Application Strategies of Pipe Jacking Technology in Municipal Rainwater Pipeline Engineering

Traditional construction techniques have a significant impact on the environment and are associated with long construction durations in the construction of municipal rainwater pipelines.Pipe jacking technology,a new type of pipeline construction method,enables non-excavation construction and can address the shortcomings of traditional pipeline construction.This article analyzes the concept and application advantages of pipe jacking technology.Combining engineering examples,it explores the application strategies of pipe jacking technology in the construction process of municipal rainwater pipelines for reference.

Finite Element Analysis Study of Box Culvert Jacking-Out Construction under Existing Railway Line

To shorten the existing box culvert demolition construction period and ensure the normal operation of the railway, the jacking-out construction method was adopted. The ABAQUS finite element software was used to establish a three-dimensional model of the box culvert and soil body of the relying project, and three excavation thickness (0m, 1 m, 2 m) were used as the main variation parameters for numerical analysis and research, and the change law of the box culvert itself and soil body stress during the culvert jacking out process was obtained. The results show that the jacking force-displacement curves of the three working conditions can be divided into two stages, and the jacking force reaches the maximum value at the moment when the static friction turns into sliding friction at the end of the first stage. The stress distribution at the bottom slab of the box culvert in the jacking process is approximately normal, and the stress decreases with the increase of the roadbed excavation thickness. The increase of the roadbed excavation thickness can reduce the soil pressure on the side of the box culvert and effectively reduce the deformation of the roadbed in the jacking-out process. The deformation of the roadbed during the jacking process can be reduced by increasing the thickness of the roadbed excavation.

Discussion on the Application of Pipe Jacking Construction Technology in Municipal Road Drainage Projects

In the construction of municipal road drainage projects,pipe jacking construction is a relatively common construction method.This construction technology can avoid a large amount of excavation work,improve drainage construction efficiency,avoid large-scale damage to the road surface,and exert small traffic impact.Therefore,it is currently widely used in drainage construction,but judging from the current actual application situation,there are still many problems that require further improvement.This article mainly analyzes the advantages of and current technical problems in pipe jacking construction technology in detail,explores corresponding solutions,and lays a foundation for the optimization of municipal road drainage engineering construction.

A study of jacking force for a curved pipejacking

For a pipejacking, the jacking force is critical to balance the resistance force and to move the pipe string forwards. The driving mechanism of a curved pipejacking is more complicated than a straight-line pipejacking, and its jacking force is also more difficult to be determined. The paper theoretically studies the jacking force of a curved pipejacking by considering the static equilibrium of earth pressure, resistance at cutting face, friction at pipe surface, and the driving force behind the pipe string. The derived theoretical formula can be used to estimate the driving forces of a straight-line or a curved pipejacking. Case study was performed by applying the theoretical and empirical formulae. After calibration, the corrected formula is more accurate and more applicable.

Application of ANSYS 3D FEM in Studies of Surface Deformation Caused by Pipe Jacking

By using site observation data and establishing 3D model using ANSYS software, this paper has discussed the strain change of stratum stress during process of jacking-in and the impact of machine head on ground surface under different frontal resistances. Analysis of the two cases shows that soil pressure reaches its maximum point when the soil is right above machine head, and soil stress will gradually decline when machine head passes over it. It also shows that impact brought by pipe-jacking construction on stress change of the surrounding soil is limited. The thesis suggest that road surface should be consolidated and soil condition be improved before construction to prevent loss and disaster caused by road surface deformation, jacking force can be increased so that jacking efficiency can be enhanced when ground stratum is well filled with soil, but the frontal resistance facing machine head should be equal to surrounding soil pressure in order to avoid rise of ground surface.

Behavior of Surrounding Soil during Construction and Its Countermeasures Using Pipe Jacking Method in Deep Strata

In Japan when urban infrastructures need to be constructed, the difficulty of utilizing the ground or shallow strata will lead to a more frequent use of the deep strata. The common construction methods are open-cut, pipe jacking, and shield methods. In recent years, a new pipe jacking method has been established that can be adapted to 20 m below the ground or more. Using this method, the drivage machine and the jacking pipe continue to move an underground until the completion of the driving. Therefore an over-cutting area (so-called tail-void) must be formed to lower the friction between the ground and the pipe. The tail-void is filled with lubrications. However, because the stress release from the ground continues to advance when the tail-void is formed, hence there are some challenges required to cope with the stability of the surrounding ground. In order to utilize the pipe jacking method in the deeper strata layers, the theory, analysis and installation of tail-void have to be systemized, and such systematic data must be stored. Therefore, the conditions of tail-void in the deep pipe jacking method are discussed using numerical analyses.

Effect of Application of Pipe Roof Method by Using Pipe Jacking on Behavior of Surrounding Soil

Tunnels in an urban area, in many cases, are constructed in soft ground which contains underground water, near existing facilities and structures. Structural stability for the tunnel and also the nearby structures and facilities is vital in this kind of work. Slurry pipe jacking was firmly established as a special method for the non-disruptive construction of underground pipelines of sewage systems. This method utilizes mud slurry that is formed around the pipes in order to stabilize the surrounding soil. In the pipe roof method the tubing elements that are constructed by slurry pipe jacking are near each other longitudinally, and create a rigid and stable lining before the excavation of the main tunnel. This paper discusses ＇the application of a slurry pipe jacking system on ＇the pipe roof method by means of numerical analysis. Because of the rigid behavior of the lining, the results show little subsidence, making this method a reliable method of constructing large tunnels with small cover in an urban area.

Long-Distance Pipe Jacking in Complex Urban Geological Environment

A steel underground pipeline with a diameter of 2.4 m and a total length of 3,617 m(plate thickness of 26 mm)has been constructed in a city in central Hubei,and the engineering,procurement,and construction(EPC)project has been lifted from the upstream channel to supplement water to the downstream lake inside the city.Through preliminary geological survey data,site topographic and geomorphic survey,urban construction,as well as the requirements of the construction party,the preliminary arrangement of working wells and receiving wells as well as the selection and customization of pipe jacking machines have been proposed.Frequency conversion motor and remote monitoring technology are adopted for geotechnical change and long-distance pipe jacking.Through detailed survey,the rock and soil change section as well as gradual change conditions have been determined,the accuracy of construction mechanics calculation and construction operation control have improved,the basis and analysis basis are provided,and some experiences in construction operation are summarized.

Numerical simulation of frost jacking response of a single pile considering hydro-thermo-mechanical coupling

Permafrost is widely distributed in China and around the world.In permafrost regions,soil frost heave and thawing are severe and frequent,and can destabilize pile foundations.To this end,a finite element model of a single pile in frozen soil is established to investigate the frost heave and frost jacking response to ensure its safety in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.Firstly,a hydro-thermal coupling model of a single pile in frozen soil is established based on coupling parameters and initial and boundary conditions.Then the temperature and moisture distributions are analyzed through the established coupling model.A hydro-thermo-mechanical coupling model is developed by importing the ice content and temperature results.Simulation results indicate that the amount of frost heave is greater at locations closer to the ground surface,and the displacement is smaller for frozen soil that is closer to the side of the pile.The results on frost jacking behavior of piles from this study can serve as a reference for the design,construction and maintenance of foundations.

World’s first implementation of close-fit pipe jacking of twin tunnels for construction of subway station--Innovation in equipment and construction technology

1 Project overview The Shasan station of Phase II of Shenzhen’s urban rail transit Line 12 is situated in Bao’an District,Shenzhen.It comprises a two-level underground island platform station,measuring 212 m in length,and 22.6 m in width,with an overburden thickness of about 7.0 m.Fig.1 illustrates the presence of a large underground reinforced concrete stormwater culvert,measuring 11.5 m by 3.6 m,traversing the station’s center.

Evaluation on cutting performance of novel PDC cutter for pipe jacking machine

It is inevitable to cut reinforced concrete(RC)appeared in cross passage of city metro by cutting tools when constructing in densely populated area.The previous cutters employed to cut RC are insufficient and easily damaged,so a new polycrystalline diamond compact(PDC)cutter is used to solve this question.Based on the theoretical analysis of cutting mechanism,both circular and tapered PDC cutters with cutting edge angle of 90and negative front rack angle of 10are used to cut RC.The peeling and breaking patterns of cutting concrete are proposed,the nodular and grainy chips are the preferred modes in cutting steel bars.The LS-DYNA is employed to investigate the cutting performance in advance.The simulation results show that the average and peak cutting forces increase with the growth of penetration depth,cutting speed,and roundness,and subsequently the recommended penetration depth less than 1.2 mm is obtained to cut RC due to the existence of steel bars.Moreover,the linear cutting platform is adopted to investigate the force ability and damage state of PDC cutters.It is concluded that the cutting force increases abruptly and fluctuates heavily when cutting the coarse aggregates.The patterns occurred in both numerical and experimental results are generally similar.Notably,the steel bar is pulled out and the PDC cutter is damaged at the penetration depth of 0.8 mm,while a good cut occurs at the penetration depth of 0.3 mm.The tapered PDC cutter with a relatively low cutting force is prone to be broken compared with circular PDC cutter.It is suggested that the circular PDC cutter at the penetration depth of 0.3 mm should be used to cut RC in practical engineering.

Study on the pipe friction resistance in long-distance rock pipe jacking engineering

Previous studies on pipe friction resistance are mainly concentrated in the soil layer,whereas the study on that in the rock stratum is limited.To estimate the pipe friction resistance in the rock stratum,the calculation models of pipe friction resistance and their applica-tion conditions were compared first.Then the friction resistance calculation model for pipe jacking in the rock stratum was established and simplified.Lastly,the measured(FM)and the computed(FN)pipe friction resistance was compared to validate the simplified friction resistance calculation model.The following conclusions can be drawn:(1)The existing calculation methods of pipe friction resistance can be well verified in the soil layer but cannot be applied in the rock stratum.(2)Sediment,pipe–rock friction coefficient and mud buoyancy are the main factors affecting the pipe friction resistance in long-distance rock pipe jacking engineering.(3)The simplified calculation model established by Deng et al.can estimate the pipe friction resistance in different rock strata at different jacking stages with satisfac-tory outcomes.Further research on the pipe-rock friction coefficient in different rock strata with different pipe–rock contact conditions merits further investigation to better predict the pipe friction resistance in the rock stratum.The research results have certain practica-bility and can provide a reference for similar projects.

Dynamic prediction of moving trajectory in pipe jacking: GRU-based deep learning framework

The moving trajectory of the pipe-jacking machine(PJM),which primarily determines the end quality of jacked tunnels,must be controlled strictly during the entire jacking process.Developing prediction models to support drivers in performing rectifications in advance can effectively avoid considerable trajectory deviations from the designed jacking axis.Hence,a gated recurrent unit(GRU)-based deep learning framework is proposed herein to dynamically predict the moving trajectory of the PJM.In this framework,operational data are first extracted from a data acquisition system;subsequently,they are preprocessed and used to establish GRU-based multivariate multistep-ahead direct prediction models.To verify the performance of the proposed framework,a case study of a large pipe-jacking project in Shanghai and comparisons with other conventional models(i.e.,long short-term memory(LSTM)network and recurrent neural network(RNN))are conducted.In addition,the effects of the activation function and input time-step length on the prediction performance of the proposed framework are investigated and discussed.The results show that the proposed framework can dynamically and precisely predict the PJM moving trajectory during the pipe-jacking process,with a minimum mean absolute error and root mean squared error(RMSE)of 0.1904 and 0.5011 mm,respectively.The RMSE of the GRU-based models is lower than those of the LSTM-and RNN-based models by 21.46%and 46.40%at the maximum,respectively.The proposed framework is expected to provide an effective decision support for moving trajectory control and serve as a foundation for the application of deep learning in the automatic control of pipe jacking.

基于JACK虚拟仿真的学龄前脑瘫儿童助行器人机优化设计

目的减少学龄前脑瘫儿童助行器的安全隐患,解决患儿在训练过程中的肢体二次损伤问题,提升助行器人机舒适性,对学龄前脑瘫儿童助行器进行优化设计。方法通过JACK虚拟仿真软件的RULA工具,分析得到学龄前脑瘫儿童在使用助行器过程中存在的不合理姿势,并对其进行人机工学与受力分析,提出改进方法并进行设计优化,最后导入JACK虚拟仿真软件进行风险与舒适性验证。结果优化后的学龄前脑瘫儿童助行器的使用受伤风险从4级降低到1级,患儿躯干弯曲力矩、L4/L5脊柱压缩力、剪切力的姿势载荷指数分别降低53%、47%、81%,上身各关节处于舒适角度。结论经过JACK仿真分析及人机优化后的助行器,有效降低了学龄前脑瘫儿童在康复训练中的二次损伤风险,减轻了患儿步行训练中的身体负担,提升了助行器使用的舒适性。

消防员负重训练姿势仿真分析

目的 研究消防员负重状态下不同训练姿势的损伤风险和疲劳状况,降低其身体损伤和职业病的发生。方法 采用调查问卷对某消防救援大队消防员的训练损伤情况进行详细调查;针对引起损伤原因中占比最高的运动疲劳因素,使用Jack软件中的下背部分析、静态强度分析、疲劳度分析、舒适度分析等人因分析工具,对消防员的4种常用射水训练姿势,以及5层楼负重跑、挂钩梯攀爬科目的训练姿势进行仿真分析。结果 调查问卷统计显示,该消防大队消防员损伤的最主要因素是运动疲劳,其引起的损伤占比为69.8%。4种射水姿势均会造成膝、踝关节受伤的风险增加,4种射水姿势的舒适度从高到低依次为肩扛式、站立式、单膝跪地式、卧倒式。对于5层楼负重跑和挂钩梯攀爬的整个动态训练过程,消防员下背部均不会有增加的损伤风险,但踝、膝关节均有增加的损伤风险。结论 消防员负重训练存在某些训练姿势和部位不适、损伤风险增加等现象。研究结果为预防和降低消防员训练损伤、制定合理的训练计划以及有针对性的防护措施,提供科学的参考依据。

Analysis of jacking forces during pipe jacking in granular materials using particle methods

Trenchless technology is often used in congested urban areas or river crossings to install underground pipelines to minimize disturbance to surface traffic or other activities.Pipe jacking is a typical technique applied to jack pipe segments between two working shafts.However,the design of the jacking force is usually implemented using empirical methods.It should be emphasized that the jacking force will change for each site,depending on the magnitude of overcut,lubricants,work stoppages,geology and misalignment.A particle method is proposed to estimate the jacking force along the pipe.The microparameters are calibrated for sandy soils in Shenyang,so that the macroscale material behavior can be reproduced using the particle model.Hence,the normal force around the pipe circumference can be derived in the particle model,after which the interface friction coefficient is applied to evaluate the friction resistance mobilized at the soil-pipe interface.A modified Protodyakonov’s arch model can be used to assess the magnitude of earth pressure acting on the shield face.In the end,the combination of friction resistance and face pressure provides the jacking force.The efficacy of the proposed particle method is demonstrated by comparing calculated jacking forces with those measured in the field for three types of jacking machines in sandy soils under the Hun River,Shenyang.

Analysis of the influence of geometrical parameters of circular steel pipe with flange plate on the jacking force

Jacking force is one of the important safety indicators during pipe jacking construction.Existing models for calculating jacking force are widely used in the calculation of jacking force for pipe with regular cross-sections.In this paper,considering pipe-soil interaction,the cross-sectional characteristics and the distribution characteristics between pipe and soil,the calculation equations for the jacking force of circular steel pipe with flange plate were proposed based on the pressure arch theory.The proposed equations were applied to calculate the jacking force for the Olympic Sports Center Subway Station of Line 9 in Shenyang,China,and the results were compared with the field monitoring data to predict the accurate jacking force.Based on the proposed equations,the influences of the flange plate position and steel pipe diameter on earth pressure around the pipe were analyzed.The functional relationship between the earth pressure and the position of flange plate or the pipe diameter was obtained,which provides design basis and theoretical guidance for engineering practice.

观光电梯装饰设计方案评价体系建构

通过研究观光电梯装饰设计中的人机工程学与CMF问题,重构了观光电梯装饰设计评价体系。首先,通过Jack软件模拟电梯中的人机交互情景,分析设计方案在可达域、视域、舒适度和工作姿势等方面的表现;其次,利用层次分析法明确评价体系各指标之间关联性和重要性,采用几何平均法计算指标权重;最后,依据评价体系开展设计案例全面评估,根据评分结果得出结论,并提出优化建议。提供一种综合而全面的评价方法,提升了设计评价准确性,对观光电梯装饰设计具有指导意义,也为电梯设计方案的优化提供了可行性建议。

基于Jack的挖掘装载机驾驶室人机工程分析与改进设计

为提高挖掘装载机驾驶室的舒适性,采用人体模型建模分析法确定H点位置,并建立挖掘装载机驾驶室人机仿真系统。以人机分析软件Jack为工具,从驾驶员可视性、可达性及舒适性3方面进行挖掘装载机多作业姿势的人机合理性分析,根据仿真结果对中控台界面及控制部件布局进行改进设计,改进方案的分析校核结果表明:驾驶员可视域得到提升,常用控制部件位于驾驶员舒适可达范围内,改进后驾驶员的多个作业姿势舒适性得到提升。通过人机仿真软件对驾驶员多作业姿势进行人机合理性分析,较准确地发现了挖掘装载机驾驶室存在的设计缺陷,为具有复杂人机系统的工程装备驾驶室布局设计研究提供一定参考。

基于Jack的老年电动代步车人机工程设计与优化

目的满足行动不便的老年用户群体复杂的出行需求,提高电动代步车类工具使用过程中的舒适度。方法在传统老年电动代步车的基础上附加辅助站立结构,创新设计出一款坐、立两用的新型电动代步车,并借助Jack仿真软件,对老年用户坐姿驾驶和辅助站立支撑状态下的舒适度、可达域、可视域,以及上车过程中L4/L5下背部的受力情况进行分析,以验证关键人机交互结构、尺寸设计的合理性及舒适性。结论通过验证和调整,对电动代步车的初期设计方案进行改进,优化后的方案为老年电动代步工具的设计提供了参考,可以为满足老年用户复杂的出行需求、提高电动代步车类工具使用过程中的舒适度和安全性提供帮助。