The construction of the North Square Shopping Center of the Shanghai South Railway Station is a large scale complex top-down deep excavation project. The excavation is adjacent to several current and newly planned Met...The construction of the North Square Shopping Center of the Shanghai South Railway Station is a large scale complex top-down deep excavation project. The excavation is adjacent to several current and newly planned Metro lines, and influenced by a neighboring Exchange Station excavation. The highly irregular geometry of this excavation greatly increases the complexity in 3D Finite Element modeling. The advanced numerical modeling described in this paper includes detailed structural and geotechnical behavior. Important features are considered in the analysis, e.g., 1） the small-strain stiffness of the soil, 2） the construction joints in the diaphragm wall, 3） the shrinkage in the concrete floor slabs and beams, 4） the complex construction sequences, and 5） the shape effect of the deep excavation. The numerical results agree well with the field data, and some valuable conclusions are generated.展开更多
The finite element method （FEM） is one of the most popular and efficient methods for computational modeling in scien- tific research and engineering . To expand its application to more complex problems, lots of new ...The finite element method （FEM） is one of the most popular and efficient methods for computational modeling in scien- tific research and engineering . To expand its application to more complex problems, lots of new FEM-based methods have been developed in recent decades.展开更多
文摘The construction of the North Square Shopping Center of the Shanghai South Railway Station is a large scale complex top-down deep excavation project. The excavation is adjacent to several current and newly planned Metro lines, and influenced by a neighboring Exchange Station excavation. The highly irregular geometry of this excavation greatly increases the complexity in 3D Finite Element modeling. The advanced numerical modeling described in this paper includes detailed structural and geotechnical behavior. Important features are considered in the analysis, e.g., 1） the small-strain stiffness of the soil, 2） the construction joints in the diaphragm wall, 3） the shrinkage in the concrete floor slabs and beams, 4） the complex construction sequences, and 5） the shape effect of the deep excavation. The numerical results agree well with the field data, and some valuable conclusions are generated.
文摘The finite element method （FEM） is one of the most popular and efficient methods for computational modeling in scien- tific research and engineering . To expand its application to more complex problems, lots of new FEM-based methods have been developed in recent decades.
