Analysis of stress redistribution in soil and earth pressure on tunnel lining using the discrete element method

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 32, Issue , 2012, Pages 251-259

  Jiang, Mingjing ^a,b   Yin, Zhen Yu ^c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tongji University   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Earth pressure; Principal stress inclination; Tunnel

Indexed keywords

BURIED DEPTH; EARTH PRESSURE; EQUIVALENT MASS METHOD; INCLINATION ANGLES; PRINCIPAL STRESS; SHIELD TUNNEL; SOIL ARCHING; STRESS REDISTRIBUTION; SURROUNDING SOILS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RETAINING WALLS; TUNNELS; UNLOADING;

SOILS;

ARCHING; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; EARTH PRESSURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STRESS ANALYSIS; TUNNEL LINING; TUNNELING;

EID: 84865646214     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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