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View article: Impact of a large and shallow twin-tunnel excavation on a high-speed railway bridge and related protective measures: A case study
Impact of a large and shallow twin-tunnel excavation on a high-speed railway bridge and related protective measures: A case study Open
This case study examines a landmark engineering project in Suzhou, China, involving the construction of two large-diameter (13.2 m) shield tunnels beneath an active high-speed railway (HSR) bridge. This pioneering project is the first of i…
View article: A novel insight into the transition from plasticity to elasto-damage modelling in intact rocks
A novel insight into the transition from plasticity to elasto-damage modelling in intact rocks Open
This study developed a coupled elasto-damage constitutive model for predicting the transition from brittle to ductile behaviour in quasi-brittle rocks. By integrating the bounding surface framework with damage evolution hardening, the mode…
View article: General report – field case studies
General report – field case studies Open
This General Report presents an overview of the papers submitted for the Symposium session dedicated to “Field case studies”. These papers address case studies related to tunnelling and excavation projects carried out in Asia and Europe. T…
View article: 3D numerical modelling of a compensation grouting field trial in alluvial soils
3D numerical modelling of a compensation grouting field trial in alluvial soils Open
The underground bypass of the new high-speed and high-capacity railway line in Florence (IT) involves the construction of about 7 km of twin tunnels beneath
\n the historic city centre. To minimise the impact of tunnelling works, mitigati…
View article: Seismic response analysis of the Two Towers subsoil in Bologna (Italy)
Seismic response analysis of the Two Towers subsoil in Bologna (Italy) Open
The paper summarises the main findings of a parametric numerical investigation focusing on the seismic response of the foundation soil below the Two Towers, the historic medieval symbol of Bologna (Italy), dated back to the XII century. Th…
View article: Computation of irreversible seismic displacements of rock wedges: an application to dam abutment safety assessment
Computation of irreversible seismic displacements of rock wedges: an application to dam abutment safety assessment Open
The paper discusses a method to assess the seismic performance of rock wedges in contact with arch-dam abutments based on the Newmark displacement approach, conveniently modified to include all possible three-dimensional failure mechanisms…
View article: Class A predictions of damage level in an historical fortress induced by twin tunnelling
Class A predictions of damage level in an historical fortress induced by twin tunnelling Open
Tunnelling below historical city centres requires the accurate analysis of the impact of construction works on cultural heritage monuments, which need to be preserved from any possible damage. In this paper, the undercrossing of an histori…
View article: Rock Slope Instabilities Affecting the AlUla Archaeological Sites (KSA)
Rock Slope Instabilities Affecting the AlUla Archaeological Sites (KSA) Open
The paper focuses on the geomorphological processes and potential geo-hazards affecting the cultural heritage rock-cut sites of AlUla region. Its best-known site is Hegra, with more than 110 monumental tombs with elaborated façades carved …
View article: A New In Situ Test for the Assessment of the Rock-Burst Alarm Threshold During Tunnelling
A New In Situ Test for the Assessment of the Rock-Burst Alarm Threshold During Tunnelling Open
Rock-burst is one of the most serious risks associated with hard rock tunnelling and mining at high depths. Monitoring of acoustic emissions emitted by the rock-mass during excavation and their interpretation now permits the early assessme…
View article: Special issue on building and infrastructure response to ground movement: Bridging the gap between geotechnical and structural modelling of SSI
Special issue on building and infrastructure response to ground movement: Bridging the gap between geotechnical and structural modelling of SSI Open
Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright h…
View article: Influence of Block form on the Shear Behaviour of Soft Soil–Rock Mixtures by 3D Block Modelling Approaches
Influence of Block form on the Shear Behaviour of Soft Soil–Rock Mixtures by 3D Block Modelling Approaches Open
The influence of block forms on the shear behaviour of soil–rock mixtures with soft blocks (soft S–RMs) can be efficiently investigated by the discrete element method (DEM) on the basis of accurate 3D models accounting for the block breaka…
View article: Tunneling-Induced Deformation of Bare Frame Structures on Sand: Numerical Study of Building Deformations
Tunneling-Induced Deformation of Bare Frame Structures on Sand: Numerical Study of Building Deformations Open
View article: Considerations on the deformation of Ridracoli dam foundation based on the analysis of monitoring data
Considerations on the deformation of Ridracoli dam foundation based on the analysis of monitoring data Open
The behaviour of the Ridracoli arch-gravity dam in the 2002-2020 operation years has been analysed, by applying “statistical” models of increasing complexity to the time series of pendulum and long-base extensometer measurements. The model…
View article: Tunnel–framed building interaction: comparison between raft and separate footing foundations
Tunnel–framed building interaction: comparison between raft and separate footing foundations Open
In this paper, the influence of the foundation configuration (raft or separate footings) on tunnel–soil–framed building interaction is investigated using geotechnical centrifuge testing. Tunnelling-induced soil movements and deformation fi…
View article: The response of framed buildings on raft foundations to tunnelling: a centrifuge and numerical modelling study
The response of framed buildings on raft foundations to tunnelling: a centrifuge and numerical modelling study Open
The expansion of cities often involves tunnel construction, which may result in detrimental effects on existing structures. This paper considers the interaction between tunnelling-induced ground deformations and framed buildings on raft fo…
View article: PRENOLIN: International Benchmark on 1D Nonlinear Site‐Response Analysis—Validation Phase Exercise
PRENOLIN: International Benchmark on 1D Nonlinear Site‐Response Analysis—Validation Phase Exercise Open
This article presents the main results of the validation phase of the PRENOLIN project. PRENOLIN is an international benchmark on 1D nonlinear (NL) site-response analysis. This project involved 19 teams with 23 different codes tested. It w…
View article: International Benchmark on Numerical Simulations for 1D, Nonlinear Site Response (PRENOLIN): Verification Phase Based on Canonical Cases
International Benchmark on Numerical Simulations for 1D, Nonlinear Site Response (PRENOLIN): Verification Phase Based on Canonical Cases Open
PREdiction of NOn‐LINear soil behavior (PRENOLIN) is an international benchmark aiming to test multiple numerical simulation codes that are capable of predicting nonlinear seismic site response with various constitutive models. One of the …
View article: Modelling of Reinforced Concrete Framed Structures Interacting with a Shallow Tunnel
Modelling of Reinforced Concrete Framed Structures Interacting with a Shallow Tunnel Open
The construction of tunnels in urban areas inevitably entails the interaction with existing structures. Current design approaches for the evaluation of tunnelling induced damage on buildings are based on the semi-empirical evaluation of th…