To determine the appropriate soft foundation treatment for a river-crossing tunnel, freezing reinforcement design and technology were introduced based on the channel tunnel design and construction practice. Through fi...To determine the appropriate soft foundation treatment for a river-crossing tunnel, freezing reinforcement design and technology were introduced based on the channel tunnel design and construction practice. Through finite element analysis and engineering practices, two rows of horizontal perforated freezing pipes were designed and installed on both sides of a passage for tunnel rein- forcement, which produced the thickness and strength of frozen crust that satisfied the design requirements. These information are valuable for guiding the design and construction of river-crossing tunnels in coastal areas.展开更多
This paper investigates the influence of the deviation in freeze pipe installation on the development of the frozen wall in long cross passages by numerical simulation with ANSYS software.The study case is from the ar...This paper investigates the influence of the deviation in freeze pipe installation on the development of the frozen wall in long cross passages by numerical simulation with ANSYS software.The study case is from the artificial ground freezing project along the Fuzhou Metro Line 2 between Ziyang Station and Wuliting Station.Two freezepipe configurations,i.e.,one with perfectly aligned pipes without any deviation from design and another with randomly distributed deviation,are included for comparison.The effect of the random deviation in the freeze pipes on frozen wall interconnection time,the thickness of the frozen wall and the development of the temperature field is explored.For the characteristic section of the numerical model at a depth of 25 m,it is found that the frozen wall interconnection time under the random deviation case and no deviation case is 24 days and 18 days,respectively.The difference in the thickness of the thinnest frozen wall segment between the random deviation and no deviation cases is the largest in the early freezing stage(up to 0.75 m),which decreases with time to 0.31 m in the late freezing stage.The effects of random deviation are more significant in the early freezing stage and diminish as the freezing time increases.展开更多
Long term ground movements above a tunnel may continue to increase with time after tunnelling in clayey soils as the tunnellinginduced excess pore water pressures dissipate,whilst the changing earth pressure acting on...Long term ground movements above a tunnel may continue to increase with time after tunnelling in clayey soils as the tunnellinginduced excess pore water pressures dissipate,whilst the changing earth pressure acting on the tunnel leads to further tunnel deformation during consolidation.Furthermore the tunnel itself introduces new drainage conditions;that is,depending on the drainage condition of the tunnel lining,the effective stresses around the tunnel change with time,inducing further soil consolidation.A seepage rate from low permeability clayey soil is often very small and the groundwater seeping into the tunnel can evaporate quickly.Although a tunnel may look impermeable because the surface looks dry,it is possible that the tunnel drainage conditions are actually permeable.This paper summarises the investigation of soil-tunnel consolidation interaction,particularly focusing on ground surface movements and tunnel lining deformation in the interest of engineering concerns.Analysis results show that tunnel lining permittivity relative to the permeability of the surrounding ground plays an important role on both long-term ground movements as well as tunnel lining behaviour.The findings published in literature are reviewed step by step starting from a single tunnel,twin tunnels to complex cross passage structures.The mechanisms of tunnelling-induced soil consolidation for these structures are identified and,where applicable,possible engineering methodologies to assess the magnitude of long-term ground surface settlements and tunnel lining loads are proposed.展开更多
文摘To determine the appropriate soft foundation treatment for a river-crossing tunnel, freezing reinforcement design and technology were introduced based on the channel tunnel design and construction practice. Through finite element analysis and engineering practices, two rows of horizontal perforated freezing pipes were designed and installed on both sides of a passage for tunnel rein- forcement, which produced the thickness and strength of frozen crust that satisfied the design requirements. These information are valuable for guiding the design and construction of river-crossing tunnels in coastal areas.
基金This research was supported by the project of Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(No.2022J01925)supported by the project of the Fuzhou Science and Technology Plan Project(2021-P-047)supported by the Open Project Program Foundation of Engineering Research Center of underground mine construction,Ministry of Education(Anhui University of Science and Technology)(No.JYBGCZX2021104).
文摘This paper investigates the influence of the deviation in freeze pipe installation on the development of the frozen wall in long cross passages by numerical simulation with ANSYS software.The study case is from the artificial ground freezing project along the Fuzhou Metro Line 2 between Ziyang Station and Wuliting Station.Two freezepipe configurations,i.e.,one with perfectly aligned pipes without any deviation from design and another with randomly distributed deviation,are included for comparison.The effect of the random deviation in the freeze pipes on frozen wall interconnection time,the thickness of the frozen wall and the development of the temperature field is explored.For the characteristic section of the numerical model at a depth of 25 m,it is found that the frozen wall interconnection time under the random deviation case and no deviation case is 24 days and 18 days,respectively.The difference in the thickness of the thinnest frozen wall segment between the random deviation and no deviation cases is the largest in the early freezing stage(up to 0.75 m),which decreases with time to 0.31 m in the late freezing stage.The effects of random deviation are more significant in the early freezing stage and diminish as the freezing time increases.
基金This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51508403)by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51608539).
文摘Long term ground movements above a tunnel may continue to increase with time after tunnelling in clayey soils as the tunnellinginduced excess pore water pressures dissipate,whilst the changing earth pressure acting on the tunnel leads to further tunnel deformation during consolidation.Furthermore the tunnel itself introduces new drainage conditions;that is,depending on the drainage condition of the tunnel lining,the effective stresses around the tunnel change with time,inducing further soil consolidation.A seepage rate from low permeability clayey soil is often very small and the groundwater seeping into the tunnel can evaporate quickly.Although a tunnel may look impermeable because the surface looks dry,it is possible that the tunnel drainage conditions are actually permeable.This paper summarises the investigation of soil-tunnel consolidation interaction,particularly focusing on ground surface movements and tunnel lining deformation in the interest of engineering concerns.Analysis results show that tunnel lining permittivity relative to the permeability of the surrounding ground plays an important role on both long-term ground movements as well as tunnel lining behaviour.The findings published in literature are reviewed step by step starting from a single tunnel,twin tunnels to complex cross passage structures.The mechanisms of tunnelling-induced soil consolidation for these structures are identified and,where applicable,possible engineering methodologies to assess the magnitude of long-term ground surface settlements and tunnel lining loads are proposed.
