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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 4 | Issue 10 | Year 2017 | Article Id. IJCE-V4I10P102 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V4I10P102

Numerical Modelling of Building Response to Underground Tunnelling - A Case Study of Chennai Metro

Abhishek Pastore, Dr. Sudhir Singh Bhadauria

Citation :

Abhishek Pastore, Dr. Sudhir Singh Bhadauria, "Numerical Modelling of Building Response to Underground Tunnelling - A Case Study of Chennai Metro," International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 4, no. 10, pp. 7-17, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V4I10P102

Abstract

The advancement in underground construction and use of Tunnel boring machine for construction is deeply studied. The construction of underground tunnel in soft ground involves potential risk of damage to super-structure and may lead to collapse of tunnel. Thus it is very important to predict the surface settlement before construction to minimise risk of collapse. Numerical modelling by FEM analysis of a building named Prema Palace in Chennai, India is studied and settlement of building is compared with in-situ settlement. This also includes the numerical modelling of building response to underground tunnelling by FEM analysis w.r.t. various parameters i.e., surface settlement (Ground and building), tilting.

Keywords

Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), Earth Pressure Balanced (EPB), Surface settlement prediction and monitoring instruments, Building settlement marker (BSM), Ground settlement marker (GSM).

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