Modification of Segment Structure Calculation Theory and Development and Application of Integrated Software for a Shield Tunnel

Abstract

From the aspect of calculation theory, the beam–spring model method and modified routine method of shield tunnel segment structure calculation were improved, and an efficient integrated software system for segment structure calculation of shield tunnel was developed. The beam–spring method is generally calculated according to the assumption of continuous displacement between beams and joints, and the existing modified routine method assumes that the lateral pressure gradient is constant generally, which does not consider the variation in lateral pressure gradient caused by the difference in the lateral pressure coefficient of soil layers or the water level height, which has a certain deviation from the actual situation. The existing beam–spring method and modified routine method theory were improved, the discontinuous displacement between beams and joints in the beam–spring method was taken into account, and the problem of lateral pressure gradient change in the modified routine method was solved. The calculation software system developed by C# and python programming language was proposed to improve the accuracy and efficiency of segment structure calculation. Based on the actual monitoring data of the internal force of the shield tunnel segment and the adjacent shield tunnel segments under construction in Changsha, China, the segments of the shield tunnel with different cross-section sizes and different hydrogeological conditions are calculated to verify the reliability of the calculation software system. At the same time, combined with the calculation results of the software system and field test data, the stiffness reduction coefficient and equivalent foundation resistance coefficient in the modified routine method were derived to further improve the accuracy of the calculation results, which provided a new idea for the calculation of segment structure of shield tunnel with different diameters under different hydrogeological conditions.