Numerical modelling of building response to tunnelling

Thesis

The construction of underground tunnels in soft ground in urban areas involves the potential for ground movements caused by the tunnelling to affect existing surface structures. Masonry structures are at particular risk of crack damage. Conventional empirical building assessments do not fully capture all aspects of this soil-structure interaction situation. Numerical methods are increasingly used for such problems. It is common practice in empirical and numerical methods to model a building a...

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Authors: Pickhaver, J; J. A. Pickhaver

• Publication date: 2006
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: tunnelling; settlement
• Subjects: Tunneling and trenches; Geotechnical engineering; Engineering & allied sciences; Civil engineering