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A Comparative Study on Steady-State Water Inflow into a Circular Underwater Tunnel with an Excavation Damage Zone
Excavation damage zones that occur around tunnels usually lead to a change in rock permeability, which has an impact on the water inflow into tunnels and even induces water inrush disasters. For a better understanding of the effect of the excavation damage zone, analytical solutions that consider the excavation damage zone are developed based on the review and modification of the solutions that consider linings and grouting circles. Then, both analytical solutions and the finite element method are applied to estimate the water inflow, and the results are in good agreement. The effect of the excavation damage zone on water inflow is analyzed based on an impact factor of the excavation damage zone and evaluated in a real engineering case, and the seepage-preventing effects of grouting are discussed. The results reveal that the water inflow increases with increasing permeability and thickness of the excavation damage zone and that there is a limit for the effects of the excavation damage zone. In addition, the effect is stronger for underwater tunnels with small water inflows and stabilizes gradually as the magnitude of water inflow increases. The increase in the impermeability and thickness of the lining and grouting circle can reduce the effect.
A Comparative Study on Steady-State Water Inflow into a Circular Underwater Tunnel with an Excavation Damage Zone
Excavation damage zones that occur around tunnels usually lead to a change in rock permeability, which has an impact on the water inflow into tunnels and even induces water inrush disasters. For a better understanding of the effect of the excavation damage zone, analytical solutions that consider the excavation damage zone are developed based on the review and modification of the solutions that consider linings and grouting circles. Then, both analytical solutions and the finite element method are applied to estimate the water inflow, and the results are in good agreement. The effect of the excavation damage zone on water inflow is analyzed based on an impact factor of the excavation damage zone and evaluated in a real engineering case, and the seepage-preventing effects of grouting are discussed. The results reveal that the water inflow increases with increasing permeability and thickness of the excavation damage zone and that there is a limit for the effects of the excavation damage zone. In addition, the effect is stronger for underwater tunnels with small water inflows and stabilizes gradually as the magnitude of water inflow increases. The increase in the impermeability and thickness of the lining and grouting circle can reduce the effect.
A Comparative Study on Steady-State Water Inflow into a Circular Underwater Tunnel with an Excavation Damage Zone
Yi-Heng Pan (author) / Jia-Rui Qi (author) / Jin-Feng Zhang (author) / Ya-Xiong Peng (author) / Chao Chen (author) / Hai-Nan Ma (author) / Chen Ye (author)
2022
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