The influence of parameter variability on subsidence
The influence of parameter variability on subsidence
Leakage into rock tunnels covered by thick soft clay deposits may cause a pore water pressure drop over large areas through underdrainage, resulting in settlement problems and potential damage to structures. In urban areas, heterogeneity in soil properties can be substantial. In this paper, a case study with a systematic sensitivity analysis combined with coupled hydro-mechanical finite element analyses was performed for three key parameters (overconsolidation ratio, vertical hydraulic conductivity and hydraulic anisotropy) considering one scenario of underdrainage. The results show that both the magnitude and uncertainty of settlements are strongly stratigraphy-dependent. The overconsolidation ratio contributed the most to the settlement uncertainty and the effect of vertical hydraulic conductivity was also found to be significant, while the changes in hydraulic anisotropy had negligible influence.
Pierre Wikby; Ayman Abed; Mats Karlsson; Jonas Sundell; M. Karstunen
10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (NUMGE2023)
5. Probabilistic and inverse analysis
https://doi.org/10.53243/NUMGE2023-325
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