Mechanical behavior of shield tunnel reinforced with corrugated plates: from joint to full ring

Abstract

To mitigate the defects of shield tunnels in operation, a reinforcement method using corrugated plates was proposed. This paper aims to present a comprehensive investigation of the effectiveness of this method. Taking into account the corrugated plate joints, full-scale tests were designed and conducted on two specimens of segmental joints: one unreinforced and one reinforced. The test results revealed that the failure mode of the reinforced specimen was characterized by shear failure of the chemical anchors, followed by concrete crushing. The effectiveness of reinforcement highly depends on the shear capacity of the chemical anchors. After reinforcement, the flexural stiffness and ultimate bearing capacity of the specimen increased by 112.4% and 32.5%, respectively. Two refined numerical models, developed at both the joint scale and full-ring scale, were validated for corrugated plate reinforced shield tunnels. The numerical results indicated that, with full-ring reinforcement, the overall stiffness and the bearing capacity increased by 341.4% and 39.6%, respectively. Notably, shear stress in the chemical anchors was more pronounced at the tunnel vault and haunch, suggesting the need for localized optimization of the chemical anchors in these areas.

Keywords

Shield tunnel / Segmental joints / Corrugated plate reinforcement / Mechanical test / Numerical simulation

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