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Soft Ground Tunnel Modelling in Abaqus

This document provides an overview of the key steps for modelling soft ground tunneling in ABAQUS finite element software. It outlines 9 important model development stages including geometry development, material property assignment, model assembly, boundary conditions and loading, meshing, interaction definitions, design steps, and running the job. The example model involves modelling a 63m long, 50m wide and 46m high soil block containing a 15m long pile and 30m long concrete lining. The document describes modelling the different construction stages including geostatic initial conditions, pile installation, tunnel excavation and lining installation.

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Soft Ground Tunnel Modelling in Abaqus

This document provides an overview of the key steps for modelling soft ground tunneling in ABAQUS finite element software. It outlines 9 important model development stages including geometry development, material property assignment, model assembly, boundary conditions and loading, meshing, interaction definitions, design steps, and running the job. The example model involves modelling a 63m long, 50m wide and 46m high soil block containing a 15m long pile and 30m long concrete lining. The document describes modelling the different construction stages including geostatic initial conditions, pile installation, tunnel excavation and lining installation.

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SOFT GROUND TUNNEL MODELLING

IN ABAQUS
FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING

2
UNDERSTAND THE KEY ELEMENT IN MODELLING

3
PLAN!
STARTING WITH ABAQUS
Menu Tools

Treeview
Tools

Kernel
command

Message
area
Module

9 important model
development stages
Module
Important tools

• File
• View manipulation
• Display group
• Selection
GEOMETRY
DEVELOPMENT

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Parts

Soil: Pile: Lining:


• 63 (L) x 50 (W) x 46 (H) • 15 (L) x 1 (D) • 30 (L) x 5 (D)
• 3D-Deformable-Solid-Extrusion • 3D-Deformable-Solid-Extrusion • 3D-Deformable-Shell-Extrusion
Lining when assemble
PROPERTIES
ASSIGNATION

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Properties

• Create Material
Define properties for each material
Group Parameter Soil Pile Lining
Density Density (g/cm3) 1,300 2,400 2,400
Elasticity Young’s Modulus 7,000,000 300,000,000 300,000,000
(Pa)
Poisson’s Ratio 0.3 0.2 0.2
Mohr-Coloumb Friction Angle 25 35 -
Plasticity Dilatancy Angle 1 1 -
Cohession (Pa) 100 100,000,000 -
Abs Plastic Strain 0 0 -
Permeability K 0.00001 0.000000001 -
(Specific weight Void ratio 1 1 -
water = 9810 g/cm3)
Properties
• Create Section
Create sections for material assignation
Properties
• Assign Section
Assign material properties to the section which has been created by creating set in each part
MOHR COULOMB SOIL
MATERIAL: LINING
(PRECAST CONCRETE)
MODEL ASSEMBLY

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Assembly
• Combine all parts which has been created in a single model
To insert Copy parts
parts Linearly Pile

Copy parts
radially Move parts

lining
Rotate parts

Merge or
cut parts

Soil
Assembly: Lining
Create
instance

Rotate
instance

Translate
instance
View>Assembly Display Options>
BOUNDARY
CONDITION, LOAD
& PREDEFINED
MATERIAL

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Load
Gravity
• Assign in step “Geostatic”
• Direction of gravity is on Z axis
• + and – indicate the direction
• X,Y,Z are expressed in 1,2,3. insert in component 3 = -10
Load
Boundary condition
• Every step has different BC and should be assigned manually in each step
U1,U2,U3,UR1,UR2,UR3
U1,U2, (side face of the soil) (Bottom of soil)

U1,U2,U3 (inner soil,


excavated)

U2 (face excavated, face


pressure)

U1,U2,U3 (inner soil,


excavated)
Load
Predefined field
• Assigned properties for the model. Make sure assigned at initial condition

σ’=γ.h of pile

Pore pressure = 0

saturation= 0

σ’=γ.h of soil

Void ratio = 1
MESH

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Mesh
Seed Edges
• Determine size of the mesh. Only outside edges. Soil only.
• Set 1, whole soil, size 3
• Set 2, edges around pile and tunnel, size 1
Mesh
Mesh instance
• Create mesh on model
• Change “element type” into “pore fluid/stress” for soil and pile
Mesh

• Seed: instances or edges


• Mesh:
• Element type
• controls
INTERACTION

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Interaction
• Decide what to in every steps
Interaction
Geostatic
• Model change - Deactivate pile and lining
Excavation pile
• Model change – Deactivate body of soil in which pile is going to be putted (12m in
Z-direction)
Pile Installation
• Model change – Reactivate Pile
• Surface-to-Surface – Master surface = pile, slave surface = inner soil
Excavation Tunnel
• Model change – Deactivate body of soil which is excavated (30 m in Y-direction)
Lining Installation
• Model change – Reactivate Lining
• Surface-to-surface – Master surface = outer lining, slave surface = inner soil
DESIGN STEP

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Steps
• Create steps in for the model. Carefully choose the procedure.
STEP
JOB

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Job
• Run the model by clicking submit
Result
Job

• Create job
THE END

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