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Prediction of the tunnel displacement induced by laterally adjacent excavations using multivariate adaptive regression splines

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Excavations may cause excessive ground movements, resulting in potential damage to laterally adjacent tunnels. The aim of this investigation is to present a simple assessment technique using a multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) model, which can map the nonlinear interactions between the influencing factors and the maximum horizontal deformation of tunnels. A high-quality case history in Tianjin, China, is presented to illustrate the effect of excavation on the tunnel deformation and to validate the FEM. The hypothetical data produced by the FEM provide a basis for developing the proposed MARS model. Based on the proposed model, the independent and coupled effects of the input variables (i.e. the normalized buried depth of tunnels Ht/He, the normalized horizontal distance between tunnels and retaining structures Lt/He, and the maximum horizontal displacement of retaining structures, δRmax) on the tunnel response are analysed. The prediction precision and accuracy of the MARS model are validated via the artificial data and the collected case histories.

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Acknowledgements

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51708405 and No. 41630641), the Project of the Tianjin Science and Technology Plan (No. 16YDLJSF00040), and the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2017YFC0805407). The authors appreciate the financial support.

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  1. School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Gang Zheng, Xiaopei He, Haizuo Zhou, Xinyu Yang, Xiaoxuan Yu & Jiapeng Zhao

  2. Key Laboratory of Coast Civil Structure Safety, Tianjin University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Gang Zheng, Xiaopei He, Haizuo Zhou, Xinyu Yang, Xiaoxuan Yu & Jiapeng Zhao

  3. State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Gang Zheng & Haizuo Zhou

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Zheng, G., He, X., Zhou, H. et al. Prediction of the tunnel displacement induced by laterally adjacent excavations using multivariate adaptive regression splines. Acta Geotech. 15, 2227–2237 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-020-00916-w

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