Support and maintenance of tunnel excavations during operation are critical to ensure the safety and stability of tunnels.This study proposes a specialized support technology for a railroad tunnel in western China,cha...Support and maintenance of tunnel excavations during operation are critical to ensure the safety and stability of tunnels.This study proposes a specialized support technology for a railroad tunnel in western China,characterized by substantial deformation and a limited inherent self-stabilizing capacity.The method involves the application of a foam concrete compressible layer at the inverted arch of the tunnel.The effectiveness of the foam concrete layer in mitigating the effect of the surrounding rock on the tunnel inverted arch structure is investigated by a combination of indoor tests and numerical simulations.The laboratory test results show that the train load has little effect on the compressive performance of the foamed concrete compressible layer,which indicates that the foamed concrete compressible layer can be applied in the tunnel invert.By analyzing the support effect of the established model,it is found that the foam concrete compressible layer can effectively absorb the deformation pressure generated by the surrounding rock and protect the secondary lining structure,when the compressible layer density is 500 kg/m^(3) and the thickness is set to 20 cm,the supporting effect is the best.展开更多
Shapai Roller Compacted Concrete(RCC) Arch Dam is the highest RCC arch dam of the 20th century in the world with a maximum height of 132m,and it is the only concrete arch dam near the epicentre of Wenchuan earthquake ...Shapai Roller Compacted Concrete(RCC) Arch Dam is the highest RCC arch dam of the 20th century in the world with a maximum height of 132m,and it is the only concrete arch dam near the epicentre of Wenchuan earthquake on May 12th,2008.The seismic damage to the dam and the resistance of the dam has drawn great attention.This paper analyzed the response and resistance of the dam to the seismic wave using numerical simulations with comparison to the monitored data.The field investigation after the earthquake and analysis of insitu data record showed that there was only little variation in the opening size at the dam and foundation interface,transverse joints and inducing joints before and after the earthquake.The overall stability of the dam abutment resistance body was quite good except a little relaxation was observed.The results of the dynamic finite element method(FEM) showed that the sizes of the openings obtained from the numerical modeling are comparable with the monitored values,and the change of the opening size is in millimeter range.This study revealed that Shapai arch dam exhibited high seismic resistance and overload capacity in the Wenchuan earthquake event.The comparison of the monitored and simulated results showed that the numerical method applied in this paper well simulated the seismic response of the dam.The method could be useful in the future application on the safety evaluation of RCC dams.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant number 52179113Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Safety Grant No.SKLGME 022022,SKLGME-JBGS2401.
文摘Support and maintenance of tunnel excavations during operation are critical to ensure the safety and stability of tunnels.This study proposes a specialized support technology for a railroad tunnel in western China,characterized by substantial deformation and a limited inherent self-stabilizing capacity.The method involves the application of a foam concrete compressible layer at the inverted arch of the tunnel.The effectiveness of the foam concrete layer in mitigating the effect of the surrounding rock on the tunnel inverted arch structure is investigated by a combination of indoor tests and numerical simulations.The laboratory test results show that the train load has little effect on the compressive performance of the foamed concrete compressible layer,which indicates that the foamed concrete compressible layer can be applied in the tunnel invert.By analyzing the support effect of the established model,it is found that the foam concrete compressible layer can effectively absorb the deformation pressure generated by the surrounding rock and protect the secondary lining structure,when the compressible layer density is 500 kg/m^(3) and the thickness is set to 20 cm,the supporting effect is the best.
基金supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No. 51079092)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(Grant no.20090181120088)Science and Technology Support Plan Project of Sichuan Province (Grant No. 2008SZ0163)
文摘Shapai Roller Compacted Concrete(RCC) Arch Dam is the highest RCC arch dam of the 20th century in the world with a maximum height of 132m,and it is the only concrete arch dam near the epicentre of Wenchuan earthquake on May 12th,2008.The seismic damage to the dam and the resistance of the dam has drawn great attention.This paper analyzed the response and resistance of the dam to the seismic wave using numerical simulations with comparison to the monitored data.The field investigation after the earthquake and analysis of insitu data record showed that there was only little variation in the opening size at the dam and foundation interface,transverse joints and inducing joints before and after the earthquake.The overall stability of the dam abutment resistance body was quite good except a little relaxation was observed.The results of the dynamic finite element method(FEM) showed that the sizes of the openings obtained from the numerical modeling are comparable with the monitored values,and the change of the opening size is in millimeter range.This study revealed that Shapai arch dam exhibited high seismic resistance and overload capacity in the Wenchuan earthquake event.The comparison of the monitored and simulated results showed that the numerical method applied in this paper well simulated the seismic response of the dam.The method could be useful in the future application on the safety evaluation of RCC dams.
