The main purpose of this study was to provide a three-dimensional numerical model, which
would allow the tunnel lining behaviour and the displacement field surrounding the tunnel to …

Hypoplasticity has been around for some thirty years now. Starting from the crazy and yet
brilliant idea of Dimitrios Kolymbas in 1980s, it matured in the first half of 1990s into a …

A hypoplastic model for clays is developed to predict anisotropy of very small strain stiffness.
The existing hypoplastic model, with explicit formulation of the asymptotic state boundary …

A new rate-independent hypoplastic model for clays is developed. The model is based on
the recently proposed approach enabling explicit incorporation of the predefined asymptotic …

A number of shield tunnels in soft clay often undergo large deformation during their service
life especially when subjected to nearby engineering activities. The grouting on two sides of …

Abstract In this research, Finite Element (FE) method is applied to simulate the shield
supported mechanized excavation of Western Scheldt tunnel in the Netherlands. Both 2D …

The hydro-fluctuation belt of reservoir landslides undergoes repeated drying-wetting (D–W)
cycles due to the annual fluctuation of water level in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area …

This article presents a comprehensive experimental investigation on Zbraslav sand under
monotonic and cyclic loading. Initially, the material response at large strains was …

The safety of metro tunnels is seriously threatened when protective measures are not well
organized during adjacent foundation pit excavations in soft ground. To date, the protective …

In densely built areas, the development of underground transportation systems often
involves twin tunnels, which are sometimes unavoidably constructed adjacent to existing …