What question did this study set out to answer?

The study aims to understand how tunnelling affects the behaviour of piled raft foundations, including their settlements and load transfer.

Centrifuge and numerical modelling study on the response of piled raft foundations to tunnelling

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

The study aims to understand how tunnelling affects the behaviour of piled raft foundations, including their settlements and load transfer.
Conducted five centrifuge model tests to simulate tunnelling effects on foundations.
Performed 28 three-dimensional numerical simulations considering various design factors.
Evaluated the impact of foundation location, raft dimension, embedment depth, and interface friction.
Tunnelling results in progressive foundation settlement and load redistribution within the system.
Piled raft foundations exhibit smaller settlements compared to single piles.
Raft dimension greatly reduces settlement and enhances raft load contribution compared to embedment depth.

No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.

Experimental and numerical analysis examines foundation behaviour during tunnelling, suggesting design insights for urban constructions.

Xu et al. (2026) studied this question.

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark