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Settlement Mode Analysis for An Immersed Tube Tunnel Considering A Nonuniform Foundation Under Tidal Load

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Immersed tube tunnels are usually placed on soft soil layers in cross-sea tunnelling engineering. Owing to the influence of stratum conditions and slope design, the longitudinal distribution of substratum layers is generally uneven. Thus, the inhomogeneous deformation of the element-joint becomes the key factor in the failure of the immersed tube tunnel. Therefore, a corresponding calculation method for joint deformation is needed to explore the deformation law of immersed tube tunnels. By constructing a three-section immersed tube tunnel analysis model (TTM), the relationship between the two types of deformation of the immersed tube tunnel structure in a longitudinal nonuniform soft soil foundation is described, and the deformation characteristics of the immersed structure under different boundaries are discussed. Based on the mechanical behaviour of the joint and foundation, according to the Timoshenko beam on the Vlasov two-parameter foundation (VTM), considering the tidal cyclic load during the operation and maintenance period, an example analysis is given. Moreover, the deformation characteristics and development trend of the immersed tube tunnel under the influence of different soil layers are discussed. The obtained results have a certain guiding significance for the deformation calculation of immersed tube tunnels.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are deeply grateful to Professor SHEN Shui-long for his guidance in theoretical methods. The authors would like to express appreciation to the reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions that helped improve the quality of our paper.

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The work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 2022A1515011200), the State Key Laboratory for Geo-Mechanics and Deep Underground Engineering of China University of Mining & Technology (Grant No. SKLGDUEK2005), and the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province of China (Grant No. STKJ2021129).

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    Yan-ning Wang, Huan-zhu Zhou & Le-chen Wang

  2. State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221000, China

    Yan-ning Wang

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Wang, Yn., Zhou, Hz. & Wang, Lc. Settlement Mode Analysis for An Immersed Tube Tunnel Considering A Nonuniform Foundation Under Tidal Load. China Ocean Eng 36, 427–438 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-022-0038-3

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