Analysis of a tunnel failure caused by leakage of the shield tail seal system
This paper presents an analysis of a tunnel failure accident during shield tunnel construction on Foshan Metro Line 2 in China. The failure is caused by the leakage of the multilayer seal system, which consists of several brush seals at the tail of the shield. Four different failure modes for the mu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Underground Space |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2467967418301351 |