Residual strength of underground structures in service

Old tunnels suffer from deterioration and it is necessary to assess their residual strength to properly organize their repair and strengthen them. The stress state of underground structures evolves over time, firstly because of the advancement of the working face during construction, then due to gradual changes in soil properties and mechanical properties of materials composing the infrastructures, such as reduction of cohesion, loss of strength and (or) stiffness, etc. These changes are caused by combined actions such as creep and (or) weathering processes as well as the appearance of cracks that induce redistribution of stresses and therefore strains. This study investigates tunnels and galleries of the Paris underground. Macromodeling based on the finite element method allows consideration of different scenarios of tunnel-lining deterioration, specifically at the extrados of the galleries or tunnels. To understand changes in the stress state, and also damage occurrence and associated redistributions (s...

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