Impact of surface-reflected seismic waves on the seismic isolation performance of circular tunnel isolation layers

Seismic isolation is an effective strategy to mitigate the risk of seismic damage in tunnels.However,the impact of surface-reflected seismic waves on the effectiveness of tunnel isolation layers remains under explored.In this study,we employ the wave function expansion method to provide analytical solutions for the dynamic responses of linings in an elastic half-space and an infinite elastic space.By comparing the results of the two models,we investigate the seismic isolation effect of tunnel isolation layers induced by reflected seismic waves.Our findings reveal significant differences in the dynamic responses of the lining in the elastic half-space and the infinitely elastic space.Specifically,the dynamic stress concentration factor(DSCF)of the lining in the elastic half-space exhibits periodic fluctuations,influenced by the incident wave frequency and tunnel depth,while the DSCF in the infinitely elastic space remain stable.Overall,the seismic isolation application of the tunnel isolation layer is found to be less affected by surface-reflected seismic waves.Our results provide valuable insights for the design and assessment of the seismic isolation effect of tunnel isolation layers.

Rockburst process and strength-weakening effect of the high-stress circular tunnel under internal unloading

To investigate the influence of unloading effect of a circular tunnel face on rockburst process,by innovatively combining rock drilling unloading devices and triaxial systems,the strain rockburst simulation under the entire stress path of“high initial stressþinternal unloadingþstress adjustment”(HUS test)was realized for the intact cubic red sandstone samples(100 mm×100 mm×100 mm).Comparative tests were conducted on cubic red sandstone samples with prefabricated circular holes(425 mm)under the stress path of“prefabricated circular hole+þhigh initial stress+stress adjustment”(PHS test),thereby highlighting the influence of internal unloading on rockburst failure.The test results revealed that with an increase in vertical stress,the sidewalls in both the HUS and PHS tests suffered strain rockburst failure.Compared with the PHS test,the initial failure stress in the HUS test is lower,and it is easier to induce sidewall rockbursts.This indicates that the internal unloading influences the sidewall failure,causing an obvious strength-weakening effect,which becomes more significant with an increase in buried depth.The strain rockburst failure was more severe in the HUS test owing to the influence of internal unloading.V-shaped rockburst pits were formed in the HUS tests,whereas in the PHS test,arcshaped rockburst pits were produced.It was also found that strain rockburst failure may occur only when the rock has a certain degree of rockburst proneness.

Numerical Simulation of Rock Burst in Circular Tunnels Under Unloading Conditions

Rock burst in a circular tunnel under high in-situ stress conditions was investigated with a numerical method coupled the rock failure process theory (RFPA) and discontinuous deformation theory (DDA). Some numerical tests were carraied out to investigate the failuer patterns of circular tunnel under unloading conditions. Compared the results under loading conditions,the shapes of failure zones are more regular under the unloading conditions. The failure pat-terns in the same type of rock mass are clearly different because of non-homogeneity of the rock material. The extension of cracks shows some predictability with an increasing of in-situ stress. When the homogeneity index of rocks (m) is ei-ther relatively high or low and lateral pressure coefficients (λ) is high,the number of regular shear slide cracks decreases and the probability of a rock burst also becomes lower. Our numerical simulation results show that the stability of sur-face rock and the natural bedding stratification of rock material greatly affect rock bursts. Installing bolts with due dili-gence and suitably can effectively prevent rock bursts. However,it is not effective to control rock bursts by releasing the strain energy with normal pre-boreholes.

Experimental investigation on influence of loading rate on rockburst in deep circular tunnel under true-triaxial stress condition

To investigate the influence of loading rate on rockburst in a circular tunnel under three-dimensional stress conditions,the true-triaxial tests were conducted on 100 mm×100 mm×100 mm cubic sandstone specimens with d50 mm circular perforated holes,and the failure process of hole sidewall was monitored and recorded in real-time by the microcamera.The loading rates were 0.02,0.10,and 0.50 MPa/s.The test results show that the rockburst process of hole sidewall experienced calm period,pellet ejection period,rock fragment exfoliation period and finally formed the V-shaped notch.The rockburst has a time lag and vertical stress is high when the rockburst occurs.The vertical stress at the initial failure of the hole sidewall increases with loading rate.During the same period after initial failure,the rockburst severity of hole sidewalls increased significantly with increasing loading rate.When the vertical stress is constant and maintains a high stress level,the rockburst of hole sidewall under low loading rate is more serious than that under high loading rate.With increasing loading rate,the quality of rock fragments produced by the rockburst decreases,and the fractal dimension of rock fragments increases.

Elasto-plastic analysis of the surrounding rock mass in circular tunnel based on the generalized nonlinear unified strength theory

The present paper aims to establish a versatile strength theory suitable for elasto-plastic analysis of underground tunnel surrounding rock. In order to analyze the effects of intermediate principal stress and the rock properties on its deformation and failure of rock mass, the generalized nonlinear unified strength theory and elasto-plastic mechanics are used to deduce analytic solution of the radius and stress of tunnel plastic zone and the periphery displacement of tunnel under uniform ground stress field. The results show that: intermediate principal stress coefficient b has significant effect on the plastic range,the magnitude of stress and surrounding rock pressure. Then, the results are compared with the unified strength criterion solution and Mohr–Coulomb criterion solution, and concluded that the generalized nonlinear unified strength criterion is more applicable to elasto-plastic analysis of underground tunnel surrounding rock.

Elasto-plastic Analysis of Circular Tunnels in Jointed Rock Masses Satisfy the Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion

The relationship between the Hoek-Brown parameters and the mechanical response of circular tunnels is il-lustrated. Closed-form and approximate solutions are given for the extent of the plastic zone and the stress and dis-placement fields under axisymmetrical and asymmetric stress conditions. For the same rock masses and under axisym-metrical stress conditions,the radius of the plastic zone in terms of Hoek-Brown criterion is generally an approximation of the radius in terms of the Mohr-Coulomb criterion. The radius in terms of the Hoek-Brown criterion is larger under low stress conditions. For poor quality rock masses (GSI<25),measures (such as grouting,setting rock bolts,etc.) that improve the GSI of rock masses are effective in improving the stability of tunnels. It is not advisable to improve the sta-bility of the tunnels by providing a small support resistance p through shotcrete,except for very poor quality jointed rock masses. Without reference to the quality of the rock mass,the disturbance factor D should not less than 0.5. Meas-ures which disturb rock masses during tunnel construction should be taken carefully when the tunnel depth increases.

Failure process and characteristics of three-dimensional high-stress circular tunnel under saturated water content

True-triaxial compression tests were carried out on cubic granite samples with a circular through hole using a true-triaxial testing system to investigate the influence of saturated water content(SWC) on the failure process and characteristics of a circular tunnel of surrounding rocks. The spalling failure under SWC can be divided into four periods: calm period, buckling deformation period, period of rock fragment gradual buckling and exfoliation, and period of formation of symmetrical V-shaped notches. When the horizontal axial and vertical stresses were constant, the spalling failure severity was reduced with the increase in lateral stress. Under natural water content, a strong rockburst with dynamic failure characteristics occurred on the circular hole sidewall. Under SWC, the failure severity was reduced and the circular hole sidewall experienced spalling failure, exhibiting progressive static failure characteristics.Therefore, water can reduce the failure severity of surrounding rocks in deep underground engineering, which has a certain guiding significance for the prevention and control of rockbursts.

MECHANISM AND CATASTROPHE THEORY ANALYSIS OF CIRCULAR TUNNEL ROCKBURST

Mechanism of circular tunnel rockburst is that, when the carrying capacity of the centralized zone of plastic deformation in limiting state reduces, the comparatively intact part in rock mass unloads by way of elasticity; rockburst occurs immediately when the elastic energy released by the comparatively intact part exceeds the energy dissipated by plastic deformation. The equivalent strain was taken as a state variable to establish a catastrophe model of tunnel rockburst, and the computation expression of the earthquake energy released by tunnel rockburst was given. The analysis shows that, the conditions of rockburst occurrence are relative to rock＇s ratio of elastic modulus to descendent modulus and crack growth degree of rocks; to rock mass with specific rockburst tendency, there exists a corresponding critical depth of softened zone, and rockburst occurs when the depth of softened zone reaches.

Research on the closure and creep mechanism of circular tunnels

A numerical code called Rock Failure Process Analysis (RFPA2D) was em- ployed to investigate the closure,damage and failure behavior of the horizontal tunnels.In this code the time-dependent deformation was described in terms of evolution of meso- scopic structure,leading to progressive degradation of elastic modulus and failure strength of material.In terms of material degradation,a series of numerical simulations were per- formed to study the convergence and subsequent failure in circular tunnels.The numerical results provide a complete illumination for the closure,damage and failure behavior with different loading conditions.It is shown that the depth and the ratio of far field stresses play an important role in the creep behavior of tunnels.Creep failure is expected to occur in the direction of the smallest far field stress component,which means that rheological failure of tunnels is influenced not only by the rock characteristic around the tunnels but also by the orientation and distribution of far field stress on a global scale.

Temperature effects on the failure of deep circular tunnel under true-triaxial compression

The failure characteristics of thermal treated surrounding rocks should be studied to evaluate the stability and safety of deep ground engineering under high-ground-temperature and high-ground-stress conditions.The failure process of the inner walls of fine-grained granite specimens at different temperatures(25–600℃)was analyzed using a true-triaxial test system.The failure process,peak intensity,overall morphology(characteristics after failure),rock fragment characteristics,and acoustic emission(AE)characteristics were analyzed.The results showed that for the aforementioned type of granite specimens,the trend of the failure stress conditions changed with respect to the critical temperature(200℃).When the temperature was less than 200℃,the initial failure stress increased,final failure stress increased,and failure severity decreased.When the temperature exceeded 200℃,the initial failure stress decreased,final failure stress decreased,and failure severity increased.When the temperature was 600℃,the initial and final failure stresses of the specimens decreased by 60.93%and 19.77%compared with those at 200℃,respectively.The numerical results obtained with the software RFPA3D-Thermal were used to analyze the effect of temperature on the specimen and reveal the mechanism of the failure process in the deep tunnel surrounding rock.

Shaking table tests on the liquefaction-induced uplift displacement of circular tunnel structure

Underground structures are susceptible to float and move upward during earthquakes when located in a liquefiable soil deposit.There are examples of this phenomenon in past major earthquake events.In this study,the uplift of circular tunnels in a liquefiable sand layer was investigated with a series of shaking table tests.The research has focused on the buried depth of the tunnel,tunnel diameter,tunnel weight,liquefaction extent,uplift mechanism,and factor of safety against liquefaction-induced uplift.According to the test results,the shallow buried depth,larger diameter,and lower weight can intensify the tunnel uplift,so the displacement in post-liquefaction time continues at the same rate as during the shaking time.Due to the shear-induced dilation,pore water pressure generation around the tunnel was reduced compared with that of the free field.The excess pore water pressure dissipation in the soil overlying the uplifted tun-nel was significant,which leads to suction in the soil deposit.Furthermore,the acceleration response of overlying soil with the uplifted tunnel was similar to that of the free field.However,the soil acceleration response around the tunnel without uplift was similar to the base motion.

Experimental simulation investigation of influence of depth on spalling characteristics in circular hard rock tunnel

A series of true-triaxial compression tests were performed on red sandstone cubic specimens with a circular hole to investigate the influence of depth on induced spalling in tunnels.The failure process of the hole sidewalls was monitored and recorded in real-time by a micro-video monitoring equipment.The general failure evolution processes of the hole sidewall at different initial depths(500 m,1000 m and 1500 m)during the adjustment of vertical stress were obtained.The results show that the hole sidewall all formed spalling before resulting in strain rockburst,and ultimately forming a V-shaped notch.The far-field principal stress for the initial failure of the tunnel shows a good positive linear correlation with the depth.As the depth increases,the stress required for the initial failure of the tunnels clearly increased,the spalling became more intense;the size and mass of the rock fragments and depth and width of the V-shaped notches increased,and the range of the failure zone extends along the hole sidewall from the local area to the entire area.Therefore,as the depth increases,the support area around the tunnel should be increased accordingly to prevent spalling.

THE EFFECTS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PENNY-SHAPED CRACKS ON ZONAL DISINTEGRATION OF THE SURROUNDING ROCK MASSES AROUND A DEEP CIRCULAR TUNNEL

In this study, it was assumed that three-dimensional penny-shaped cracks existed in deep rock masses. A new non-Euclidean model was established, in which the effects of penny- shaped cracks and axial in-situ stress on zonal disintegration of deep rock masses were taken into account. Based on the non-Euclidean model, the stress intensity factors at tips of the penny- shaped cracks were determined. The strain energy density factor was applied to investigate the occurrence of fractured zones. It was observed from the numerical results that the magnitude and location of fractured zones were sensitive to micro- and macro-mechanical parameters, as well as the value of in-situ stress. The numerical results were in good agreement with the experimental data.

Design equation for stability of a circular tunnel in anisotropic and heterogeneous clay

The safety assessment of tunnel stability is critical to tunnel construction and requires accurate analysis to obtain a reliable prediction.Strength anisotropy is an important aspect of clay behavior,but it is mostly neglected in practical stability analyses.In this study,the effects of undrained strength anisotropy and strength nonhomogeneity on the stability of unlined circular tunnels in clays are investi-gated.The static approach of lower-bound(LB)analysis using finite-element and second-order cone programming is employed to exam-ine the aforementioned effects.The anisotropic shear strength of clay is modeled by employing an elliptical yield function under plane strain conditions.A complete set of dimensionless parameters covering the cover depth ratios of tunnels,normalized overburden pressure ratios,normalized strength gradient ratios of clays,and anisotropic strength ratios,are systematically investigated.The new LB solutions indicate that the stability load factor of the problem has a nonlinear relationship with the cover depth ratio and the anisotropic strength ratio,and there exists a linear relationship with the normalized overburden pressure and the normalized strength gradient.Their influ-ence on the predicted failure mechanism is parametrically evaluated.A statistically approximate stability equation of unlined circular tunnels in anisotropic and non-homogeneous clay is proposed for the first time,which contains four new stability factors,namely,con-stant undrained strength,linearly increasing strength gradient,undrained strength anisotropy,and soil unit weight,and it can serve as a fast and accurate tool for predicting the undrained stability of this problem in practice.

Axisymmetric alternating direction explicit scheme for efficient coupled simulation of hydro-mechanical interaction in geotechnical engineering-Application to circular footing and deep tunnel in saturated ground

Explicit solution techniques have been widely used in geotechnical engineering for simulating the coupled hydro-mechanical(H-M) interaction of fluid flow and deformation induced by structures built above and under saturated ground, i.e. circular footing and deep tunnel. However, the technique is only conditionally stable and requires small time steps, portending its inefficiency for simulating large-scale H-M problems. To improve its efficiency, the unconditionally stable alternating direction explicit(ADE)scheme could be used to solve the flow problem. The standard ADE scheme, however, is only moderately accurate and is restricted to uniform grids and plane strain flow conditions. This paper aims to remove these drawbacks by developing a novel high-order ADE scheme capable of solving flow problems in nonuniform grids and under axisymmetric conditions. The new scheme is derived by performing a fourthorder finite difference(FD) approximation to the spatial derivatives of the axisymmetric fluid-diffusion equation in a non-uniform grid configuration. The implicit Crank-Nicolson technique is then applied to the resulting approximation, and the subsequent equation is split into two alternating direction sweeps,giving rise to a new axisymmetric ADE scheme. The pore pressure solutions from the new scheme are then sequentially coupled with an existing geomechanical simulator in the computer code fast Lagrangian analysis of continua(FLAC). This coupling procedure is called the sequentially-explicit coupling technique based on the fourth-order axisymmetric ADE scheme or SEA-4-AXI. Application of SEA-4-AXI for solving axisymmetric consolidation of a circular footing and of advancing tunnel in deep saturated ground shows that SEA-4-AXI reduces computer runtime up to 42%-50% that of FLAC’s basic scheme without numerical instability. In addition, it produces high numerical accuracy of the H-M solutions with average percentage difference of only 0.5%-1.8%.

基于结构化多孔表面定常吸气的圆柱绕流场控制

通过风洞试验研究了在雷诺数为10000时圆柱尾流主动流动控制效果,流动控制通过基于结构化多孔表面定常吸气实现,试验工况具有不同的等效吸气系数C_μ。尾流的二维流场测量通过粒子图像测速(PIV)实现,在瞬时流场结果的基础上进行本征正交分解(POD)得到模态特性、瞬时涡量演变、脉动速度功率谱、时间平均流动特性和阻力系数估计等的分析与对比,评估流动控制效果。试验结果表明:施加流动控制后的流场POD模态能量分布发生变化,旋涡的顺流向能量输运过程得到增强,当C_μ足够大时,旋涡脱落模式发生改变。剪切层沿顺流向延长,上下剪切层之间趋于平行,涡量值得到削弱。脉动速度的主频被削弱,湍流的波动和动量交换效应得到抑制;阻力系数估计值可降至无控圆柱的约11%。

非圆形隧洞衬砌支护下应力与位移的新解法

以往在利用平面弹性复变函数方法进行衬砌支护作用下非圆形隧洞的力学分析时,一般将洞室外域保角映射到象平面的单位圆外域,并认为可以利用同一个映射函数将衬砌截面映射到象平面的圆环域内。当衬砌厚度很薄时,这种方法是可行的,而当衬砌相对较厚时,利用同一映射函数所得到的衬砌截面形状发生严重失真。为解决此问题,本文引入两套映射函数,分别将洞室外域映射到象平面的单位圆的圆外域,衬砌截面映射到圆环域。这种方法可以适应于不同的衬砌厚度,利用这种方式获得的衬砌截面,在衬砌较厚时仍能保证衬砌厚度相对均匀。在求解解析函数过程中不再采用传统的幂级数解法,而是使用边界配点法,将两套映射函数结合,获得了该问题的应力解和位移解。本文以马蹄形隧洞为例,求解结果与ANSYS软件所得数值解吻合很好,分析了衬砌厚度对隧洞应力和位移的影响。根据本文解答可以方便、快捷地进行相近条件下隧道的初步设计。

隧道纵向地震易损性分析

为研究隧道纵向抗震性能,使用改进的地基梁-弹簧非线性分析模型计算隧道纵向地震响应,其中采用PQ-Fiber纤维梁模型模拟隧道纵向的非线性行为,并施加弯矩来考虑隧道与场地之间的切向相互作用。随后,将基于增量动力分析(IDA)方法的结构地震易损性分析方法应用于隧道结构,探究适用于隧道结构的地震动强度指标(IM)。选取12条近场地震记录,用于IDA分析隧道纵向的抗震性能水平。将概率地震需求模型与工程需求参数相结合,建立结构的地震易损性曲线。结果表明,峰值速度(PGV)是适用于隧道纵向抗震性能的地震动强度指标;场地类型对隧道纵向损伤程度的影响最为深远,其中Ⅰ类场地在地震作用下损伤概率最大。此外,将计算所得易损性曲线与经验易损性曲线和横向易损性曲线进行对比分析,验证了模型的可行性,为隧道结构的抗震设计提供了一定的参考。

硬梁包水电站方变圆大断面隧洞开挖技术

硬梁包水电站引水隧洞进口方变圆大断面洞室开挖通过先进行安全治理、锁口支护、超前预支护等措施后再进入洞段施工,先进行导洞开挖,再利用导洞开挖取得的技术参数和其所揭示的实际地质情况完成扩挖和分段分层开挖,施工时大量采用光爆和预裂爆破技术与工艺,抓住质量关键并严格过程控制,有效地保证了工程控制目标,效果明显,所取得的经验可为类似工程施工借鉴。

考虑损伤效应的二向不等压深埋圆形隧道弹塑性统一解

为了研究二向不等压地应力环境下深埋圆形隧道损伤后的力学响应问题,通过考虑深部围岩的损伤效应,基于统一强度理论建立二向不等压深埋圆形隧道弹塑性解,依托华丽高速东马场隧道验证解的准确性和适用性;研究损伤效应和中间主应力对围岩应力分布和变形的影响,并探讨不同侧压力系数、剪胀系数和支护反力下深埋圆形隧道围岩的损伤程度。研究结果表明:二向不等压深埋圆形隧道开挖后,围岩峰后的损伤效应会加剧隧道的挤压变形,考虑损伤效应的变形计算结果与现场实测结果更接近;中间主应力能提高围岩的承载能力,抑制隧道的挤压变形,不考虑中间主应力会高估隧道的变形潜势;侧压力系数决定围岩损伤区的形状和大小,施工时应根据围岩不同位置的损伤程度对关键变形部位进行注浆加固;剪胀系数越大,围岩的损伤程度越大,损伤区的范围越大;支护反力能抑制围岩的损伤效应,在实际工程中需及时施作支护约束围岩变形,以改善围岩的受力情况。