Tunnel-Pile Interaction Analysis Using Cavity Expansion Methods

AbstractEvaluation of the impact of tunnel construction on existing buried structures is an important problem. This paper presents an analytical method for estimating the effect of tunnel construction on end-bearing piles located above the tunnel. The method can be used to estimate the safe relative distance between existing piles and newly constructed tunnels. Spherical and cylindrical cavity expansion/contraction analyses are used to evaluate pile end-bearing capacity and the reduction of confining pressure at the pile tip that results from tunnel volume loss. Pile end-bearing capacity is then reevaluated based on the reduced confining pressure at the pile tip. A modified shear modulus is used to account for the effect of pile installation on soil stiffness. The method is used to analyze centrifuge experiments conducted to study this problem. For the experimental data, where the service load applied to the piles during tunnel volume loss ranged between 50 and 60% of the maximum jacking force, the analyt...

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