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DESIGN OF THE SHOTCRETE TUNNEL LINING OF A METRO STATION – SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

In the course of the extension of a metro line in Vienna the station Taborstraße will be built. Two single track platform tunnels, a connection tunnel and an elevator tunnel will be driven through sediments following an NATM excavation scheme with part-excavations of the cross sections. Time dependent three-dimensional finite element analyses using nonlinear material models have been performed, in order to predict the settlements due to the excavation of the tunnels and to design the shotcrete lining. Features of the viscoplastic shotcrete model are: a rapid development of strength and stiffness, cracking, and a pronounced creep at high stress levels. At the tunnel intersections stress concentrations in the lining occur which would not be permitted according to the design rules of common standards. Variations of the material parameters of the shotcrete and the soil are used to show that safety margins comparable to those of the standards are present.

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IGT Geotechnik und Tunnelbau ZT-GmbH
Austria
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