Tunnel excavation is a complicated loading-unloading-reloading process characterized by decreased radial stresses and increased axial stresses.An approach that considers only loading,is generally used in tunnel model ...Tunnel excavation is a complicated loading-unloading-reloading process characterized by decreased radial stresses and increased axial stresses.An approach that considers only loading,is generally used in tunnel model testing.However,this approach is incapable of characterizing the unloading effects induced by excavation on surrounding rocks and hence presents radial and tangential stress paths during the failure process that are different from the actual stress state of tunnels.This paper carried out a comparative analysis using laboratory model testing and particle flow code(PFC2D)-based numerical simulation,and shed light upon the crack propagation process and,microscopic stress and force chain variations during the loading-unloading process.The failure mode observed in the unloading model test is shear failure.The force chains are strongly correlated with the concrete fracture propagation.In addition,the change patterns of the radial and tangential stresses of surrounding rocks in the broken region,as well as the influence of the initial stress on failure loads are revealed.The surrounding soil of tunnel failure evolution as well as extent and shape of the damage zone during the excavation-induced unloading were also studied.展开更多
With the increasing demand for transportation infrastructure,the construction of urban tunnel systems linking different areas is indispensable.The deformation and the failure process during a tunnel excavation are ess...With the increasing demand for transportation infrastructure,the construction of urban tunnel systems linking different areas is indispensable.The deformation and the failure process during a tunnel excavation are essential concerns for geotechnical engineers.However,few studies have systematically investigated the effect of the ground loss ratio on tunnel deformation and the inequality between the ground loss ratio and the volume of the settlement trough.An experimental study using the transparent soil testing technique is performed herein for better visualization and digitization purposes.The three dimensional vertical and horizontal deformation patterns of a single tunnel are investigated for both the surface and the stratum right below considering different ground loss ratios.The relationship among the empirical constant of the settlement trough width,buried depth,depth-diameter ratio,and ground loss ratio is presented.展开更多
基金the support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51608071)Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing,China(cstc2018jcyjAX0632)+1 种基金General Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2017M620414)the Special Funding for Post-doctoral Researchers in Chongqing(No.Xm2017007).
文摘Tunnel excavation is a complicated loading-unloading-reloading process characterized by decreased radial stresses and increased axial stresses.An approach that considers only loading,is generally used in tunnel model testing.However,this approach is incapable of characterizing the unloading effects induced by excavation on surrounding rocks and hence presents radial and tangential stress paths during the failure process that are different from the actual stress state of tunnels.This paper carried out a comparative analysis using laboratory model testing and particle flow code(PFC2D)-based numerical simulation,and shed light upon the crack propagation process and,microscopic stress and force chain variations during the loading-unloading process.The failure mode observed in the unloading model test is shear failure.The force chains are strongly correlated with the concrete fracture propagation.In addition,the change patterns of the radial and tangential stresses of surrounding rocks in the broken region,as well as the influence of the initial stress on failure loads are revealed.The surrounding soil of tunnel failure evolution as well as extent and shape of the damage zone during the excavation-induced unloading were also studied.
基金supported by Chongqing Construction Science and Technology Plan Project(2019-0045)Key Laboratory of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control(No.MDPC201902)the Graduate Research and Innovation Foundation of Chongqing,China(Grant No.CYS18024).
文摘With the increasing demand for transportation infrastructure,the construction of urban tunnel systems linking different areas is indispensable.The deformation and the failure process during a tunnel excavation are essential concerns for geotechnical engineers.However,few studies have systematically investigated the effect of the ground loss ratio on tunnel deformation and the inequality between the ground loss ratio and the volume of the settlement trough.An experimental study using the transparent soil testing technique is performed herein for better visualization and digitization purposes.The three dimensional vertical and horizontal deformation patterns of a single tunnel are investigated for both the surface and the stratum right below considering different ground loss ratios.The relationship among the empirical constant of the settlement trough width,buried depth,depth-diameter ratio,and ground loss ratio is presented.
