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Structural Analyses of the Submerged Floating Tunnel Prototype in Qiandao Lake (PR of China)

Structural Analyses of the Submerged Floating Tunnel Prototype in Qiandao Lake (PR of China) In this paper, after a general presentation of the Submerged Floating Tunnel (SFT) as an attractive technical solution for waterway crossings, the SFT prototype to be built in Qiandao Lake (People's Republic of China) is introduced. The main peculiarities of such an innovative system are briefly summarized and the importance of realizing a SFT prototype is underlined. The types of action that the SFTs can be generally subjected to are illustrated and the specific load conditions for the SFT prototype in Qiandao Lake are presented. The numerical analyses carried out for investigating the system behaviour in presence of the environmental loads, such as waves, currents and earthquakes, are focused. Three cables configurations are considered for the hydrodynamic analyses, in order to select the most performing one, which is subsequently analyzed also under seismic loads. The model assumptions and the results of the performed analyses are shown and critically discussed. Finally, the displacement and strength safety checks are shown, which allow to state that the designed SFT prototype is able to withstand the environmental design actions in Qiandao Lake. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advances in Structural Engineering SAGE

Structural Analyses of the Submerged Floating Tunnel Prototype in Qiandao Lake (PR of China)

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SAGE
Copyright
© 2008 SAGE Publications
ISSN
1369-4332
eISSN
2048-4011
DOI
10.1260/136943308785836862
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Abstract

In this paper, after a general presentation of the Submerged Floating Tunnel (SFT) as an attractive technical solution for waterway crossings, the SFT prototype to be built in Qiandao Lake (People's Republic of China) is introduced. The main peculiarities of such an innovative system are briefly summarized and the importance of realizing a SFT prototype is underlined. The types of action that the SFTs can be generally subjected to are illustrated and the specific load conditions for the SFT prototype in Qiandao Lake are presented. The numerical analyses carried out for investigating the system behaviour in presence of the environmental loads, such as waves, currents and earthquakes, are focused. Three cables configurations are considered for the hydrodynamic analyses, in order to select the most performing one, which is subsequently analyzed also under seismic loads. The model assumptions and the results of the performed analyses are shown and critically discussed. Finally, the displacement and strength safety checks are shown, which allow to state that the designed SFT prototype is able to withstand the environmental design actions in Qiandao Lake.

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Advances in Structural EngineeringSAGE

Published: Aug 1, 2008

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