Journal
ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS
Volume 121, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2020.105196
Keywords
Tunnelling; Water and soil gushing; Remedial measures; Monitoring
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [52090082, 51978517, 41772295]
- Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission [2019-01-07-00-07-456 E00051]
- key innovation team program of innovation talents promotion plan by MOST of China [2016RA4059]
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This paper discusses an incident of water and soil gushing during the construction of a connecting passage of Metro Line 18 in Shanghai, analyzing the causes, damage, and effectiveness of remedial measures. Remedial measures including grouting and lining reinforcement with reinforced steel ring improved the stability of the tunnel structures.
A connecting passage of the Metro Line 18 in Shanghai was under construction in a sand layer featuring high fine content and a high level of confined water head. During the tunnel construction, an incident of water and soil gushing through the freezing holes resulted in large settlement and damage to the tunnel linings. The remedial measures were then carried out to prevent the incident and to strengthen the damaged tunnel linings. This paper analyzes the reasons for the water and soil gushing, the damage to the tunnels, and the effect of the remedial measures. The main reason for the incident was water and sand penetration through the gap between the freezing pipes and the borehole orifice pipes due to the high water pressure outside the tunnels. The monitoring results indicate that the grouting and the lining reinforcement with reinforced steel ring effectively improved the stability of the tunnel structures. This case study provides practical experience and guidance for similar tunnelling projects in the future to mitigate the risk of water and soil gushing.
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