An assembled rectangular tunnel has the advantages of high space utilization rate and strong urban applicability. This solution has been widely used in urban underground traffic construction. During their construction and operation, the joints are the weakest parts of the structure. The mechanical behavior of joints is closely related to the safety of the tunnel; thus, it is important to use a joint with good mechanical behavior. This study presents a new type of joints for shallow buried assembled rectangular tunnels. To evaluate the effect of design parameters (tenon depth and tenon angle) on the behavior of joints, the finite element method was used. At the same time, the mechanical behavior of rectangular tunnel joint was analyzed and compared with that of a traditional straight joint under the same loading conditions, showing better results. The performance-based engineering (PBE) concept was implemented to evaluate the robustness of rectangular tunnel joints. The results show that if the bolt is placed on the tensile side of the structure, it provides a strong restraining effect on the deformation of the joint. When the tenon depth and angle are 0.8 m and 3.6°, respectively, the overall behavior of the rectangular tunnel joint was improved. The new type of assembled rectangular tunnel joint designed in this study has a good application prospect in a shallow stratum and provides new ideas for the design and construction of such tunnels.


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    Title :

    Parameter Sensitivity Analysis of a New Fabricated Rectangular Tunnel Joint Using Numerical Method


    Additional title:

    KSCE J Civ Eng


    Contributors:
    Huang, Zhen (author) / Zhang, Chenlong (author) / Ma, Shaokun (author) / Zhang, Hai (author) / Zhou, Zhang (author) / Li, Hongzhou (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2022-02-01


    Size :

    14 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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