Analysis of an underground structure settlement risk due to tunneling- A case study from Tabriz, Iran

• Main Authors: Mohammad Javad Vahdatirad, Hadi Ghodrat, Sara Firouzian, Amin Barari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Prince of Songkla University 2010-05-01
• Series: Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)
• Subjects: settlement; risk assessment; tunneling; empirical method; numerical method
• Online Access: http://www.rdoapp.psu.ac.th/html/sjst/journal/32-2/0125-3395-32-2-145-152.pdf

The tunnel of the Tabriz urban railway line 2 (TURL2), Iran, will pass through an underground commercial center onits way. Too little distance between the tunnel crown and the underground structure foundation will probably cause collapseor excessive settlement during the tunnel construction based on studied geotechnical conditions of the region. In this paper,a method of risk level assessment for various types of structures, such as frame and masonry structures, and various typesof foundation, such as continuous and isolated, is well defined and the risk level is classified. Moreover, the value of theunderground commercial center structure settlement is estimated using both empirical and numerical methods. The settlementrisk level of the commercial center structure is determined based on presented definitions about risk classification ofvarious types of structures. Consequently, tunneling processes in this section need a special monitoring system and consolidationmeasures before the passage of a tunnel boring machine.