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Stability Analysis of the Surrounding Rock-Lining Structure in Deep-Buried Hydraulic Tunnels Having Seepage Effect

Authors :
Haibo Jiang
Helin Sun
Kebin Shi
Juncai Xu
Source :
Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 24; Pages: 16586
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

To clarify the factors affecting the stability of deep-buried hydraulic tunnels containing pore water, the elastoplastic theory and the Mogi-Coulomb strength criterion were used to derive the analytical solutions of stress on the surrounding rock-lining structure, tunnel wall displacement, and plastic zone radius in surrounding rock under different operating conditions. During this process, the seepage effect and surrounding rock-lining interaction were considered. The influencing rules of seepage action, intermediate principal stress coefficient, lining permeability coefficient, and lining thickness on the stability of the surrounding rock-lining structure were investigated in depth. The results show that the seepage effect significantly changed the stress distributions in the lining structure and surrounding rock, reduced the bearing reaction force, and lowered the tunnel stability. The bearing reaction force was decreased considerably from the intermediate principal stress, and the plastic zone radius in the surrounding rock and the tunnel wall displacement was obviously reduced. Moreover, the bearing reaction force was reduced, and the plastic zone radius in the surrounding rock and the tunnel wall displacement was increased with the decrease of the lining permeability coefficient. With increasing the lining thickness, the bearing reaction force was enhanced, and an apparent restriction on the development of plastic zone in the surrounding rock appeared at the beginning, but the restriction effect weakened subsequently. This research can theoretically provide references for analyzing the stability of hydraulic tunnels containing pore water.

Details

ISSN :
20711050
Volume :
14
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Sustainability
Accession number :
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