Research Article

A Practical Swelling Constitutive Model of Anhydrite and Its Application on Tunnel Engineering

Table 7

Summary numerical simulation results using ANSYS.

Crown settlement (cm)Convergence of wall (cm)Maximal axial force of LE (kN)Maximal axial force of LE (kN)Maximal tensile stress of RB (MPa)Maximal axial force of BE (kN)Maximal shearing force of BE (N)Maximal bending moment of BE (N·m)Maximal compressive stress of FL (MPa)

24.5054.0027.60197.93100.4503.961.900.307.40

Note. SR is surrounding rock. LE is the link1 element. RB is the rock bolt. BE is the beam element. FL is the first lining.