Segmental Joint Gasket for Shield Tunnels

Validated self-sealing seepage model

The numerical model of this gasket, for the first time, fully simulates the progressive seepage and self-sealing effect under water pressure, with predicted waterproof capacity and failure process matching experimental results.

Yan, Qixiang · Haojia, Zhong · Zhang, Chuan · Zechang, Zhao · Yanxin, Wen · Ping, Wang

Underground Space (China) 2023