Ageing Behavior Analysis of Concrete Tunnel Lining

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2022 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 9 Issue 11

Year of Publication : 2022

Authors : Bader Eddin Alasali, N. Srinivasa Reddy

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V9I11P106

How to Cite?

Bader Eddin Alasali, N. Srinivasa Reddy, "Ageing Behavior Analysis of Concrete Tunnel Lining," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 9,  no. 11, pp. 43-49, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V9I11P106

Abstract:

Tunnel lining may be exposed to a range of deterioration and instability phenomena, such as aging. In the present paper, the ageing behavior of concrete lining has been examined by factorial experiments for three mechanical properties of the concrete lining material (cohesion, angle of internal friction and tensile strength). Badama railway tunnel in Syria has been demonstrated as a case study. Complete factorial experiments were performed using the software Universal Distinct Element Code (UDEC), and further, a correlation between the three studied mechanical properties of the concrete lining was examined using statistical regression analysis. The results showed that the coefficient of concrete cohesion has the most significant effect on the other studied properties.

Keywords:

Tunnel, Concrete Lining, Ageing behavior, Infrastructure, UDEC.

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