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Tunnel Face Stability & New CPT Applications - Geo-Engineering

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List of SymbolsxiiiS st FTvwWz hz t , z bcoefficient of specific storagemean infiltration timeresultant friction force on wedge sideinfiltration speeddepth of wedgeresultant water forcewater tabletop and bottom of tunnel face resp.αslurry infiltration length model parameterp excess pore pressures excess slurry pressure, s − p 0ηsafety factorθangle of wedge with horizontalλleakage factorνviscositystatic yield strength of the support fluidτ y× a including the effects of soil arching× fc related to the filter cake× E related to resultant soil force× F related to bentonite slurry or support fluid× (i) related to wedge segment i× p related to (excess) pore pressures× ref reference case× W related to water forceCone Penetration TestingD ref smq cq tQ trR dR fuu 1 , u 2 , u 3WWǫθrelative densityvoid ratiosleeve frictionalternative elastic moduluscone resistancecorrected cone resistancenormalized corrected cone resistanceradiusratio of calibration chamber diameter to cone diameterfriction numbermeasured pore pressuremeasured pore pressure at cone tip, cone shoulder resp.behind friction sleevework per unit volume,total workstraintangential coordinate

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