Statistical and numerical analysis on characteristics and influence factors of construction cracks of large-diameter underwater shield tunnel: a case study

Tunnel excavation is prone to segment cracks, which may lead to serious safety accidents. This work aims to investigate the type, location and occurrence time of cracks in a large-diameter underwater shield tunnel and also ascertain the causes of the cracks. The correlations between crack characteri...

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Main Authors: Rui Yang, Qian Kong, Meng Ren, Fuquan Ji, Dejie Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2023.1235674/full