Mechanical analysis of circular liners with particular reference to composite supports. For example, liners consisting of shotcrete and steel sets

This paper describes a methodology for the mechanical analysis of composite supports, such as liners consisting of shotcrete and steel sets. The methodology presented here is based on an established technique of structural analysis commonly referred to as the ‘equivalent section’ approach. This technique consists in treating the composite section of a straight beam as a homogenized section of equivalent mechanical properties. The equations presented in this paper have been derived from application of the theory of elastic shells (or curved beams) and therefore are more appropriate for the analysis of circular tunnel liners. The proposed methodology for the design of liners is based on the construction of capacity diagrams, another established technique of structural analysis and concrete design that can be conveniently extended to the analysis of composite sections for tunnel liners. When applying the theory of elastic shells to derive the equations that conform to the proposed methodology, the problem of determining the mechanical response of semi-circular arches treated with the theory of thin and thick formulations has been re-visited. Observations of practical interest arising from the comparison of results obtained with both approaches are discussed.     

上海市长江隧道工程洞门中心坐标精确测定

根据上海市长江隧道工程贯通处洞门中心坐标测量的卖际情况，利用数学方法将空间三维的洞门钢环实测坐标拟合出三维方程，精确求取钢环中心的三维坐标。     

华蓥山瓦斯隧道穿过煤层地段施工技术

论述了华蓥山瓦斯隧道东口工区右线采用全断面（开挖）整体揭煤，内燃机械无轨出碴，安全揭穿和通过K1突然危险煤层的施工技术。在国内尚属首次。     

Spatial characterization of joint planes and stability analysis of tunnel blocks

It has been gaining credence over the past several decades that the spatial characteristics of rock joints exert detrimental effect on the stability of tunnel structures. The deterministic joint spatial distribution around the tunnel was defined by digital photogrammetry technique, which statistically provides the basis for performing Monte-Carlo simulation of stochastic joints that are hidden inside the surrounding rock. The blocks generated by the intersection between structural planes and excavation surfaces were analyzed based on the block theory and limit equilibrium. The keyblocks were identified and the corresponding factors of safety were determined. All these analysis procedures were codified into the computer program GeoSMA-3D (Geotechnical Structure and Model Analysis). The developed software satisfied the fast analysis requirements of joint plane simulation, spatial block modelling, keyblock identification and failure process illustration. The case study was performed with reference to Dabeigou Tunnel on Duolun Second-class Highway in Duolun Town, Nei Mongol, China. Failure process illustration would be useful to facilitate the practical engineers to understand the basic mechanism and select the strengthening strategies.     

Some engineering properties of limestone: Tunnel Stra?ina case study (Croatia)

The paper presents geological and engineering geological characteristics of the Stra?ina Tunnel along the Bisko-Šestanovac section of the Zagreb-Split-Dubrovnik highway in Croatia. This paper compares the actual conditions of the rock mass during the excavation with a prediction model that preceded the excavation. From the engineering-geological viewpoint the rock mass in the tunnel was of a significantly higher quality than the prediction model. The specific geological feature of the Stra?ina Tunnel, with its right and left tunnel tube, is the passage of the right tunnel tube through a transgressive contact between Upper Cretaceous rudist limestones and Eocene foraminiferal limestones. Since this is the only tunnel in Croatia excavated through this particular transgressive contact, the geological and engineering properties of the transgression zone were up to now only assumed. Therefore, additional mineralogical, petrographical and engineering geological observations were carried out in order to determine and describe the transgression zone. The results are presented in this paper. In the left tunnel tube the contact between the mentioned litostratigraphical Units is of the fault type. This paper also briefly deals with the significance and cause of the overprofile excavation during tunneling through strongly karstified carbonate rocks. Consequently, special attention was paid to the overprofile during excavation since it can significantly affect tunneling costs.     

Analysis of the behaviour of a yield-control support system in squeezing rock

Recent innovations in yield-control support systems allow to increase the rate of advance when tunnelling in difficult conditions is associated with severely squeezing rock. Such systems which imply the insertion in the lining of highly deformable concrete elements are being adopted successfully in tunnelling projects using conventional excavation methods. The Saint Martin access adit excavated in a Carboniferous Formation along the Base Tunnel of the Lyon-Turin rail line is presented as a case study. Numerical analyses are discussed to compare the results of computed and measured performance of a typical monitored section and to find out possible optimizations of the support system adopted.     

掘进工作面水力降尘分析

分析了破煤过程中会生产生机理，分行对出了喷雾降尘和喷射降生的原理和不同效果，着重介绍了喷射降生这一新的障全方法。     

Longitudinal tunnel ventilation control. Part 1: Modelling and dynamic feedforward control

Road tunnels exceeding a certain minimum length are equipped with a ventilation system. In case of a fire it is used to achieve a predefined air flow velocity in the tunnel by adequately controlling the installed jet fans in order to ensure sufficient visibility for persons to safely follow the escape routes. As the dynamics of the air flow in road tunnels strongly depend on the tunnel length, short tunnels with longitudinal ventilation systems pose a challenging control task. In this paper, non-linear dynamic feedforward control is proposed for longitudinal ventilation control in case of an emergency. For this purpose, an analytical non-linear zero-dimensional model of the air flow is feedback linearised. Due to its special properties, which are presented and analysed, two different versions of feedforward control are proposed: One is focused on performance, the other on robustness. Finally, the beneficial behaviour of the presented two-degrees-of-freedom control approach is demonstrated by its application to an Austrian motorway tunnel.     

Short- and long-term behaviors of drifts in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone at the Meuse/Haute-Marne Underground Research Laboratory

Since 2000, the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (ANDRA) has been constructing an Underground Research Laboratory (URL) at Bure (east of the Paris Basin) to perform experiments in order to obtain in situ data necessary to demonstrate the feasibility of geological repository in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone. An important experimental program is planned to characterize the response of the rock to different drift construction methods. Before 2008, at the main level of the laboratory, most of the drifts were excavated using pneumatic hammer and supported with rock bolts, sliding steel arches and fiber shotcrete. Other techniques, such as road header techniques, stiff and flexible supports, have also been used to characterize their impacts. The drift network is developed following the in situ major stresses. The parallel drifts are separated enough so as they can be considered independently when their hydromechanical (HM) behaviors are compared. Mine-by experiments have been performed to measure the HM response of the rock and the mechanical loading applied to the support system due to the digging and after excavation. Drifts exhibit extensional (mode I) and shear fractures (modes II and III) induced by excavation works. The extent of the induced fracture networks depends on the drift orientation versus the in situ stress field. This paper describes the drift convergence and deformation in the surrounding rock walls as function of time and the impact of different support methods on the rock mass behavior. An observation based method is finally applied to distinguish the instantaneous and time-dependent parts of the rock mass deformation around the drifts.     

Comparison of empirical and numerical methods in tunnel stability analysis

The stability of a tunnel can be evaluated using mathematical solutions, empirical methods, or numerical modelling. Mathematical solutions are precise methods; however the need to conduct mathematical calculations usually decreases the user's desire to use this method. Empirical methods are based on the experience gathered by researchers in various parts of the world whereas numerical modelling utilises computing power and, using various modelling techniques, can be a precise way of solving very complex problems. In this method the environment and the geometry can be set by the user. This method allows the user to conduct sensitivity analysis. In this article, empirical methods and numerical modelling using UDEC software were used to conduct a stability analysis of the access tunnel at the Shahriar dam crest, which was one of the most important tunnels of this project. In addition, numerical modelling was used to predict the stresses and deformations around the perimeter of the tunnel, and select the most suitable ground support system. The results obtained from both methods were compared for selection of the best suited support system. The results indicated that the empirical methods presented similar results to the results of numerical modelling at the first stages of tunnel design in jointed rocks. Therefore, in the absence of sufficient information for numerical analysis, the results of the empirical method can be used for this project.