Case studies of groundwater flow into tunnels and an innovative water-gathering system for water drainage

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-268

  Li, Diyuan ^a,b   Li, Xibing ^a   Li, Charlie C ^b   Huang, Bingren ^a   Gong, Fengqiang ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Case study; Groundwater flow; Leakage; Numerical modeling; Tunnel; Water gathering system

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARCHES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

CASE STUDY; CONTACT INTERFACES; FIELD INVESTIGATIONS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GROUND-WATER INFLOWS; LEAKAGE; MIDDLE WALLS; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELLING; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; ROCK SURFACES; TUBE TUNNELS; TUNNEL EXCAVATIONS; WATER DRAINAGES; WATER LEAKAGES;

TUNNELS;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LEAKAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TUNNEL; TUNNEL DESIGN; TUNNELING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 60949086970     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Aksoy C.O. Chemical injection application at tunnel service shaft to prevent ground settlement induced by groundwater drainage: a case study. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 45 3 (2008) 376-383
2. Bear J. Modelling flow and contaminant transport in fractured rocks. In: Bear J., Tsang C.F., and de Marisly G. (Eds). Flow and Contaminant Transport in Fractured Media (1993), Academic Press, San Diego, CA 1-37
3. Berkowitz B. Characterizing flow and transport in fractured geological media: a review. Advances in Water Resources 25 8-12 (2002) 861-884
4. Caputo M., and Huez H.-P. Tunnel waterproofing using polymeric membranes 2 1 (1987) 83-88
5. FLAC3D, 2005. Fluid-Mechanical Interaction. In: Itasca, I. (Ed.), Consulting Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
6. Goodman R. Groundwater inflows during tunnel driving. Engineering Geology 2 2 (1965) 39-56
7. Grantz W., Tan L., Sorensen E., and Burger H. Waterproofing and maintenance. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 12 2 (1997) 111-124
8. Hwang J.-H., and Lu C.-C. A semi-analytical method for analyzing the tunnel water inflow. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 22 1 (2007) 39-46
9. Kleven O.-B. Radical approach to waterproofing using spray applied membranes. Concrete (London) 38 9 (2004) 45-46
10. Kolymbas D. Tunelling and Tunnel Mechanics: A Rational Approach to Tunnelling vol. XV (2005), Springer, Berlin p. 437
11. Li D., Li X., Zhang W., Gong F., and Huang B. Stability analysis of surrounding rock of multi-arch tunnel based on coupled fluid-solid theorem. Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering 26 5 (2007) 1056-1064
12. Li X.-B., Zhang W., Li D.-Y., and Wang Q.-S. Influence of underground water seepage flow on surrounding rock deformation of multi-arch tunnel. Journal of Central South University of Technology (English Edition) 15 1 (2008) 69-74
13. Meiri D. Unconfined groundwater flow calculation into a tunnel. Journal of Hydrology 82 1-2 (1985) 69-75
14. Molinero J., Samper J., and Juanes R. Numerical modeling of the transient hydrogeological response produced by tunnel construction in fractured bedrocks. Engineering Geology 64 4 (2002) 369-386
15. Nilsen B. Stability and Water Leakage of Hard Rock Subsea Tunnels (2001), Swets and Zeitlinger, Lisse pp. 497-502
16. Or D., Tuller M., and Fedors R. Seepage into drifts and tunnels in unsaturated fractured rock. Water Resources Research 41 5 (2005) 05022
17. Samardzioska T., and Popov V. Numerical comparison of the equivalent continuum, non-homogeneous and dual porosity models for flow and transport in fractured porous media. Advances in Water Resources 28 3 (2005) 235-255
18. Shin J.H., Addenbrooke T.I., and Potts D.M. A numerical study of the effect of groundwater movement on long-term tunnel behaviour. Geotechnique 52 6 (2002) 391-403
19. Tseng D.J., Tsai B.R., and Chang L.C. A case study on ground treatment for a rock tunnel with high groundwater ingression in Taiwan. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 16 3 (2001) 175-183
20. Yuan Y., Jiang X., and Lee C.F. Tunnel waterproofing practices in China. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 15 2 (2000) 227-233
21. Zhang L., and Franklin J.A. Prediction of water flow into rock tunnels. An analytical solution assuming an hydraulic conductivity gradient. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts 30 1 (1993) 37-46
22. Zhang Y.-T. Rock Hydraulics and Engineering (2005), China Water Conservancy and Water Electricity Press, Beijing, China