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Abstract
In models based on Winkler springs for tunnel lining design, designers always face the difficulty of selecting appropriate values for the radial
subgrade modulus (kr). The widely used solution kr for a circular tunnel in elastic ground proposed by Wood (1975) was found to be applicable
only when the tunnel radial deformation is oval-shaped. On the basis of the Wood's solution, this note presents a general solution for kr when the
radial deformation of the tunnel is described by a Fourier series. This modified Wood's solution of kr using compatible stress functions is
validated by a numerical example. The modified solution for the example shows good consistency with the original Wood's solution when the
tunnel becomes an oval shape with deformations. The example indicates that the magnitude of kr is significantly affected by the distribution shape
of the tunnel radial deformation. The value of kr is no longer a constant value around the tunnel when the tunnel deforms into a general shape
described by a Fourier series. It is quite different from the value of kr for a distribution shape described by a single Fourier term, i.e. one involving
a single frequency. The application of a general solution for kr is illustrated by a design case using a bedded beam model.
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Keywords: Tunnel lining; Winkler model; Radial subgrade modulus; Fourier series; Elastic analysis
1. Introduction
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the wide range of kr based on their own experience. Unfortu- 2. Problem statement
nately, the structural behavior of the segmental lining and the
joints have been found to be quite sensitive to the selected Fig. 1 shows the problem geometry. A circular tunnel with
magnitude of kr (Lee et al., 2001). Hence, some analytical radius r0 is embedded in a homogeneous isotropic infinite
solutions of kr have been put forward as a rational method to elastic ground. The tunnel is assumed to deform radially into
determine the magnitude of this parameter (Arnau and Molins, the shape described by a Fourier series due to tunneling. With
2011). the prescribed radial displacement and the calculated stress
To derive these analytical solutions for kr, the distribution change, the radial subgrade modulus (kr) can be obtained as
shape of the radial deformation of the tunnel (hereafter referred follows:
to as the distribution shape) must be prescribed. Usually this sr
distribution shape is assumed to be either circular (Sagaseta, kr ¼ ð2Þ
ur r ¼ r 0
1987) or oval (Wood, 1975). However, a single distribution
shape might not be sufficient to describe the actual behavior of The assumptions made in this note are the same as those
the tunnel lining due to the complex soil-lining interactions. made by Wood (1975): (a) the plane strain condition is in a
Hence, a solution of kr based on the single circular or oval direction perpendicular to the cross section of the tunnel; (b)
shape would be ideal for tunnel designs. In this note, an
analytical solution for kr for a more general distribution shape σr
described by a Fourier series (Eq. (1)) is presented. σθ
ur=∑umcosmθ
Besides the solution for an oval shape, Wood (1975) also r=r1
presented a solution of kr for the distribution shape described
by a general term of the above Fourier series. However, the θ
Airy stress function used in the Wood (1975)'s solution of kr
r=r0
for the general term does not satisfy the strain compatibility
equation identically. Wood (1975)'s solution is thus revised
using compatible Airy stress functions to derive a complete uθ ur
solution of kr for a general distribution shape described in the Undeformed tunnel shape
form of a Fourier series. A numerical example presented by
Bobet (2001) is adopted to validate the proposed analytical
solution of kr. Finally, a design case is introduced to illustrate
Homogeneous linear elastic soil: EC, v
the applicability of the proposed solution of kr to the bedded
beam model. Fig. 1. Geometry of the problem.
Table 1
Parameter kr recommended by standards in China and Japan.
Very soft Soft Medium Stiff Very loose Loose Medium Dense
a
kr (MPa/m) 3–15 15–30 30–150 4150 3–15 15–30 30–100 4 100
(kr 2r0)b (MPa) 0–4 4–15 15–46 446 0–28 28–55
a
China Standard (Liu and Hou, 1997).
b
Japan Standard (RTRI, 1997): radial subgrade modulus (kr) tunnel diameter (2r0).
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the interface between the tunnel lining and ground is assumed in Wood (1975)'s solution is not compatible for general values
to have a small coefficient of friction, so that the shear stress at of m.
the interface can be neglected; and (c) the stress change and the This incompatibility of the Airy stress function adopted in
displacement of the ground at infinity from the tunnel axis the Muir Wood's solution is further demonstrated when an
must be zero. FEM analysis is used with the commercial finite element code
ABAQUS™. This has been widely used for the numerical
3. Wood (1975)'s solution analysis for tunnels (Cui and Kimura, 2010). The finite
element mesh, shown in Fig. 2, is a half ring cut from the
On the basis of the work done by Morgan (1961), Wood infinite problem domain. The linear elastic soil is simulated by
(1975) refined a solution of kr for a distribution shape 3600 6-node quadratic triangle elements. The soil Young's
described by a general Fourier term (Eq. (3)), namely: modulus is assumed to be 20 MPa and different soil Poisson's
ratios are studied. The inner arc is the tunnel boundary at
ur ¼ um cos mθ; mZ1 ð3Þ r¼ r0 ¼ 3 m (BC-C) and the outer arc is the soil element at
To solve this two-dimensional problem, the Airy stress r¼ r1 ¼ 10 m (BC-A). The infinite problem domain away from
function method is adopted. The Airy stress function should the outer arc is simulated by 90 5-node infinite elements
satisfy both the differential equations of equilibrium and the provided by the ABAQUS/Standard program. The length d in
compatibility equation. Thus, the solution of this two-dimensional the infinite direction for each infinite element is set 2 times r1
problem is reduced to finding a compatible Airy stress function (shown in Fig. 2). The boundary BC-B is an axis of symmetry.
that only needs to satisfy the boundary conditions of the problem. The displacement boundary conditions calculated by Eqs. (5b)
The Airy stress function for Wood (1975)'s solution is and (5c) are applied on the tunnel boundary BC-C. With the
calculated stress changes and the prescribed displacements, kr
ϕ ¼ ðcr 2 þ dÞ cos mθ ð4Þ can be computed numerically from Eq. (2).
The respective solutions for the radial stress change, Fig. 3 compares the numerical values of kr derived from the
radial displacement and tangential displacement, satisfying the FEM with the analytical solutions (Eq. (6)) for different
equilibrium equations, the constitutive laws and the boundary Poisson's ratios. The numerical values do not match the
conditions, are: analytical solutions, except for the case where m ¼ 2. This
inconsistency is likely to be caused by an incompatible Airy
sr ¼ cr 4 ðm2 þ 2 3m2 r 2 r 0 2 Þ cos mθ ð5aÞ stress function, as noted previously. Hence, the Wood (1975)'s
solution of kr is correct only when the tunnel deforms into an
ð1þ vÞcr 3
ur ¼ 2 þ m2 þ vð4 m2 Þ oval distribution shape. Fortunately, this oval shape might be a
3EC
fairly satisfactory assumption in cases characterized by an
þ 9r 2 r 0 2 ðv 1Þm2 cos mθ ð5bÞ absence of information about tunnel deformation. That
explains why the solution proposed by Wood in the 1970s is
ð1þ vÞcr 3 2 still widely used today, especially in the preliminary design
uθ ¼ m 16þ vð16 4m2 Þ
3E C m stage. However, the in-situ soil-lining interactions induced by
þ 9r 2 r 0 2 ð2v 1Þm2 sin mθ ð5cÞ tunneling can be highly complex due to various factors
(Koyama, 2003; Sung et al., 2006; Shahin et al., 2011;
By substituting Eqs. (5a) and (5b) into Eq. (2), the
corresponding kr is
3ðm2 1ÞE C
kr ¼ ð6Þ
ð1 þ vÞ½ð4m2 1Þ ð4m2 þ 2Þvr 0
From Eq. (6), Wood (1975) found that the parameter m has
little effect on the magnitude of kr. As a result, he concluded
that it is reasonable to assume kr is independent of the
distribution shape and the error introduced by this assumption
is acceptable when compared with the uncertainty associated
with other soil parameters.
However, by substituting the Airy stress function (Eq. (4))
into the strain compatibility equation,
2 2
∂ 1∂ 1 ∂2 ∂ φ 1 ∂φ 1 ∂2 φ
þ þ þ þ
∂r 2 r ∂r r 2 ∂θ2 ∂r 2 r ∂r r 2 ∂θ2
¼ cr 6 cos mθð2 mÞð2 þ mÞð16 m2 þ 3m2 r 2 r 0 2 Þ ¼ 0
ð7Þ
Eq. (7) cannot be identically satisfied except in special cases
where m ¼ 2. In other words, the Airy stress function adopted Fig. 2. Finite element mesh.
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Huang et al., 2013). Even for the preliminary design in the ð1þ vÞC m
ur ¼ þ
mðm 1Þr 20 ðm þ 1Þ½m þ 2ð1 2vÞr 2
greenfield, some of the analytical solutions (Bobet, 2001) have ðm þ 1ÞE C r 1 m
4. Modified solution Eq. (10) is also validated using an FEM analysis. The finite
element mesh and the soil properties are the same as those
A compatible Airy stress function corresponding to Eq. (3) used in the FEM analysis for the validation of the Wood
is chosen from the general stress function proposed by (1975)'s solution in Fig. 2. Following the previous procedure,
Timoshenko and Goodier (1970) as follows: the displacements calculated by Eqs. (9b) and (9c) are first
applied on the tunnel boundary BC-C. Then the stress changes
(
ðAm r m þ Bm rm þ C m r 2 m þ Dm r 2 þ m Þ cos mθ; m Z 2; are calculated and the numerical results of kr can be obtained
φ¼ 1Þ
ðA1 r 1 þ C 1 r ln r þ D1 r 3 Þ cos θ þ 2ðv
1 2v C 1 rθ sin θ; m ¼ 1; from Eq. (2).
Fig. 4 shows the results of kr both from the numerical
ð8Þ analysis and from Eq. (10). The numerical results are clearly in
The general case for m Z 2 is first considered. Correspond- good agreement with the analytical solutions from Eq. (10),
ing to the Airy stress function for m Z2 in Eq. (8), the indicating that the modified solution of kr for the distribution
modified solutions of the stress change and the displacement of shape described by a general term of Fourier series is correct.
the ground are In Fig. 4, both the analytical and numerical results show a
significant effect of the mode parameter m on the magnitude
sr ¼ ðm 1ÞCm r m ðr 2 r 0 2 1Þm 2 cos mθ ð9aÞ of kr.
Corresponding to the Airy stress function for the case
6 where m ¼ 1 in Eq. (8), solutions of the stress change and
v=0 (Wood(1975)) v=0 (FEM) the displacement of the ground are
5 v=0.35 (Wood(1975)) v=0.35(FEM) 2
v=0.49 (Wood(1975)) v=0.49(FEM) r 0 ð1 2vÞþ r 2 ð3 2vÞ C 1
sr ¼ cos θ ð11aÞ
Dimensionless k r
4
r 3 ð2v 1Þ
k rr0 /E
3
C 1 ð1 þ vÞ 2 2
ur ¼ r 0 r ð1 2vÞþ ln rð8v 6Þ cos θ ð11bÞ
2 2ð1 2vÞE C
1 C 1 ð1 þ vÞ 2 2
uθ ¼ r 0 r ð1 2vÞþ 2½ ln rð3 4vÞþ 1 sin θ
0 2ð1 2vÞE
2 3 4 5 6 7
Mode parameter m ð11cÞ
Fig. 3. Validation of Wood (1975)'s solution of kr. It is interesting to note that the solutions of soil displacement
(Eqs. (11b) and (11c)) have a term expressed by the logarithm
7
of the radial coordinate. In this case, the amount of displace-
v=0 (Modified) v=0 (FEM) ment increases as the distance from the tunnel axis increases,
6 v=0.35 (Modified) v=0.35 (FEM) which is in conflict with the assumption (c). Mathematically,
v=0.49 (Modified) v=0.49 (FEM)
5 this is a consequence of the unbalanced boundary condition
Dimensionless k r
4 when the tunnel deforms into the mode shape when m ¼ 1, but
k rr0 /E
9ð411 422vÞE C u0
kr ¼ ð13Þ
5ð1 þ vÞ½99 þ 600 ln 10 ð198 þ 800 ln 10Þvr 0
u0 u1
The case in which the mode parameter m is equal to zero,
which represents a circular distribution shape, also needs to be m=0 m=1
considered to cover all the terms in a Fourier series. The
solution of kr for this circular shape has already been solved
u2 u3
(Sagaseta, 1987) and is given by
r0
sr EC
kr ¼ ¼ ð14Þ u2 u3
ur r ¼ r0 ð1þ vÞr 0
1.0
1
∑ krm um cos mθ
sr 1
¼ m ¼10
Modified Solution
kr ¼ ¼ ∑ am krm ð16Þ 0.5
ur r ¼ r 0 m¼0 min krr0/E (Single m=1)
∑ um cos mθ
m¼0
0.0
where krm is the kr for the distribution shape described by a 0.0 22.5 45.0 67.5 90.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0
The angle θ
general Fourier term (Eqs. (10), (13) and (14)), and am is the
weight of krm, expressed by (um/ur)cos mθ. Fig. 6. kr for Bobet (2001)'s distribution shape.
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100 2.00
BBM kr
75 Fourier (R2=1.00
Object (Step 10)
Object (Step 10) 1.50
50
ur (mm)
krr0/Ec
25
The angle θ
0 1.00
0.0 22.5 45.0 67.5 90.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0
-25
-50 0.50
-75
u0:u1:u2:u3=2 : -4 : 84 : -10 The angle θ
-100 0.00
0.0 22.5 45.0 67.5 90.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0
30 2.00
BBM kr
20 Fourier
Object (Step 10) Object (Step 10)
1.50
10
ur (mm)
krr0/Ec
The angle θ
0 1.00
0.0 22.5 45.0 67.5 90.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0
-10
0.50
-20
u0:u1:u2:u3=5 : -9 : 66 : -20 The angle θ
-30 0.00
0.0 22.5 45.0 67.5 90.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0
30 2.00
BBM
20 Object (Step 10) Object (Step 10)
m=2 1.50
10
ur (mm)
krr0/Ec
The angle θ
0 1.00
0.0 22.5 45.0 67.5 90.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0 m=2
-10
0.50
-20
u0:u1:u2:u3=5 : -9 : 68 : -18 The angle θ
-30 0.00
0.0 22.5 45.0 67.5 90.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0
Fig. 8. The ur and kr during the iterative process for the application case.
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