Journal
TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 135, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2023.105034
Keywords
Railway tunnel; Water bearing structures; Hydraulic tomography; Simultaneous successive linear estimator; Inverse modeling
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This study investigates the use of hydraulic tomography (HT) in detecting water-bearing structures for preventing groundwater hazards in tunnels. The results show that sufficient pumping and observation wells can capture water-bearing structures and hydraulic properties. Transient hydraulic tomography (THT) inversion is more effective than steady-state hydraulic tomography (SSHT) inversion. Inverted hydraulic conductivity and specific storage fields are correlated with observed heads at different stages of the pumping test. Geological information can greatly assist in mapping potential water-bearing structures.
Water-bearing geological structures in front of the tunnel and underground engineering are prone to water inrush hazards, which seriously threaten construction safety. This study investigated the potential of hydraulic tomography (HT) in detecting water-bearing structures to prevent groundwater hazards in tunnels. We established two synthetic heterogeneous aquifers with two different water-bearing structures, fractures and cavern zones. A comprehensive HT inversion analysis was performed using hydraulic head records generated by forward hydraulic tests. The results show that 1) sufficient pumping and observation wells can assist in capturing waterbearing structures and hydraulic properties; 2) transient hydraulic tomography (THT) inversion has a better effect than steady-state hydraulic tomography (SSHT) inversion since the temporal variation of head records carries non-redundant characteristics and distribution information of water-bearing structures; 3) inverted hydraulic conductivity and specific storage fields are positively correlated with observed heads at the end and early stages of the pumping test, respectively; 4) taking geological information as a prior can greatly assist in mapping potential water-bearing structures. This study can provide valuable guidance for detecting water-bearing structures in tunnel and underground engineering and formulating effective control schemes for water inrush hazards.
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