Abstract
Tunnelling in urban regions might cause ground surface deformations, which, in their turn, are responsible for the damages observed on surface constructions.
In this paper the response of a five — floor building, situated just above one of the Athens METRO tunnels is investigated. It must be pointed that out in the above area significant ground surface settlements ranging up to 96 mm were detected during the tunnel’s excavation.
For this purpose an horizontal control network was established in the vicinity and on the construction. The network’s control points were established on the construction in especially selected positions in order to describe the construction’s bearing frame behavior. After the adjustment, the slabs’ deviations from the horizontal plane (ranging up to 12cm) as well as the absolute and relative horizontal displacement vectors of the control points (ranging up to 10cm) were estimated using the control points’ coordinates.
Finally the conclusions withdrawn from the study of the displacement elements concerning the response of the building are presented.
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Georgopoulos, G.D. (2006). Investigation of a Building’s Response in Tunnel Excavation. In: Sansò, F., Gil, A.J. (eds) Geodetic Deformation Monitoring: From Geophysical to Engineering Roles. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 131. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38596-7_35
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