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In this research, the effect of sub-system on model response for mechanized tunneling process has been taken into consideration. The main aim of this study is to modify the constitutive parameters in a way that the best agreement between numerical results and measurements is obtained. The sub-system includes supporting pressure at the face of the TBM, contraction along the TBM-shield and grouting pressure in the annular gap. The commercially available finite element code, PLAXIS is adopted to simulate the construction process. The soil behavior during the excavation is numerically reproduced by utilizing Hardening Soil model with small strain stiffness (HSsmall). The constitutive parameters are obtained via sensitivity and back analyses while they have been calibrated based on the real measurement of Western Scheldt tunnel in the Netherlands. Both local and global sensitivity analyses are used to distinguish which parameters are most influencing the soil deformation. Thereafter, the model validation is accomplished by applying different scenarios for face pressure distributions with respect to the slope of the tunnel. In addition, the effect of contraction factor is modified individually or coupled with the variation of grouting pressure. Evaluating the influence of the sub-system is conducted to assess its effects on the model responses and to seek the possibility to decrease the disagreement between the calculated displacement and real measured data.
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This research has been supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) through the Collaborative Research Center (SFB 837). The first author is sponsored through a scholarship by China Scholarships Council (CSC). These supports are gratefully acknowledged.
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Zhao, C., Lavasan, A.A., Barciaga, T., Hölter, R., Datcheva, M., Schanz, T. (2015). Constitutive Parameter Adjustment for Mechanized Tunneling with Reference to Sub-system Effects. In: Dimov, I., Fidanova, S., Lirkov, I. (eds) Numerical Methods and Applications. NMA 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8962. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15585-2_24
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