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In Situ Observation of Hard Surrounding Rock Displacement at 2400-m-Deep Tunnels

Journal

ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 873-892

Publisher

SPRINGER WIEN
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-017-1371-3

Keywords

Deep hard-rock tunnel; Displacement; Time-dependent evolution; Spatial distribution; Fracture evolution

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [41320104005, 51621006, 51579043]
  2. State Key Research Development Programme of China [2016YFC0600702]

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This paper presents the results of in situ investigation of the internal displacement of hard surrounding rock masses within deep tunnels at China's Jinping Underground Laboratory Phase II. The displacement evolution of the surrounding rock during the entire excavation processes was monitored continuously using pre-installed continuous-recording multi-point extensometers. The evolution of excavation-damaged zones and fractures in rock masses were also observed using acoustic velocity testing and digital borehole cameras, respectively. The results show four kinds of displacement behaviours of the hard surrounding rock masses during the excavation process. The displacement in the inner region of the surrounding rock was found to be greater than that of the rock masses near the tunnel's side walls in some excavation stages. This leads to a multi-modal distribution characteristic of internal displacement for hard surrounding rock masses within deep tunnels. A further analysis of the evolution information on the damages and fractures inside the surrounding rock masses reveals the effects of excavation disturbances and local geological conditions. This recognition can be used as the reference for excavation and supporting design and stability evaluations of hard-rock tunnels under high-stress conditions.

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