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A Review on Tunnel–Pile Interaction Applied by Physical Modeling

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Tunneling close beneath piles is becoming increasingly common in densely populated areas. It has therefore become important to understand more about the mechanism of the soil movements and interaction between the tunnel and piles. Physical modeling, which can replicate the actual tunnel construction and related process, is most widely used to investigate the mechanism of pile–tunnel interaction and validate the predicted results by other solutions. This paper presents a review of studies on that matter followed by a quantitative comparison of the pile movements and loads due to tunneling. In this regard, all previous studies of physical modeling of the prototype including single and multiple gravity tests have been reviewed. In addition, modeling of pile–tunnel interaction has been categorized into two groups of tunneling with the existence of single pile and group of piles. Finally, the results and findings of the most recent studies in the field of tunnel–pile interaction have been discussed. Collecting and analyzing of these data provide a better understanding of the interaction as well as indicating where further research is needed.

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Abbreviations

D:

Is the tunnel diameter

C:

Is the depth of the tunnel

r:

Is the radius velocity

ω:

Is the angular velocity

Sp :

Is the pile head settlement

dp :

Is the pile diameter

φ:

Is the soil friction angle

P:

Is the axial force along the pile

A:

Is the cross section area of the pile

E:

Is the pile elasticity modulus

ε:

Is the strain gauges reading at each level

M:

Is the bending moment of the pile

y:

Is the distance from the strain gauge to the neutral axis

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  1. Arup Jururunding, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    H. Sohaei

  2. COWI, London, UK

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  3. Department of Mining, Faculty of Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, 5756151818, Iran

    M. Hajihassani

  4. Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Sohaei, H., Namazi, E., Hajihassani, M. et al. A Review on Tunnel–Pile Interaction Applied by Physical Modeling. Geotech Geol Eng 38, 3341–3362 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-020-01240-6

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