This paper proposes a longitudinal vulnerability-based analysis method to evaluate the impact of foundation pit excavation on shield tunnels,accounting for geological uncertainties.First,the shield tunnel is modeled a...This paper proposes a longitudinal vulnerability-based analysis method to evaluate the impact of foundation pit excavation on shield tunnels,accounting for geological uncertainties.First,the shield tunnel is modeled as an Euler Bernoulli beam resting on the Pasternak foundation incorporating variability in subgrade parameters along the tunnel’s length.A random analysis method using random field theory is introduced to evaluate the tunnel’s longitudinal responses to excavation.Next,a risk assessment index system is established.The normalized relative depth between the excavation and the shield tunnel is used as a risk index,while the maximum longitudinal deformation,the maximum circumferential opening,and the maximum longitudinal bending moment serve as performance indicators.Based on these,a method for analyzing the longitudinal fragility of shield tunnels under excavation-induced disturbances is proposed.Finally,the technique is applied to a case study involving a foundation pit excavation above a shield tunnel,which is the primary application scenario of this method.Vulnerability curves for different performance indicators are derived,and the effects of tunnel stiffness and subgrade stiffness on the tunnel vulnerability are explored.The results reveal significant differences in vulnerability curves depending on the performance index used.Compared to the maximum circumferential opening and the maximum longitudinal bending moment,selecting the maximum longitudinal deformation as the control index better ensures the tunnel’s usability and safety under excavation disturbances.The longitudinal vulnerability of the shield tunnel nonlinearly decreases with the increase of the tunnel stiffness and subgrade stiffness,and the subgrade stiffness has a more pronounced effect.Parametric analyses suggest that actively reinforcing the substratum is more effective on reducing the risk of tunnel failure due to adjacent excavations than passive reinforcement of the tunnel structure.展开更多
The breakage and bending of ducts result in a difficulty to cope with ventilation issues in bidirectional excavation tunnels with a long inclined shaft using a single ventilation method based on ducts.To discuss the h...The breakage and bending of ducts result in a difficulty to cope with ventilation issues in bidirectional excavation tunnels with a long inclined shaft using a single ventilation method based on ducts.To discuss the hybrid ventilation system applied in bidirectional excavation tunnels with a long inclined shaft,this study has established a full-scale computational fluid dynamics model based on field tests,the Poly-Hexcore method,and the sliding mesh technique.The distribution of wind speed,temperature field,and CO in the tunnel are taken as indices to compare the ventilation efficiency of three ventilation systems(duct,duct-ventilation shaft,duct–ventilated shaft-axial fan).The results show that the hybrid ventilation scheme based on duct-ventilation shaft–axial fan performs the best among the three ventilation systems.Compared to the duct,the wind speed and cooling rate in the tunnel are enhanced by 7.5%–30.6%and 14.1%–17.7%,respectively,for the duct-vent shaft-axial fan condition,and the volume fractions of CO are reduced by 26.9%–73.9%.This contributes to the effective design of combined ventilation for bidirectional excavation tunnels with an inclined shaft,ultimately improving the air quality within the tunnel.展开更多
Engineering shallow,large-span rock tunnels challenges deformation control and escalates construction costs.This study investigates the excavation compensation method(ECM)and its associated technologies to address the...Engineering shallow,large-span rock tunnels challenges deformation control and escalates construction costs.This study investigates the excavation compensation method(ECM)and its associated technologies to address these issues.Utilizing five key technologies,the ECM effectively modulates radial stress post-excavation,redistributes stress in the surrounding rock,and eliminates tensile stress at the excavation face.Pre-tensioning measures further enhance the rock’s residual strength,establishing a new stability equilibrium.Field tests corroborate the method’s effectiveness,demonstrating a crown settlement reduction of 3–8 mm,a nearly 50%decrease compared to conventional construction approaches.Additionally,material consumption and construction duration were reduced by approximately 30%–35%and 1.75 months per 100 m,respectively.Thus,the ECM represents a significant innovation in enhancing the stability and construction efficiency of large-span rock tunnels,marking a novel contribution to the engineering field.展开更多
Underground excavation can lead to stress redistribution and result in an excavation damaged zone(EDZ),which is an important factor affecting the excavation stability and support design.Accurately estimating the thick...Underground excavation can lead to stress redistribution and result in an excavation damaged zone(EDZ),which is an important factor affecting the excavation stability and support design.Accurately estimating the thickness of EDZ is essential to ensure the safety of the underground excavation.In this study,four novel hybrid ensemble learning models were developed by optimizing the extreme gradient boosting(XGBoost)and random forest(RF)algorithms through simulated annealing(SA)and Bayesian optimization(BO)approaches,namely SA-XGBoost,SA-RF,BO XGBoost and BO-RF models.A total of 210 cases were collected from Xiangxi Gold Mine in Hunan Province and Fankou Lead-zinc Mine in Guangdong Province,China,including seven input indicators:embedding depth,drift span,uniaxial compressive strength of rock,rock mass rating,unit weight of rock,lateral pressure coefficient of roadway and unit consumption of blasting explosive.The performance of the proposed models was evaluated by the coefficient of determination,root mean squared error,mean absolute error and variance accounted for.The results indicated that the SA-XGBoost model performed best.The Shapley additive explanations method revealed that the embedding depth was the most important indicator.Moreover,the convergence curves suggested that the SA-XGBoost model can reduce the generalization error and avoid overfitting.展开更多
The response of existing tunnel due to overlying excavation was studied using 2D FEM (Finite element method). Three typical locations of tunnel with respect to excavation, namely at the central line under the excavati...The response of existing tunnel due to overlying excavation was studied using 2D FEM (Finite element method). Three typical locations of tunnel with respect to excavation, namely at the central line under the excavation bottom, directly under the base of diaphragm wall and outside of diaphragm, were considered. The variation of tunnel response with the change of location of tunnel was analyzed. The stress path of soil surrounding tunnel during the process of excavation was compared. Numerical analysis results indicate that the underlying tunnels at different locations under the excavation will experience convergence and divergence due to overlying excavation. Moreover, the tunnel located below base of diaphragm wall will experience distortion. The deformation is mainly due to the uneven changes of ground contact pressure on tunnel linings. Both the vertical and horizontal displacement of the tunnel decrease with the increase of the tunnel embedded depth beneath the formation of excavation.展开更多
A case of Qinghuayuan tunnel excavation below the existing Beijing Subway Line 10 is presented.The new Qinghuayuan tunnel,part of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway,was excavated by a shield machine with an ou...A case of Qinghuayuan tunnel excavation below the existing Beijing Subway Line 10 is presented.The new Qinghuayuan tunnel,part of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway,was excavated by a shield machine with an outer diameter of 12.2 m.The existing subway was excavated by shallow tunnelling method.The project layout,geological conditions,reinforcement measures,operational parameters of shield machine and monitoring results of the project are introduced.During the Qinghuayuan tunnel excavation below the existing subway,total thrust,shield driving speed,cutterhead rotation speed and torque were manually controlled below the average values obtained from the previous monitoring of this project,which could effectively reduce the disturbance of the surrounding soil induced by shield excavation.The Gaussian fitting function can appropriately fit both the ground and the existing subway settlements.The trough width is influenced not only by the excavation overburden depth,but also by the forepoling reinforcement and tail void grouting measures.展开更多
Natural geological structures in rock(e.g.,joints,weakness planes,defects)play a vital role in the stability of tunnels and underground operations during construction.We investigated the failure characteristics of a d...Natural geological structures in rock(e.g.,joints,weakness planes,defects)play a vital role in the stability of tunnels and underground operations during construction.We investigated the failure characteristics of a deep circular tunnel in a rock mass with multiple weakness planes using a 2D combined finite element method/discrete element method(FEM/DEM).Conventional triaxial compression tests were performed on typical hard rock(marble)specimens under a range of confinement stress conditions to validate the rationale and accuracy of the proposed numerical approach.Parametric analysis was subsequently conducted to investigate the influence of inclination angle,and length on the crack propagation behavior,failure mode,energy evolution,and displacement distribution of the surrounding rock.The results show that the inclination angle strongly affects tunnel stability,and the failure intensity and damage range increase with increasing inclination angle and then decrease.The dynamic disasters are more likely with increasing weak plane length.Shearing and sliding along multiple weak planes are also consistently accompanied by kinetic energy fluctuations and surges after unloading,which implies a potentially violent dynamic response around a deeply-buried tunnel.Interactions between slabbing and shearing near the excavation boundaries are also discussed.The results presented here provide important insight into deep tunnel failure in hard rock influenced by both unloading disturbance and tectonic activation.展开更多
Dynamic analysis steps and general flow of fast lagrangian analysis of continua in 3 dimensions(FLAC3D) were discussed. Numerical simulation for influence of excavation and blasting vibration on stability of mined-out...Dynamic analysis steps and general flow of fast lagrangian analysis of continua in 3 dimensions(FLAC3D) were discussed. Numerical simulation for influence of excavation and blasting vibration on stability of mined-out area was carried out with FLAC3D. The whole analytical process was divided into two steps, including the static analysis and the dynamic analysis which were used to simulate the influence of excavation process and blasting vibration respectively. The results show that the shape of right upper boundary is extremely irregular after excavation, and stress concentration occurs at many places and higher tensile stress appears. The maximum tensile stress is higher than the tensile strength of rock mass, and surrounding rock of right roof will be damaged with tension fracture. The maximum displacement of surrounding rock is 4.75 mm after excavation. However, the maximum displacement increases to 5.47 mm after the blasting dynamic load is applied. And the covering area of plastic zones expands obviously, especially at the foot of right upper slope. The analytical results are in basic accordance with the observed results on the whole. Damage and disturbance on surrounding rock to some degree are caused by excavation, while blasting dynamic load increases the possibility of occurrence of dynamic instability and destruction further. So the effective supporting and vibration reducing measures should be taken during mining.展开更多
A complete case of a deep excavation was explored. According to the practical working conditions, a 3D non-linear finite element procedure is used to simulate a deep excavation supported by the composite soil nailed w...A complete case of a deep excavation was explored. According to the practical working conditions, a 3D non-linear finite element procedure is used to simulate a deep excavation supported by the composite soil nailed wall with bored piles in soft soil. The modified cam clay model is employed as the constitutive relationship of the soil in the numerical simulation. Results from the numerical analysis are fitted well with the field data, which indicate that the research approach used is reliable. Based on the field data and numerical results of the deep excavation supported by four different patterns of the composite soil nailed wall, the significant corner effect is founded in the 3D deep excavation. If bored piles or soil anchors are considered in the composite soil nailed wall, they are beneficial to decreasing deformations and internal forces of bored piles, cement mixing piles, soil anchors, soil nailings and soil around the deep excavation. Besides, the effects due to bored piles are more significant than those deduced from soil anchors. All mentioned above prove that the composite soil nailed wall with bored piles is feasible in the deep excavation.展开更多
Top structure and basement will confront the risk of being damaged on account of large stress and strain fields incurred by differential uplift and settlement between inner column and diaphragm wall in top-down method...Top structure and basement will confront the risk of being damaged on account of large stress and strain fields incurred by differential uplift and settlement between inner column and diaphragm wall in top-down method. Top-down excavation of the Metro Line 10 in Shanghai was modeled with finite element analysis software ABAQUS and parameters of subsoil were obtained by inverse analysis. Based on the finite element model and parameters, changes in the following factors were made to find more effective methods to restrain differential uplift and settlement: length of diaphragm wall, thickness of jet-grouting reinforcement layer, ways of subsoil reinforcement, sequence of pit excavation, connection between slabs and diaphragm wall or column and width of pit. Several significant results are acquired. The longer the diaphragm wall is, the greater the differential uplift between column and diaphragm wall is. Rigidity of roof slab is in general not strong enough to keep diaphragm wall and column undergoing the same uplift during excavation; Uplift at head of column and differential uplift between column and diaphragm wall decrease when subsoil from-16.6 to-43 m in pit is reinforced through jet-grouting. But, as excavation proceeds to a lower level, benefit from soil reinforcement diminishes. During the process applying vertical load, the larger the depth of diaphragm wall is, the smaller the settlement is at head of column and diaphragm wall, and the greater the differential settlement is between column and diaphragm wall. When friction connection is implemented between column, diaphragm wall and floor slabs, uplifts at head of column and diaphragm wall are larger than those of the case when tie connection is implemented, and so does differential uplift between column and diaphragm wall. The maximum deflection of diaphragm wall decreases by 58% on account of soil reinforcement in pit. The maximum deflection of diaphragm wall decreases by 61.2% when friction connection is implemented instead of tie connection.展开更多
A plane strain finite element model was established to investigate the effect of friction between diaphragm wall and soil on braced excavation. The behavior of interface between diaphragm wall and soil was simulated w...A plane strain finite element model was established to investigate the effect of friction between diaphragm wall and soil on braced excavation. The behavior of interface between diaphragm wall and soil was simulated with the interface model of ABAQUS. Parametric studies were conducted with different diaphragm wall external friction angles δ. The results show that deflection of diaphragm wall and ground surface settlement decrease with the decrease of δ. However, the reduction effect on diaphragm wall deflection is the most significant at the depth where the maximum wall deflection occurs and can be neglected at the wall base. The ratio between wall deep inward component and wall cantilever component reaches its peak value 2.7 when δ=5°. The ratio of the maximum ground surface settlement to the maximum wall lateral deflection decreases at a reduced rate with the increase of δ. For excavation with braced diaphragm wall, the effect of friction between diaphragm and soil on the deflection of diaphragm wall and ground settlement, especially the distribution of ground surface settlement behind diaphragm, should be taken into account.展开更多
This paper presents an analytical procedure for massive water-sealing barriers(MWSBs)that are made of partially overlapped jet-grouting columns used for deep excavations,in which two crucial factors of the permeabilit...This paper presents an analytical procedure for massive water-sealing barriers(MWSBs)that are made of partially overlapped jet-grouting columns used for deep excavations,in which two crucial factors of the permeability and strength of jet-grouted materials are considered.Subsequently,a calculation example is analyzed and discussed.Results show that“tension failure”mechanism is a major concern for the structural failure during a design of MWSBs.The maximum allowable seepage discharge is a crucial index for the design of MWSBs,which has a significant influence on determining the design parameters of MWSBs.Compared with the design procedure for MWSBs that is proposed in this paper,the design parameters of MWSBs determined by the stability equilibrium and seepage stability equilibrium approaches are conservative due to the fact that it fails to consider the permeability or strength of jet-grouted materials that makes a contribution to the structural safety.Based on the proposed design method,the ranges of both the thickness and depth of MWSBs for a case history of subway excavation in Fuzhou,China were determined.Finally,field pumping test results showed that the water-tightness performance of MWSBs performed at site was quite well.展开更多
Based on the working principle of vibratory excavation of hydraulic excavator,the expression of digging resistance changed with time under sine wave inspiritment was deduced;a comparison analysis was given after calcu...Based on the working principle of vibratory excavation of hydraulic excavator,the expression of digging resistance changed with time under sine wave inspiritment was deduced;a comparison analysis was given after calculating the forces status of rock and soil under static load and vibratory load respectively by using MATLAB;and then RFPA-2D(rock failure process analysis code)was used to make comparison of simulation experiment on rock and soil failure process under static load and vibratory load.The results demonstrate that,compared with the normal excavation under the same situation,the digging resistance and the energy consumption can be reduced by respectively 30%and 60%at maximum,and that the working efficiency can be increased by 45%at maximum owing to vibratory excavation.展开更多
The Geheyan Power Station on the Qingjiang river has four inlet tunnels, on the right bank, with its excavation diameter of 11.3 m to 12.5 m, after lining diameter of 9.5 m, axis to axis spacing of 24 m. The thickness...The Geheyan Power Station on the Qingjiang river has four inlet tunnels, on the right bank, with its excavation diameter of 11.3 m to 12.5 m, after lining diameter of 9.5 m, axis to axis spacing of 24 m. The thickness of the pillar between tunnels should usually be more than two times of tunnel diameter to ensure the stability of surrounding rock during excavation. In this paper, the excavation methods of tunnels with the pillar thickness as small as the tunnel diameter, such as smooth surface blasting, shotcrete support protection, are emphatically discussed.展开更多
The spiral assembly steel structure, a newly developed retaining wall for the rapid excavation of small-sized foundation pits in unsaturated soil, is presented. This new type of retaining structure is prefabricated in...The spiral assembly steel structure, a newly developed retaining wall for the rapid excavation of small-sized foundation pits in unsaturated soil, is presented. This new type of retaining structure is prefabricated in the factory and is assembled on site in the excavation of a pit. This retaining structure is composed of several prefabricated steel structural units, in which the adjacent steel structural units are joined with connectors. Each steel structural unit has one steel pipe in the radial direction and is welded to a single piece of steel plate. After full installation in situ, the retaining structure becomes a cylindrical steel structure. With the protection afforded by this new type of retaining structure, excavation work can be completed within 24 h to a depth up to 5 m. In order to verify the reliability and effectiveness of this new retaining structure, field construction tests were conducted in Beijing, China. The test construction was monitored. The monitoring program included measuring stress in the structure, lateral earth pressure, and lateral deformation of the surrounding soil. The monitoring data from the field test were compared with the theoretical results. The results show that the proposed new structure is reliable and effective.展开更多
Rock burst is a kind of geological disaster in rock excavation of high stress areas.To evaluate intensity of rock burst,the maximum shear stress,uniaxial compressive strength,uniaxial tensile strength and rock elastic...Rock burst is a kind of geological disaster in rock excavation of high stress areas.To evaluate intensity of rock burst,the maximum shear stress,uniaxial compressive strength,uniaxial tensile strength and rock elastic energy index were selected as input factors,and burst pit depth as output factor.The rock burst prediction model was proposed according to the genetic algorithms and extreme learning machine.The effect of structural surface was taken into consideration.Based on the engineering examples of tunnels,the observed and collected data were divided into the training set,validation set and prediction set.The training set and validation set were used to train and optimize the model.Parameter optimization results are presented.The hidden layer node was450,and the fitness of the predictions was 0.0197 under the optimal combination of the input weight and offset vector.Then,the optimized model is tested with the prediction set.Results show that the proposed model is effective.The maximum relative error is4.71%,and the average relative error is 3.20%,which proves that the model has practical value in the relative engineering.展开更多
In the process of deep projects excavation,deep rock often experiences a full stress process from high stress to unloading and then to impact disturbance failure.To study the dynamic characteristics of three-dimension...In the process of deep projects excavation,deep rock often experiences a full stress process from high stress to unloading and then to impact disturbance failure.To study the dynamic characteristics of three-dimensional high stressed red sandstone subjected to unloading and impact loads,impact compression tests were conducted on red sandstone under confining pressure unloading conditions using a modified split Hopkinson pressure bar.Impact disturbance tests of uniaxial pre-stressed rock were also conducted(without considering confining pressure unloading effect).The results demonstrate that the impact compression strength of red sandstone shows an obvious strain rate effect.With an approximately equal strain rate,the dynamic strength of red sandstone under confining unloading conditions is less than that in the uniaxial pre-stressed impact compression test.Confining pressure unloading produces a strength-weakening effect,and the dynamic strength weakening factor(DSWF)is also defined.The results also indicate that the strain rate of the rock and the incident energy change in a logarithmic relation.With similar incident energies,unloading results in a higher strain rate in pre-stressed rock.According to the experimental analysis,unloading does not affect the failure mode,but reduces the dynamic strength of pre-stressed rock.The influence of confining pressure unloading on the shear strength parameters(cohesion and friction angle)is discussed.Under the same external energy impact compression,prestressed rock subjected to unloading is more likely to be destroyed.Thus,the effect of unloading on the rock mechanical characteristics should be considered in deep rock project excavation design.展开更多
A single freedom degree model of drilling bit-rock was established according to the vibration mechanism and its dynamic characteristics. Moreover, a novel identification method of rock and soil parameters for vibratio...A single freedom degree model of drilling bit-rock was established according to the vibration mechanism and its dynamic characteristics. Moreover, a novel identification method of rock and soil parameters for vibration drilling based on the fuzzy least squares(FLS)-support vector machine(SVM) was developed, in which the fuzzy membership function was set by using linear distance, and its parameters, such as penalty factor and kernel parameter, were optimized by using adaptive genetic algorithm. And FLS-SVM identification on rock and soil parameters for vibration drilling was made by changing the input/output data from single freedom degree model of drilling bit-rock. The results of identification simulation and resonance column experiment show that relative error of natural frequency for some hard sand from identification simulation and resonance column experiment is 1.1% and the identification precision based on the fuzzy least squares-support vector machine is high.展开更多
In order to find a feasible way to control excavator’s arm and realize autonomous excavation, the dynamic model for the boom of excavator’s arm which was regarded as a planar manipulator with three degrees of freedo...In order to find a feasible way to control excavator’s arm and realize autonomous excavation, the dynamic model for the boom of excavator’s arm which was regarded as a planar manipulator with three degrees of freedom was constructed with Lagrange equation. The excavator was retrofitted with electrohydraulic proportional valves, associated sensors (three inclinometers) and a computer control system (the motion controller of EPEC). The full nonlinear mathematic model of electrohydraulic proportional system was achieved. A discontinuous projection based on an adaptive robust controller to approximate the nonlinear gain coefficient of the valve was presented to deal with the nonlinearity of the whole system, the error was dealt with by robust feedback and an adaptive robust controller was designed. The experiment results of the boom motion control show that, using the controller, good performance for tracking can be achieved, and the peak tracking error of boom angles is less than 4°.展开更多
基金Project(52178402) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘This paper proposes a longitudinal vulnerability-based analysis method to evaluate the impact of foundation pit excavation on shield tunnels,accounting for geological uncertainties.First,the shield tunnel is modeled as an Euler Bernoulli beam resting on the Pasternak foundation incorporating variability in subgrade parameters along the tunnel’s length.A random analysis method using random field theory is introduced to evaluate the tunnel’s longitudinal responses to excavation.Next,a risk assessment index system is established.The normalized relative depth between the excavation and the shield tunnel is used as a risk index,while the maximum longitudinal deformation,the maximum circumferential opening,and the maximum longitudinal bending moment serve as performance indicators.Based on these,a method for analyzing the longitudinal fragility of shield tunnels under excavation-induced disturbances is proposed.Finally,the technique is applied to a case study involving a foundation pit excavation above a shield tunnel,which is the primary application scenario of this method.Vulnerability curves for different performance indicators are derived,and the effects of tunnel stiffness and subgrade stiffness on the tunnel vulnerability are explored.The results reveal significant differences in vulnerability curves depending on the performance index used.Compared to the maximum circumferential opening and the maximum longitudinal bending moment,selecting the maximum longitudinal deformation as the control index better ensures the tunnel’s usability and safety under excavation disturbances.The longitudinal vulnerability of the shield tunnel nonlinearly decreases with the increase of the tunnel stiffness and subgrade stiffness,and the subgrade stiffness has a more pronounced effect.Parametric analyses suggest that actively reinforcing the substratum is more effective on reducing the risk of tunnel failure due to adjacent excavations than passive reinforcement of the tunnel structure.
基金Project(N2022G031)supported by the Science and Technology Research and Development Program Project of China RailwayProjects(2022-Key-23,2021-Special-01A)supported by the Science and Technology Research and Development Program Project of China Railway Group LimitedProject(52308419)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘The breakage and bending of ducts result in a difficulty to cope with ventilation issues in bidirectional excavation tunnels with a long inclined shaft using a single ventilation method based on ducts.To discuss the hybrid ventilation system applied in bidirectional excavation tunnels with a long inclined shaft,this study has established a full-scale computational fluid dynamics model based on field tests,the Poly-Hexcore method,and the sliding mesh technique.The distribution of wind speed,temperature field,and CO in the tunnel are taken as indices to compare the ventilation efficiency of three ventilation systems(duct,duct-ventilation shaft,duct–ventilated shaft-axial fan).The results show that the hybrid ventilation scheme based on duct-ventilation shaft–axial fan performs the best among the three ventilation systems.Compared to the duct,the wind speed and cooling rate in the tunnel are enhanced by 7.5%–30.6%and 14.1%–17.7%,respectively,for the duct-vent shaft-axial fan condition,and the volume fractions of CO are reduced by 26.9%–73.9%.This contributes to the effective design of combined ventilation for bidirectional excavation tunnels with an inclined shaft,ultimately improving the air quality within the tunnel.
基金Projects(42377148,51674265)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2018YFC0603705)supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China。
文摘Engineering shallow,large-span rock tunnels challenges deformation control and escalates construction costs.This study investigates the excavation compensation method(ECM)and its associated technologies to address these issues.Utilizing five key technologies,the ECM effectively modulates radial stress post-excavation,redistributes stress in the surrounding rock,and eliminates tensile stress at the excavation face.Pre-tensioning measures further enhance the rock’s residual strength,establishing a new stability equilibrium.Field tests corroborate the method’s effectiveness,demonstrating a crown settlement reduction of 3–8 mm,a nearly 50%decrease compared to conventional construction approaches.Additionally,material consumption and construction duration were reduced by approximately 30%–35%and 1.75 months per 100 m,respectively.Thus,the ECM represents a significant innovation in enhancing the stability and construction efficiency of large-span rock tunnels,marking a novel contribution to the engineering field.
基金Project(52204117)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2022JJ40601)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China。
文摘Underground excavation can lead to stress redistribution and result in an excavation damaged zone(EDZ),which is an important factor affecting the excavation stability and support design.Accurately estimating the thickness of EDZ is essential to ensure the safety of the underground excavation.In this study,four novel hybrid ensemble learning models were developed by optimizing the extreme gradient boosting(XGBoost)and random forest(RF)algorithms through simulated annealing(SA)and Bayesian optimization(BO)approaches,namely SA-XGBoost,SA-RF,BO XGBoost and BO-RF models.A total of 210 cases were collected from Xiangxi Gold Mine in Hunan Province and Fankou Lead-zinc Mine in Guangdong Province,China,including seven input indicators:embedding depth,drift span,uniaxial compressive strength of rock,rock mass rating,unit weight of rock,lateral pressure coefficient of roadway and unit consumption of blasting explosive.The performance of the proposed models was evaluated by the coefficient of determination,root mean squared error,mean absolute error and variance accounted for.The results indicated that the SA-XGBoost model performed best.The Shapley additive explanations method revealed that the embedding depth was the most important indicator.Moreover,the convergence curves suggested that the SA-XGBoost model can reduce the generalization error and avoid overfitting.
基金Project (07FDZDSF01200) supported by Tianjin Science and Technology Innovation Special Funds
文摘The response of existing tunnel due to overlying excavation was studied using 2D FEM (Finite element method). Three typical locations of tunnel with respect to excavation, namely at the central line under the excavation bottom, directly under the base of diaphragm wall and outside of diaphragm, were considered. The variation of tunnel response with the change of location of tunnel was analyzed. The stress path of soil surrounding tunnel during the process of excavation was compared. Numerical analysis results indicate that the underlying tunnels at different locations under the excavation will experience convergence and divergence due to overlying excavation. Moreover, the tunnel located below base of diaphragm wall will experience distortion. The deformation is mainly due to the uneven changes of ground contact pressure on tunnel linings. Both the vertical and horizontal displacement of the tunnel decrease with the increase of the tunnel embedded depth beneath the formation of excavation.
基金Project(U1934210)supported by the Key Project of High-speed Rail Joint Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(8202037)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing,China。
文摘A case of Qinghuayuan tunnel excavation below the existing Beijing Subway Line 10 is presented.The new Qinghuayuan tunnel,part of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway,was excavated by a shield machine with an outer diameter of 12.2 m.The existing subway was excavated by shallow tunnelling method.The project layout,geological conditions,reinforcement measures,operational parameters of shield machine and monitoring results of the project are introduced.During the Qinghuayuan tunnel excavation below the existing subway,total thrust,shield driving speed,cutterhead rotation speed and torque were manually controlled below the average values obtained from the previous monitoring of this project,which could effectively reduce the disturbance of the surrounding soil induced by shield excavation.The Gaussian fitting function can appropriately fit both the ground and the existing subway settlements.The trough width is influenced not only by the excavation overburden depth,but also by the forepoling reinforcement and tail void grouting measures.
基金Projects(52004143,51774194)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2020M670781)supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation+2 种基金Project(SKLGDUEK2021)supported by the State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground Engineering,ChinaProject(U1806208)supported by the NSFC-Shandong Joint Fund,ChinaProject(2018GSF117023)supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province,China。
文摘Natural geological structures in rock(e.g.,joints,weakness planes,defects)play a vital role in the stability of tunnels and underground operations during construction.We investigated the failure characteristics of a deep circular tunnel in a rock mass with multiple weakness planes using a 2D combined finite element method/discrete element method(FEM/DEM).Conventional triaxial compression tests were performed on typical hard rock(marble)specimens under a range of confinement stress conditions to validate the rationale and accuracy of the proposed numerical approach.Parametric analysis was subsequently conducted to investigate the influence of inclination angle,and length on the crack propagation behavior,failure mode,energy evolution,and displacement distribution of the surrounding rock.The results show that the inclination angle strongly affects tunnel stability,and the failure intensity and damage range increase with increasing inclination angle and then decrease.The dynamic disasters are more likely with increasing weak plane length.Shearing and sliding along multiple weak planes are also consistently accompanied by kinetic energy fluctuations and surges after unloading,which implies a potentially violent dynamic response around a deeply-buried tunnel.Interactions between slabbing and shearing near the excavation boundaries are also discussed.The results presented here provide important insight into deep tunnel failure in hard rock influenced by both unloading disturbance and tectonic activation.
基金Project (50490272) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China project(NCET-05-0687) supportedby Programfor New Century Excellent Talents project (040109) supported bythe Doctor Degree Paper Innovation Engineering of CentralSouth University
文摘Dynamic analysis steps and general flow of fast lagrangian analysis of continua in 3 dimensions(FLAC3D) were discussed. Numerical simulation for influence of excavation and blasting vibration on stability of mined-out area was carried out with FLAC3D. The whole analytical process was divided into two steps, including the static analysis and the dynamic analysis which were used to simulate the influence of excavation process and blasting vibration respectively. The results show that the shape of right upper boundary is extremely irregular after excavation, and stress concentration occurs at many places and higher tensile stress appears. The maximum tensile stress is higher than the tensile strength of rock mass, and surrounding rock of right roof will be damaged with tension fracture. The maximum displacement of surrounding rock is 4.75 mm after excavation. However, the maximum displacement increases to 5.47 mm after the blasting dynamic load is applied. And the covering area of plastic zones expands obviously, especially at the foot of right upper slope. The analytical results are in basic accordance with the observed results on the whole. Damage and disturbance on surrounding rock to some degree are caused by excavation, while blasting dynamic load increases the possibility of occurrence of dynamic instability and destruction further. So the effective supporting and vibration reducing measures should be taken during mining.
基金Foundation item： Project（2009-K3-2） supported by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China
文摘A complete case of a deep excavation was explored. According to the practical working conditions, a 3D non-linear finite element procedure is used to simulate a deep excavation supported by the composite soil nailed wall with bored piles in soft soil. The modified cam clay model is employed as the constitutive relationship of the soil in the numerical simulation. Results from the numerical analysis are fitted well with the field data, which indicate that the research approach used is reliable. Based on the field data and numerical results of the deep excavation supported by four different patterns of the composite soil nailed wall, the significant corner effect is founded in the 3D deep excavation. If bored piles or soil anchors are considered in the composite soil nailed wall, they are beneficial to decreasing deformations and internal forces of bored piles, cement mixing piles, soil anchors, soil nailings and soil around the deep excavation. Besides, the effects due to bored piles are more significant than those deduced from soil anchors. All mentioned above prove that the composite soil nailed wall with bored piles is feasible in the deep excavation.
基金Projects(51208071,51108312) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Top structure and basement will confront the risk of being damaged on account of large stress and strain fields incurred by differential uplift and settlement between inner column and diaphragm wall in top-down method. Top-down excavation of the Metro Line 10 in Shanghai was modeled with finite element analysis software ABAQUS and parameters of subsoil were obtained by inverse analysis. Based on the finite element model and parameters, changes in the following factors were made to find more effective methods to restrain differential uplift and settlement: length of diaphragm wall, thickness of jet-grouting reinforcement layer, ways of subsoil reinforcement, sequence of pit excavation, connection between slabs and diaphragm wall or column and width of pit. Several significant results are acquired. The longer the diaphragm wall is, the greater the differential uplift between column and diaphragm wall is. Rigidity of roof slab is in general not strong enough to keep diaphragm wall and column undergoing the same uplift during excavation; Uplift at head of column and differential uplift between column and diaphragm wall decrease when subsoil from-16.6 to-43 m in pit is reinforced through jet-grouting. But, as excavation proceeds to a lower level, benefit from soil reinforcement diminishes. During the process applying vertical load, the larger the depth of diaphragm wall is, the smaller the settlement is at head of column and diaphragm wall, and the greater the differential settlement is between column and diaphragm wall. When friction connection is implemented between column, diaphragm wall and floor slabs, uplifts at head of column and diaphragm wall are larger than those of the case when tie connection is implemented, and so does differential uplift between column and diaphragm wall. The maximum deflection of diaphragm wall decreases by 58% on account of soil reinforcement in pit. The maximum deflection of diaphragm wall decreases by 61.2% when friction connection is implemented instead of tie connection.
基金Project (07FDZDSF01200) supported by Tianjin Science and Technology Innovation Special Funds
文摘A plane strain finite element model was established to investigate the effect of friction between diaphragm wall and soil on braced excavation. The behavior of interface between diaphragm wall and soil was simulated with the interface model of ABAQUS. Parametric studies were conducted with different diaphragm wall external friction angles δ. The results show that deflection of diaphragm wall and ground surface settlement decrease with the decrease of δ. However, the reduction effect on diaphragm wall deflection is the most significant at the depth where the maximum wall deflection occurs and can be neglected at the wall base. The ratio between wall deep inward component and wall cantilever component reaches its peak value 2.7 when δ=5°. The ratio of the maximum ground surface settlement to the maximum wall lateral deflection decreases at a reduced rate with the increase of δ. For excavation with braced diaphragm wall, the effect of friction between diaphragm and soil on the deflection of diaphragm wall and ground settlement, especially the distribution of ground surface settlement behind diaphragm, should be taken into account.
基金Projects(52090084, 51938008) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2021T140474)supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation。
文摘This paper presents an analytical procedure for massive water-sealing barriers(MWSBs)that are made of partially overlapped jet-grouting columns used for deep excavations,in which two crucial factors of the permeability and strength of jet-grouted materials are considered.Subsequently,a calculation example is analyzed and discussed.Results show that“tension failure”mechanism is a major concern for the structural failure during a design of MWSBs.The maximum allowable seepage discharge is a crucial index for the design of MWSBs,which has a significant influence on determining the design parameters of MWSBs.Compared with the design procedure for MWSBs that is proposed in this paper,the design parameters of MWSBs determined by the stability equilibrium and seepage stability equilibrium approaches are conservative due to the fact that it fails to consider the permeability or strength of jet-grouted materials that makes a contribution to the structural safety.Based on the proposed design method,the ranges of both the thickness and depth of MWSBs for a case history of subway excavation in Fuzhou,China were determined.Finally,field pumping test results showed that the water-tightness performance of MWSBs performed at site was quite well.
基金Project(2003AA430200)supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China
文摘Based on the working principle of vibratory excavation of hydraulic excavator,the expression of digging resistance changed with time under sine wave inspiritment was deduced;a comparison analysis was given after calculating the forces status of rock and soil under static load and vibratory load respectively by using MATLAB;and then RFPA-2D(rock failure process analysis code)was used to make comparison of simulation experiment on rock and soil failure process under static load and vibratory load.The results demonstrate that,compared with the normal excavation under the same situation,the digging resistance and the energy consumption can be reduced by respectively 30%and 60%at maximum,and that the working efficiency can be increased by 45%at maximum owing to vibratory excavation.
文摘The Geheyan Power Station on the Qingjiang river has four inlet tunnels, on the right bank, with its excavation diameter of 11.3 m to 12.5 m, after lining diameter of 9.5 m, axis to axis spacing of 24 m. The thickness of the pillar between tunnels should usually be more than two times of tunnel diameter to ensure the stability of surrounding rock during excavation. In this paper, the excavation methods of tunnels with the pillar thickness as small as the tunnel diameter, such as smooth surface blasting, shotcrete support protection, are emphatically discussed.
基金Project(41202220)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(20120022120003)supported by the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education,China+1 种基金Project(2652012065)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of ChinaProject(2013006)supported by the Research Fund for Key Laboratory on Deep Geo Drilling Technology,Ministry of Land and Resources,China
文摘The spiral assembly steel structure, a newly developed retaining wall for the rapid excavation of small-sized foundation pits in unsaturated soil, is presented. This new type of retaining structure is prefabricated in the factory and is assembled on site in the excavation of a pit. This retaining structure is composed of several prefabricated steel structural units, in which the adjacent steel structural units are joined with connectors. Each steel structural unit has one steel pipe in the radial direction and is welded to a single piece of steel plate. After full installation in situ, the retaining structure becomes a cylindrical steel structure. With the protection afforded by this new type of retaining structure, excavation work can be completed within 24 h to a depth up to 5 m. In order to verify the reliability and effectiveness of this new retaining structure, field construction tests were conducted in Beijing, China. The test construction was monitored. The monitoring program included measuring stress in the structure, lateral earth pressure, and lateral deformation of the surrounding soil. The monitoring data from the field test were compared with the theoretical results. The results show that the proposed new structure is reliable and effective.
基金Project(2013CB036004)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(51378510)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Rock burst is a kind of geological disaster in rock excavation of high stress areas.To evaluate intensity of rock burst,the maximum shear stress,uniaxial compressive strength,uniaxial tensile strength and rock elastic energy index were selected as input factors,and burst pit depth as output factor.The rock burst prediction model was proposed according to the genetic algorithms and extreme learning machine.The effect of structural surface was taken into consideration.Based on the engineering examples of tunnels,the observed and collected data were divided into the training set,validation set and prediction set.The training set and validation set were used to train and optimize the model.Parameter optimization results are presented.The hidden layer node was450,and the fitness of the predictions was 0.0197 under the optimal combination of the input weight and offset vector.Then,the optimized model is tested with the prediction set.Results show that the proposed model is effective.The maximum relative error is4.71%,and the average relative error is 3.20%,which proves that the model has practical value in the relative engineering.
基金Projects(42077244,41877272)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2020-05)supported by the Open Research Fund of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Sciences and Geothermal Energy Exploitation and Utilization,China。
文摘In the process of deep projects excavation,deep rock often experiences a full stress process from high stress to unloading and then to impact disturbance failure.To study the dynamic characteristics of three-dimensional high stressed red sandstone subjected to unloading and impact loads,impact compression tests were conducted on red sandstone under confining pressure unloading conditions using a modified split Hopkinson pressure bar.Impact disturbance tests of uniaxial pre-stressed rock were also conducted(without considering confining pressure unloading effect).The results demonstrate that the impact compression strength of red sandstone shows an obvious strain rate effect.With an approximately equal strain rate,the dynamic strength of red sandstone under confining unloading conditions is less than that in the uniaxial pre-stressed impact compression test.Confining pressure unloading produces a strength-weakening effect,and the dynamic strength weakening factor(DSWF)is also defined.The results also indicate that the strain rate of the rock and the incident energy change in a logarithmic relation.With similar incident energies,unloading results in a higher strain rate in pre-stressed rock.According to the experimental analysis,unloading does not affect the failure mode,but reduces the dynamic strength of pre-stressed rock.The influence of confining pressure unloading on the shear strength parameters(cohesion and friction angle)is discussed.Under the same external energy impact compression,prestressed rock subjected to unloading is more likely to be destroyed.Thus,the effect of unloading on the rock mechanical characteristics should be considered in deep rock project excavation design.
基金Project(2012BAK09B02-05) supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program of China during the Twelfth Five-year PeriodProject(51274250) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘A single freedom degree model of drilling bit-rock was established according to the vibration mechanism and its dynamic characteristics. Moreover, a novel identification method of rock and soil parameters for vibration drilling based on the fuzzy least squares(FLS)-support vector machine(SVM) was developed, in which the fuzzy membership function was set by using linear distance, and its parameters, such as penalty factor and kernel parameter, were optimized by using adaptive genetic algorithm. And FLS-SVM identification on rock and soil parameters for vibration drilling was made by changing the input/output data from single freedom degree model of drilling bit-rock. The results of identification simulation and resonance column experiment show that relative error of natural frequency for some hard sand from identification simulation and resonance column experiment is 1.1% and the identification precision based on the fuzzy least squares-support vector machine is high.
基金Project(2003AA430200) supported by the National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program(863) of China
文摘In order to find a feasible way to control excavator’s arm and realize autonomous excavation, the dynamic model for the boom of excavator’s arm which was regarded as a planar manipulator with three degrees of freedom was constructed with Lagrange equation. The excavator was retrofitted with electrohydraulic proportional valves, associated sensors (three inclinometers) and a computer control system (the motion controller of EPEC). The full nonlinear mathematic model of electrohydraulic proportional system was achieved. A discontinuous projection based on an adaptive robust controller to approximate the nonlinear gain coefficient of the valve was presented to deal with the nonlinearity of the whole system, the error was dealt with by robust feedback and an adaptive robust controller was designed. The experiment results of the boom motion control show that, using the controller, good performance for tracking can be achieved, and the peak tracking error of boom angles is less than 4°.
