Title:
Tunnel Lining Design, Part 1: Design Considerations
Author(s):
Gary Brierley, Joseph Klein, and Randall W. Poston
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
45
Issue:
6
Appears on pages(s):
43-47
Keywords:
load, ground, shotcrete, support
DOI:
10.14359/51738853
Date:
6/1/2023
Abstract:
Tunnel linings are typically curved structures placed in direct contact with and restrained by the surrounding ground. The main objective of this two-part article is to explain how tunnel linings can be designed and analyzed in a reasonable and rational manner that is consistent with tunnel lining behavior. Part 1 focuses on design considerations and a brief history of tunnel linings.
Related References:
1. ACI Committee 318, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI CODE-318-19(22)) and Commentary (Reapproved 2022),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2019, 624 pp.
2. ACI Committee 350, “Code Requirements for Environmental Engineering Concrete Structures (ACI 350-20) and Commentary (ACI 350R-20),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2020, 544 pp.
3. Proctor, R.V.; White, T.L; and Terzaghi, K., “Rock Tunneling with Steel Supports and Introduction to Tunnel Geology,” The Commercial Shearing and Stamping Co., Youngstown, OH, 1946, 271 pp.