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
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.
