Ground performance and building response due to tunnelling

The construction of tunnels inevitably causes ground movements that, in the urban environment, present a risk of damage to buildings and structures. The assessment of the degree of risk of such damage is important both from the point of view of engineering design and for planning and consultation purposes. This paper focuses on two important aspects of urban tunnelling: (1) the influence of the tunnelling process on volume loss and (2) the progressive response of buildings to tunnelling-induced subsidence. Extensive use is made of the results of a major cooperative research project into the ground movements and building responses resulting from the construction of the Jubilee Line Extension. Of particular interest from the case study data is the very small values of horizontal strain that were measured above foundation level. For the covering abstract see ITRD E128041.

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• Authors:
  • JARDINE, R J
  • POTTS, D M
  • HIGGINS, K G
  • BURLAND, J B
  • MAIR, R J
  • STANDING, J R
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 291-342
• Serial:
  • ADVANCES IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING - THE SKEMPTON CONFERENCE. A THREE DAY CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING, ORGANISED BY THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, HELD AT THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, LONDON, 29-31 MARCH 2004
  • Volume: 1
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Construction; Ground settlement; Research projects; Risk assessment; Rock mechanics; Soil mechanics; Subways; Tunnels
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 3655: Construction; 8557: Research project; 9129: Risk assessment; 5757: Rock mechanics; 5792: Settlement; 5755: Soil mechanics; 3374: Tunnel; 1191: Underground railway; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I42: Soil Mechanics; I43: Rock Mechanics; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01019671
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-3264-1
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 9 2006 8:08AM