Development of the Software for Calculating Tunnel Portal Structure Based on the Theory of Limit State Method北大核心CSCD

The limit states of railway tunnel portal structure including compression, tensile, anti-overturning, antisliding and bearing capacity of foundation should be considered when portal structure is designed based on the prob⁃ ability limit state method. In order to evaluate the reliability of portal structure, the reliability index and limit state of bearing capacities of different limit states need to be calculated. The traditional methods generally use hand compu⁃ tation combined with MATTLAB, ANSYS, EXCEL and other softwares, which has low computation efficiency and poor practicality. In view of above problems, a calculating software for portal structure was developed based on the probability limit state method and Visual Basic platform, which realizes the function of rapid calculation of reliabili⁃ ty index and limit state of bearing capacities under five limit states of portal structure, offers three methods to calcu⁃ late the reliability index including JC method, fractile method and Monte-Carlo method. Moreover, the calculation results can be written in the EXCEL template file, greatly improving the efficiency of tunnel portal structure calcula⁃ tion. The accuracy of the software is verified by comparing with the results of hand calculation. © 2018, Editorial Office of "Modern Tunnelling Technology". All right reserved.     

Numerical Simulation and Analytical Solution of Hydraulic Fracturing in Sedimentary Rock Tunnels北大核心CSCD

In the whole process of survey, construction and operation of rock tunnels, hydraulic fracturing is a mechanical mechanism that needs to be focused. In this paper, numerical simulation for fracture damage constitutive model and analytical formula were used to study the hydraulic fracturing of stratified sedimentary rocks. Based on multi-field coupling finite element analysis software, and combining the linear elastic fracture criterion with the damage constitutive model, a seepage-stress-rock damage coupling model is redeveloped, in which micro cracks can be characterized, and applied to study the hydraulic fracturing of rock mass in the saturated seepage process. By introducing dispersed parallel micro cracks for simulating the beddings of sedimentary rocks, the sedimentary rock cylinder model was established to simulate the hydraulic fracturing behaviors under injecting water into apertures and acting of confining pressure, in order to study the fracturing failure modes and seepage distribution patterns. In addition, the quantitative relationship between the critical water pressure for initial cracking and the confining pressure, the pore diameter of specimens was discussed by changing the pore diameter and confining pressure. In order to verify the cracking initiation pressure law obtained by numerical simulation, based on the seepage theory and the basic equation of elastic mechanics, and combined with the tensile failure mode obtained in the simulation, the formula of critical water pressure for cracking initiation in the rock cylinder with uniform linear elastic seepage was derived. The results of analytical solution and numerical calculation show that the cracking initiation pressure obtained by the two methods is in good agreement with the deviation within 3%. The larger the confining pressure, the larger the cracking initiation pressure, with the approximate linear relationship. The smaller the aperture, the larger the cracking initiation pressure, with the approximate negative slope linear relationship in a certain range. At the same time, the cracking initiation pressure by the analytical solution is always slightly greater than that of the numerical solution, which reflects the impact caused by the difference of the basic material hypothesis between the analytical method and the numerical method. When the material property parameters are consistent, the cracking initiation pressure based on the assumption of ideal linear elastomer will be greater than that of the material introduced into the initial damage bedding. © 2018, Editorial Office of "Modern Tunnelling Technology". All right reserved.     

Flexible Overlap Technology for the Lining Trolley of Single-track Railway Tunnels北大核心CSCD

Falling-off of rock piece at tunnel arch and invert heave are the main potential safety problems affecting normal operation of the railway tunnel. The reasons causing falling-off of rock piece include squeezing by lining trol⁃ ley at construction joint, concrete cutting by cantilever end of water stop at construction joint, construction cold joint at arch, concrete quality deficiency and so on. To eliminate the falling-off of rock piece at tunnel arch caused by rig⁃ id overlap, modification of lining trolley and the flexible overlap technique combining tray with rubber gasket were adopted during the construction of Nuwashan tunnel on China-Laos railway, and the potential quality problem due to rigid overlap at construction joint of tunnel lining were effectively solved. © 2018, Editorial Office of "Modern Tunnelling Technology". All right reserved.     

Experimental and Numerical Study on the Behaviors of Deep-Buried Water-Storage and Drainage Shield Tunnels北大核心CSCD

Deep-buried water-storage and drainage shield tunnels, which are different from road and subway shield tunnels in terms of computation theory, construction technology and operation maintenance, would bear high inner water pressure and large earth pressure. In view of the change of the bearing mode for the lining structure of water-storage and drainage shield tunnels, a full-ring test and numerical analysis are carried out to study the influence of inner water pressure, staggered joint assembly and bolt installation types on the behaviors of water-storage and drainage shield tunnels. The results show that the deformation of the straight-jointed water-storage and drainage shield tunnel varies greatly from the state of empty water to that of full water; and the vertical and horizontal convergence deformations of the tunnel with inner water pressure of 0.6 MPa are 2.2 times and 3.2 times of that without inner water pressure, respectively. The convergence deformation, and the maximum joint opening and bolt tension of stagger-jointed lining structure decrease by 15%-25% and 25%- 40%, respectively, compared with that of the straight-jointed water-storage and drainage shield tunnel. The bolts at the segmental joints will yield because of the increase of inner water pressure and the first occurrence of bolt yield phenomenon is located near the position on the lining structure which is under the action of maximum negative bending moment; because the failure of shield tunnel is always caused by the yield of joint bolts, this position is the weak point for the deep-buried water-storage and drainage shield tunnel. For the water-storage and drainage shield tunnel based on the connection with double rows of bolts, the bolts near the outer arc surface of segmental joints in the area of 90 degree in the vault and arch bottom can be removed; the bolts near the inner arc surface of the segmental joints within the 90 degree of the haunch must be installed, otherwise, the tensile force of the bolts at the segmental joint near the maximum negative bending moment will increase by 5%-14%. © 2018, Editorial Office of "Modern Tunnelling Technology". All right reserved.     

Experimental Study on Health Detection of Operating Metro Tunnels with Vehicle-mounted GPR北大核心CSCD

The vehicle-mounted GPR technique, a non-contact and long-distance detection method with air-cou- pled antennas, is a fast nondestructive detecting technique in the field of structural health safety assessment of tunnels and underground engineering, which has changed the traditional measurement method of hand-held GPR antenna closely attached to the tunnel lining. This paper describes the detecting conditions and working principles of this technique used in health assessment of metro tunnels, and evaluates the feasibility of vehicle-mounted GPR to de- tect the metro tunnel in the basis of analyzing the test results. The experimental results show that this technique could detect the metro tunnel at normal operating speed within the vehicle gauge, providing a new method for the maintenance and safety inspection of operating metro tunnels. © 2018, Editorial Office of "Modern Tunnelling Technology". All right reserved.     

GIS-Based Grid Assessment Model of Shield Tunnel Conditions and Its Application北大核心CSCD

As the lack of guidancs for maintenance and repair of rail transit shield tunnels, this paper proposes a macroscopic method for grid assessment of shield tunnels. First, the tunnel serviceability index (TSI) is adopted as the tunnel condition assessment method and the results are compared with Chinese codes and the traditional fuzzy hierarchical comprehensive evaluation method. Second, based on the assumption that the factors affecting the conditions of the tunnels, such as the surrounding stratum environment, the structural overlying load and so on, are correlated spatially, the spatial variability theory is used for the grid assessment of shield tunnels. Finally, taking the Shanghai Rail Transit System as an example, the application results of the grid assessment method are described. © 2018, Editorial Office of "Modern Tunnelling Technology". All right reserved.     

Study on Designed Water Pressure Limit on Secondary Lining for Single-Track Railway Tunnels with High Water Pressure北大核心CSCD

With the rapid development of China high speed railway, there is a dramatic increase of deep-buried and long mountain tunnels, and more and more tunnels are disturbed by high water pressure during construction and operation. Design for tunnel lining with high water pressure is one of the central concerns in the field of tunnel engi-neering, and the key problem is to forecast water pressure on the secondary lining and determination of water pressure resistance grade. The upper limit of water pressure on the secondary lining is studied by investigation and analysis in this paper. The study shows: (1) There should be an upper limit for the grade of water pressure resistance; (2) It is not very effective to improve the tunnel structure bearing capacity by only increasing the lining thickness haphazard-ly, and the appropriate maximum thickness of secondary lining is 1 m; (3) It is also unsatisfactory to improve the tunnel structure bearing capacity by simply increase concrete strength grade. The appropriate concrete grade is between C40 and C50. (4) In view of tunnel structure safety and good operation performance, the upper limit of water pressure resist grade should be no more than 1.2 MPa. When water pressure on the secondary exceeds the designed value,comprehensive measures should be taken to adjust the value to the appropriate range. © 2018, Editorial Office of "Modern Tunnelling Technology". All right reserved.     

Application of BIM Technology in the Construction Management of a Metro Station北大核心CSCD

For the restricted construction site of a Beijing metro station surrounded by many important buildings and characterized by complex staggered underground pipelines, many construction difficulties and a high level of re-quired management, settlement monitoring is necessary for the sake of construction safety. A 3D model of the metro,a model of the specially shaped structure and models of many details of the metro were established using the BIM technique, allowing for: creation of a 3D presentation, extraction of construction quantities, construction conse-quence optimization, guidance of construction endeavors, simulation of the construction process, 4D dynamic con-struction management and 4D dynamic settlement monitoring. © 2018, Editorial Office of "Modern Tunnelling Technology". All right reserved.     

新型船舶燃油预热转运技术应用分析

针对传统船舶燃油加热技术存在的一些问题,介绍了一种新型燃油预热转运技术应用原理,并对该技术进行了实用性分析,提出了新船加装和老船改造该技术系统应考虑的相关问题。最终得出结论:新型燃油预热技术操作简捷,系统容易管理,实用性强,大大降低了蒸汽使用量,达到了节能减排双重功效,是值得应用于船舶的加热技术,对航运企业有一定借鉴意义和参考价值。     

What encourages people to carpool? An evaluation of factors with meta-analysis

Non-household carpools (where two or more commuters from different residences travel together in the same private vehicle) bring public benefits. To encourage and incentivise it, transport practitioners and researchers must understand its private motivations and deterrents. Existing studies often report conflicting results or non-generalisable findings. Thus, a quantitative systematic review of the literature body is needed. Using meta-analysis, this study synthesised 22 existing empirical studies (representing over 79,000 observations) to produce an integrated review of the carpooling literature. The meta-analysis determined 24 non-household carpooling factors, and their effect sizes. Factors such as number of employees (\(\bar{r} = 0.42\)), partner matching programs (\(\bar{r} = 0.42\)), female (\(\bar{r} = 0.22\)) and fixed work schedule (\(\bar{r} = 0.15\)) were found to have strong effects on carpooling while judgmental factors (such as the motivation to save costs) only exhibited small influence (\(\bar{r} < 0.1\)). Based on the significant effects, the paper discussed prospects for improving carpooling uptake by developing: (i) target demographics, (ii) selling points for marketing, (iii) carpooling partner programs and (iv) multiple employer ‘super-pools’. The results warrant caution due to the small amount of studies synthesised. Transport practitioners might plan carpooling policies based on the findings; and transportation researchers might use the list of factors to model carpooling behaviour.