The interaction of surrounding rock with a support system in deep underground tunnels has attracted extensive interest from researchers.However,the effect of high axial stress on tunnel stability has not been fully co...The interaction of surrounding rock with a support system in deep underground tunnels has attracted extensive interest from researchers.However,the effect of high axial stress on tunnel stability has not been fully considered.In this study,compression tests with and without confining pressure were conducted on solid specimens and hollow cylinder specimens filled with aluminium,lead,and polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA)to investigate the strength,deformation and failure characteristics of circular roadways subjected to high axial stress.The influence of the three-dimensional stress on the surrounding rock supported with different stiffness was studied.The results indicate that the strength and peak strain of hollow cylinders filled with PMMA are higher than those of hollow cylinders filled with aluminium or lead,indicating that flexible retaining is beneficial for roadway stability.The results obtained in this paper can contribute to better understanding the support failure of a buried roadway subjected to high axial stress and thus to analyzing and evaluating roadway stability.展开更多
基金Projects(11772357,51474103,51504092)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2016YFC0600706)supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China
文摘The interaction of surrounding rock with a support system in deep underground tunnels has attracted extensive interest from researchers.However,the effect of high axial stress on tunnel stability has not been fully considered.In this study,compression tests with and without confining pressure were conducted on solid specimens and hollow cylinder specimens filled with aluminium,lead,and polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA)to investigate the strength,deformation and failure characteristics of circular roadways subjected to high axial stress.The influence of the three-dimensional stress on the surrounding rock supported with different stiffness was studied.The results indicate that the strength and peak strain of hollow cylinders filled with PMMA are higher than those of hollow cylinders filled with aluminium or lead,indicating that flexible retaining is beneficial for roadway stability.The results obtained in this paper can contribute to better understanding the support failure of a buried roadway subjected to high axial stress and thus to analyzing and evaluating roadway stability.