title :Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
Journal Title(Ko) :한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
Volume : 20
No :2
Pages :433-452
Received Date : 2018-02-09
Revised Date : 2018-02-28
Accepted Date : 2018-03-08
DOI :https://doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2018.20.2.433

Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association ISSN:2233-8292(Print) 2287-4747(Online) 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집

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