EARTH PRESSURE CALCULATION FOR TUNNEL DRIVE

(Base on TUNNEL GEOTECHNICAL ASSESSMENT REPORT, UG1-WSA-200-NGT-REP-205, REV.-B

TABLE
Location HOM - HOW
Chainage (TBM Cutterhead) (-)480
Ground level m 5.798
Ground Water level m 5.485
Rail level m -16.308
Tunnel centre level m -14.468
Depth at Tunnel Centre m 20.266
Depth at Tunnel crown m 16.116
Strata I Density kN/m3 Fill 18.0
Elevation RL m 5.798
Strata II Density kN/m3 CH 18.0
Elevation RL m 3.798
Strata III Density kN/m3 CH/OH 18.0
Elevation RL m 1.798
Strata IV Density kN/m3 CH/CI 17.6
Elevation RL m -9.202
Strata V Density kN/m3 CH/CI 18.2
Elevation RL m -27.202
Vertical pressure at tunnel centre P kPa 160.02
Pore water pressure, U kPa 202.66
Major soil at tunnel face % Stiff Clay Silt 100

Cu at tunnel center kPa kPa 0.00

u/' deg deg 26 0.481125
1.2 hydrostatic pressure kPa 243.19
Active earth pressure : a = Ka h-2CKa+ u bar 3.87
Earth pressure at rest : 0 = K0 h + u bar 4.50
Passive earth pressure : p = Kp h + 2CKp+ u bar 11.88
Active Ka = tan (45-/2)
2
0.39 32
Coefficient At rest K0 = 1-sin 0.56 26
Passive Kp = tan (45+/2)
2
2.56 58
Face pressure to be applied bar
 26

0.39
0.56
2.56