ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT LOADS AFFECTING THE URBAN RAILWAY TUNNEL SYSTEMS OF CAIRO METRO UNDERNEATH THE RIVER NILE
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ENGINEERING - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
The study objective of this paper is analysis of different loads affecting the urban railway tunnel systems to determine the optimum tunnel system (single tunnel or twin tunnel). A case study is The Greater Cairo metro line No. 4, which passes under the River Nile in Egypt land. Analysis of settlement and stresses was carried out using three different finite element programs (Ansys, Plaxis and Rocscience Phase). We obtained optimum dimension of the model for the different tunnel systems. Also, vertical and horizontal bed River Nile settlements were computed for single and twin tunnel by the above mentioned programs. The comparison between the two systems in terms of bending moments and settlement is presented. Also, the procedures of construction of the twin tunnel underneath the River Nile were discussed. Moreover, the effect of the train loads on the settlement profile and the horizontal displacement of bed River Nile were evaluated for single and twin tunnel systems. Based on the calculated result, higher stresses in bottom tunnel (twin tunnel system) increased by 100% about stresses in a single tunnel. When trains pass through the tunnel, stresses decrease about 10% for single tunnel and about 5% for twin tunnels.
Authors and Affiliations
Hamdy. H. A. Abd-el. rahim, Mahmoud Enieb, Ahmed Khalil, Abdou SH. Ahmed
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- EP ID EP158561
- DOI 10.7708/ijtte.2015.5(2).02
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