Greenfield Response to EPBM Tunneling in Paris and Relations with TBM Operation Variables

Earth pressure balance shield method Tunnel boring machine Tunnel excavation Field instrumentation Ground displacements Pore water pressure Parisian subsoil
["Michalski, Agathe","Branque, Denis","Berthoz, Nicolas","Rallu, Antoine","Mohamad, Wassim","Szymkiewicz, Fabien","Le Kouby, Alain","Bourgeois, Emmanuel"] 2024-10-01 期刊论文
(10)
A major full-scale experiment called the Tunnelling and Limitation of Impacts on Piles (TULIP) project was conducted in 2020 on Line 16 of the Grand Paris Express project to analyze the tunnel boring machine-soil-pile interactions during tunnel excavation near deep structures. This paper presents the greenfield ground response observed when the tunnel boring machine (TBM) crossed the TULIP site: surface displacements, subsurface displacements, and pore water pressures are presented. The originality of the paper lies in the fact that details are provided not only on the site geological and geotechnical characteristics, but also on the TBM operation: a detailed analysis of the variations in pressure inside the cutting chamber of the earth-pressure balanced machine (EPBM) is proposed. This paper reports factual data without bias induced by a preconceived numerical model, but highlights open questions that challenge the advanced numerical models, that will be required to analyze completely the tunnel-soil-pile interactions.
来源平台:JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING