ANALYSIS ON CONSTRUCTION DEFORMATION AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE OF TWO-STEP AND THREESECTION EXCAVATION METHOD FOR SUPER LARGER SPAN HIGHWAY TUNNEL
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https://doi.org/10.14311/CEJ.2020.01.0010Keywords:
Super larger span highway tunnel, Two-step and three-section excavation method, Deformation, Support structure stress, AnalysisAbstract
The super larger span tunnel is a common form of highway reconstruction and expansion
projects in recent years. In order to determine the stability of tunnel structure of the two-step and
three-section excavation method of the III-level surrounding rock mass of the super larger span
highway, the field test method was adopted. Relying on the Laohushan Tunnel in Jinan, Shandong,
China, the deformation and the structure performance of the super larger span tunnel in III-level
surrounding rock mass are analyzed, and the safety of the tunnel and the support structure is
evaluated on this basis. The results show that the maximum settlement of the arch section of the
Grade III surrounding rock section is 12.5mm, and the maximum clearance convergence is 5.8mm.
Both of them are much smaller than the design reserved deformation of 80mm. The maximum
pressure of the surrounding rock is 0.091MPa, showing that the force acting on the supporting
structure by surrounding rock mass is small. The inner and outer arched parts of the steel frame
are subject to large stresses, and most of them are tensile stresses. The maximum stress of the
steel frame is 283 MPa, and occurs at the inner side of right arch waist. Although the local stress
exceeds the yield strength of the steel (235 MPa), it does not exceed its ultimate compressive
strength of 400 MPa, and the tensile and compressive stress values of the other inner and outer
parts do not exceed the yield strength. Mainly, the maximum stress appears on the left side wall,
reaching 4.83 MPa, which is far less than the ultimate compressive strength of sprayed concrete
(11.9 MPa). For super larger span highway tunnels, located in III-level surrounding rock mass,
constructed by two-step and three-section excavation method, the initial support effectively
controlled the tunnel deformation, the supporting structures were fully protected and the tunnel
structure was stable. The super larger span tunnel is a common form in the road reconstruction
and expansion project in recent years. In order to determine the stability of tunnel structure of the
two steps and three excavation method of the III-level surrounding rock mass of the super larger
span highway, the field test method was adopted. Relying on the Laohushan Tunnel, the
deformation and the structure performance of the super larger span tunnel in III-level surrounding
rock mass were analyzed. The results show that the maximum settlement of arch of the III-level
surrounding rock mass is 12.5mm in super larger span highway tunnel, and the maximum
clearance convergence is 5.8mm. Both of them are smaller than the design reserved deformation
of 80mm. The maximum surrounding rock mass pressure is 0.091MPa, the force acting on the
supporting structure by surrounding rock mass are small. The inner and outer arched parts of the steel frame bear larger stress, and are mostly tensile stress. The maximum stress on inner side of
the steel frame is 283 MPa, and occurs at the right arch waist. The maximum stress on the outer
side of the steel frame is184 MPa, and occurs at the vault. The steel frame plays an important role
in the initial support, however the force does not reach the yield strength of the steel. The shotcrete
is subjected to pressure, the maximum stress appears on the left side wall is 4.83 MPa, which is
much smaller than the ultimate compressive strength of shotcrete of 25 MPa. So for super larger
span highway tunnels, located in III-level surrounding rock mass, constructed by two-step and
three-excavation method, the whole structure is stable.
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