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Spatial Variability of shotcrete thickness

An  important  task   during  the  construction  process  is  to  validate  the dimensions  and  properties  of  a  given  structure.  The  dimensions  like  for instance the thickness of a construction element should  be measured after finishing  building  it.  The  aim  is  to  compare  the  measured  value  with  the design  value   to  avoid   that   elements  do   not  correspond  to  the  input requirements.  Moreover,  the  measurements  are  helpful  to  analyse  the statistical    distribution    of    the    investigated    geometrical    property    by computing e.g. a histogram, which visualises the dispersion and  enable the calculation of the probability of failure for a specific structure or element.In  this  work,  a  shotcrete  layer  has  been  analysed  in  order  to  provide information  about  the  homogeneity  of  the  shotcrete  thickness  in  a  pre-determined  tunnel  section.  The  calculation  method  is  based  on  two  laser scans,  before  and  after  applying  the  shotcrete.  Due  to  the  construction process, the shotcrete layer will not be totally equal, which might be a safety problem. Especially, when  the shotcrete layer is thinner than  required and hence, the actual variation of the shotcrete must be considered and verified.To determine the statistical distribution, correlograms and histograms have been  computed  for  a  wall  area  in  a  tunnel  in  Southern  Sweden.  The correlogram shows the distance where the values have a correlation to each other  and  usually  this  distance  is  called  scale  of  fluctuation.  For  the  wall section, this scale of fluctuation has been calculated for the length (0.8m) as well  as  the  height  (0.8m).  Compared  to  the  original  sample  distance,  e.g. distance of the rock bolts, the variance for the calculation of the probability of failure might be reduced.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kth-224933
Date January 2018
CreatorsKlaube, Maximilian
PublisherKTH, Jord- och bergmekanik
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
RelationTRITA-ABE-MBT ; 188, Examensarbete Jord- och bergmekanik, 1652-599X

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