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Collapse of tunnels: soil-structure interaction failures
Professor Robert MairCambridge University
Engineering Department
Tunnelling with shield and rings.
New Austrian tunnelling method. Sprayed concrete lining onto unsupported walls.
Conclusions• Tunnel collapses usually catastrophic• Soil-structure interaction important in
tunnel lining design – time-dependent soil pressures depend on stiffness of lining
• Shape is critical: ‘horseshoe’ tunnel lining vulnerable to structural failure – Toulon
• Sprayed concrete vulnerable to construction defects in lining – eventual instability – Heathrow