Abstract
A method of calculating the failure probability of the tunnel system combining finite element numerical simulation with multiple response surface method (MRSM) and Monte-Carlo simulation (MCS) is presented. The applicability of the proposed methodology is verified through a subway interval soft rock tunnel in Qingdao, China. The sensitivity of Monte-Carlo sampling number and coefficients of variation for rock masses on the failure probability of tunnel system is conducted. The primary failure modes in tunnel system are identified by reanalyzing the failure samples. The simulation results demonstrate that the failure probability of a tunnel system within soft upper and hard lower surrounding rock mass is mainly attributed to the soft upper part of the surrounding rock. The coefficients of variation of the elastic modulus E1 and the internal friction angle ϕ1 of the pebble layer (soft upper part) have significant effect on the failure probability. The failure probability of tunnel system increases as the coefficients of variation of E1 and ϕ1; increase. Two primary failure modes are found to contribute to the tunnel system reliability. The effect of rock bolt length L and pipe-roof thickness H on tunnel system reliability and two primary failure modes as well are investigated. The simulation results indicate that both the enhancements in L and H tend to be more effective than the enhancement in either L or H if a small target failure probability of tunnel system is expected. The supporting structures design can be performed based on the potential sets of (L, H) satisfying target failure probability.
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