Numerical Simulation in Tunnelling
By: edited by Gernot Beer
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Vienna
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 483
ISBN-13: 9783709172216; 9783709160992
Subjects: Civil engineering; Engineering; Computer simulation; Geology; Hydraulic engineering
Description: The planned construction of traffic routes through the European Alps represents a challenge for science and technology. During the past decades, Austria has gained a leading position in the field of tunnelling. This has been verified by many successful projects all over the world, which have been realised with the well-known "New Austrian Tunnelling Method". However, further development and economic success of modern tunnelling methods, which are still partly based on empirical assumptions, can only be assured if their scientific basis is improved. The book discusses the application of numerical simulation methods to assist tunnel engineers. Numerical simulation tools for the estimation of the required tunnel support and the required construction measures are described in this book. By using them, it is possible to study the impact on construction and environment during the planning stage and during construction. This will result in an improvement of the safety and economy of tunnels.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Tunnelling - the need for technological development and innovation; title: Improved site investigation; title: Advanced pre-processing methods; title: Thermochemomechanical material model for shotcrete; title: Material model for soil and applications; title: Damage mechanics of jointed rock in tunnelling; title: Parameter identification and its application in tunnelling; title: Soft-computing-based parameter identification as the basis for prognoses of the structural behaviour of tunnels; title: Quantification of stress states in shotcrete shells; title: Compressed air tunnelling - determination of air requirement; title: A coupled FE-model for tunnelling by means of compressed air; title: A multilaminate model for finite element analysis of tunnel excavation; title: Advanced post-processing methods; title: Application of numerical simulation at the tunnel site; title: Summary and outlook.