Journal
JOURNAL OF COMPUTING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Volume 27, Issue 6, Pages 708-718Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000291
Keywords
Tunneling; Geology; Simulation; Hybrid methods; Data analysis; Mechanized tunneling; Interaction; Product models; Geological modeling
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Because of the ongoing expansion of urban areas, transportation systems are being increasingly moved beneath the ground into tunnels. However, the construction of tunnels is very challenging regarding unexpected geological conditions, the protection of existing buildings from damage, and the control of financial and safety risks. During the tunnel construction process, different simulations are performed to predict, for example, settlements, soil excavation, or grouting behavior. Although these simulations should strongly interact, they often use independent heterogeneous geological data models and resources, thus resulting in unreliable predictions. This paper presents a hybrid ground data model along with necessary access concepts to support the automated management and exchange of continuously updated geological information among interacting simulations. The ground data model uses a boundary and a decomposition representation of the ground geometry with material information attached to each representation. These representations are converted to one another on demand to make up-to-date ground information available for participating tunneling simulations. To validate the proposed model and concepts, a case study is presented in which two typical simulations are coupled using the prototypically implemented hybrid ground data model. (C) 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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