Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Underground Elements
1.2 Details
Problems
Reference and Bibliography
Chapter 2 Design Load
2.1 Types of Loading
2.2 Lateral Earth Pressure
2.2.1 Earth Pressure at Rest
2.2.2 Rankine's Earth Pressure Theory
2.2.3 Coulomb's Earth Pressure Theory
2.3 Rock Mass Pressure
2.3.1 Loosening Masses Theory
2.3.2 Rational Methods
2.4 The "Q" System
2.5 Pressures of Ground-Structure Interaction
2.6 Deadweight of Structure and Other Loads
Problems
Reference and Bibliography
Chapter 3 Design Methods
3.1 Load Structure Model
3.2 Convergence-Confinement Method
3.2.1 Introduction
3.2.2 Presentation of the Method
3.2.3 Theoretical Scope of the Method
3.2.4 Practical Scope of the Method
3.3 Rational Methods of Design
3.3.1 The State of Stress and the Plastic Zone around a Tunnel
3.3.2 Stresses in the Plastic Zone
3.3.3 Stresses in the Elastic Zone
3.3.4 Radius of the Plastic Zone
3.3.5 Displacement around the Tunnel
3.3.6 Displacement of the Lining
3.3.7 Compatibility Condition of the Displacements between the Ground and the Lining
3.3.8 Calculation of the Values of Rp and Pi
3.3.9 Calculation of Segmental Linings of Shield Tunnels
3.3.10 Case Studies
3.4 Empirical Design Method-The Q-System
3.5 NATM Method
3.5.1 Introduction
3.5.2 Historical Background of NATM
3.5.3 Characteristics Features and Philosophy of NATM
3.6 ADECO-RS Method
3.6.1 Introduction
3.6.2 Control of the Deformation Response
3.6.3 Analysis of Controlled Deformation in Rocks and Soils
3.6.4 Conceptual Framework according to the ADECO-RS Approach
3.7 Discontinuity Analysis Method
3.7.1 Introduction
3.7.2 Joint Spacing: Joint Spacing, Frequency, Block Size, and RQD
