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Influence of Road Tunnel on Groundwater Change Determined Using Forensic Hydrogeological Technique (수리지질학적 과학수사 기법에 의한 도로 터널이 지하수 변화에 미치는 영향)

  • Sul-Min Yun;Se-Yeong Hamm
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.269-277
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    • 2024
  • Scientific forensic techniques are used to verify environmental impact of groundwater pollution, surface water pollution, air pollution, noise, and vibration according to residents' complaints in connection with construction and civil engineering works. In this study, we investigated the contamination of groundwater and the lowering of the groundwater level in an area surrounding a tunnel excavation site for the Andong-Yeongdeok national road, using a forensic hydrogeological technique. We reviewed the groundwater level and water quality of well GW1 in the area surrounding the tunnel excavation site as well as tunnel construction information and then we analyzed the correlations among the obtained data. Before tunnel excavation, the water level of well GW1 was lower than the tunnel elevation. Considering the relationship between the precipitation, tunnel discharge, tunnel depth, and groundwater level of well GW1, the groundwater flowed from the tunnel to well GW1. Moreover, the tunnel discharge and groundwater levels were not related to each other. The pH of well GW1 was 8.4 before tunnel excavation. During excavation, the pH declined to 8.1-8.2 at the beginning, and increased to 8.8 at the end of the excavation. The fluorine concentration in well GW1 was 2.49 mg/L, 1.91-3.22 mg/L, and 1.7-2.67 mg/L, respectively, before, during, and after the excavation. The sulfate ion concentration was very high, over 2,000 mg/L, before and during the excavation; after the excavation, it was between 200 and 323 mg/L. Turbidity was 1.47, 10.5, and 4.51 NTU before, during, and after tunnel excavation, respectively. Therefore, the excavation of this tunnel is not related to the groundwater quality of well GW1.

Estimation of the excavation damage zone in TBM tunnel using large deformation FE analysis

  • Kim, Dohyun;Jeong, Sangseom
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.323-335
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    • 2021
  • This paper aims to estimate the range of the excavation damaged zone (EDZ) formation caused by the tunnel boring machine (TBM) advancement through dynamic three-dimensional large deformation finite element analysis. Large deformation analysis based on Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) analysis is used to accurately simulate the behavior during TBM excavation. The analysis model is verified based on numerous test results reported in the literature. The range of the formed EDZ will be suggested as a boundary under various conditions - different tunnel diameter, tunnel depth, and rock type. Moreover, evaluation of the integrity of the tunnel structure during excavation has been carried out. Based on the numerical results, the apparent boundary of the EDZ is shown to within the range of 0.7D (D: tunnel diameter) around the excavation surface. Through series of numerical computation, it is clear that for the rock of with higher rock mass rating (RMR) grade (close to 1st grade), the EDZ around the tunnel tends to increase. The size of the EDZ is found to be direct proportional to the tunnel diameter, whereas the depth of the tunnel is inversely proportional to the magnitude of the EDZ. However, the relationship between the formation of the EDZ and the stability of the tunnel was not found to be consistent. In case where the TBM excavation is carried out in hard rock or rock under high confinement (excavation under greater depth), large range of the EDZ may be formed, but less strain occurs along the excavation surface during excavation and is found to be more stable.

Experimental study on the tunnel behavior induced by the excavation and the structure construction above existing tunnel (기존터널 상부지반 굴착 후 구조물 설치에 따른 터널거동에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Cha, Seok-Kyu;Lee, Sangduk
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.640-655
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    • 2018
  • Recently, the construction of the urban area has been rapidly increasing, and the excavation work of the ground has been frequently performed at the upper part of the existing underground structures. Especially, when the structure is constructed after the excavation of the ground, the loading and unloading process in the ground under the excavation basement can affect the existing underground structures. Therefore, in order to maintain the stability of the existing underground structure due to the excavation of the ground, it is necessary to accurately grasp the influence of the excavation and the structure load in the adjoining part. In this study, the effect of the excavation of the ground and the new structure load on the existing tunnel was experimentally implemented and the influence of the adjacent construction on the existing tunnel was investigated. For this purpose a large testing model with 1/5 scale of the actual size was manufactured. The influence of ground excavation, width of the load due to new structure, and distance between centers of tunnel and of excavation on the existing tunnel was investigated. In this study, it was confirmed that the influence on the existing tunnel gets larger, as the excavation depth get deeper. At the same distance, it was confirmed that the tunnel displacement increased up to three times according to the increase of the building load width. That is, the load width influences the existing tunnel larger than the excavation depth. As the impact of the distance between centers of tunnel and of excavation, it was confirmed that tunnel crown displacement decreased by 48%. The result showed that a tunnel is located in the range of 1D (D: tunnel diameter) from the center of excavation, the effect of excavation is the largest.

Estimation of Disturbed Zone Around Rock Masses with Tunnel Excavation Using PS Logging (PS검층에 의한 터널굴착에 따른 주변암반의 이완영역 평가)

  • Park, Sam Gyu;Kim, Hee Joon
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.31 no.6
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    • pp.527-534
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    • 1998
  • Excavation of underground openings changes stress distribution around the opening. The survey of this disturbed zone in excavation is very important to design and construct underground facilities, such as tunnel, gas and oil storage, power plant and disposal site of high- and low-level radioactive wastes. This paper presents a zoning of rock masses with tunnel excavation using PS logging. Compressional and shear wave velocities are measured in boreholes drilled in the tunnel wall, which was constructed with blasting and/or machine excavation. The disturbed zone in excavation can be estimated by comparing PS logging data with a tomographic image of compressional wave velocity and compressional and shear wave velocities of core samples. In the side wall of tunnel, the disturbed zone reaches 1.5 m and 1.0 m in thickness for blocks of blasting and machine excavations, respectively. In the roof of tunnel, however, the disturbed zone is 1.0 m and 0.75 m thick for the two blocks. These results show that the width of the disturbed zone is larger in the side wall of tunnel than in the roof, and 1.3 to 1.5 times larger for the blasting excavation than for the machine excavation.

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Stability analysis of a 2 arch tunnel considering excavation sequence (굴착단계를 고려한 2 아치 터널의 안정성 해석)

  • You, Kwang-Ho;Park, Yeon-Jun
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.167-174
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    • 2002
  • In this study, a numerical stability analysis was performed for a large tunnel considering excavation sequence. In most cases, stability of a tunnel is analyzed based on the stability of the final excavation stage only. In this study, stability analysis of a tunnel was performed at each excavation stage. In summary, it can be inferred that there is no problem in stability of the tunnel. However, thorough and careful measurements are recommended. Also, it is found that the stability of the tunnel at the 5th excavation stage when the right half of the main tunnel is excavated is rather lower than that of the tunnel at the final excavation stage.

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Case Study of Environmental Impact Assessment about Groundwater Outflow during Railroad Tunnel Construction (철도건설사업시 터널지하수 유출에 관한 환경영향평가 사례 연구)

  • Lee Jeongho;Yoo Heonseok;Lee Young Soo;Park Chang Sug
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2004.06a
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    • pp.303-308
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    • 2004
  • It is recently reported that the importance of environmental impact assessment(EIA) about groundwater outflow problems is beingy raised in the case of tunnel excavation during railroad construction. The EIA about groundwater outflow into railroad tunnel is generally performed using the results of numerical analysis embodied through groundwater flow modeling program like MODFLOW. The basic data for this modeling include (1) the geological and hydrogeological investigation data along the planned block of tunnel excavation, (2) total amount of outflowed groundwater during tunnel excavation, and (3) the status of groundwater level fluctuation in the water-supply wells distributed in the planned block of tunnel excavation. In this study, the authors analyzed the cases of the computational modeling about groundwater outflow in three planned blocks of railroad tunnel, and suggest the environmental impact factors and mitigation plan during EIA of tunnel excavation in railroad construction.

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A Study on the Environmental Effect due to Tunnel Excavation (터널굴착이 환경에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Yong-Soo;Kwon, Yong-Wan;Bae, Gyu-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.81-91
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    • 2004
  • In present study, the effect of tunnel excavation on groundwater was investigated by a case study and numerical analysis. The case study revealed that groundwater can be one of environmental impacts resulting from tunnel excavation. To examine variations in groundwater level due to tunnel excavation, numerical analysis was performed. The analysis result indicated that tunnel excavation could affect the groundwater behavior as the groundwater adjacent to tunnel flows in it. Also, it was found that, for the case where groundwater flowing though fractured zone passes tunnel exacvation area, a special care with the excavation would be needed to avoid any tunnel instability due to a large qunatity of goundwater flowing in it.

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Ground Behavior and Reinforcing Methods of NATM Tunnel through Deep Weathered Zone (NATM 터널의 대심도 풍화대층에서의 지반거동 및 보강방법)

  • Sung, Hwa-Don;An, Jung-Whan;Chun, Byung-Sik
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.1782-1788
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    • 2007
  • This study analyzed ground settlement and ground stress depending on tunnel excavation and the ground reinforcing grouting methods for double line road tunnel through deep weathered zone. Diameter of double line road tunnel was approximately 12m and umbrella arch method and side wall reinforcing grouting were applied. The ring-cut split excavation method and CD-cut excavation method for excavation method were applied. Analysis of failure rate and vertical stress ratio show that the tunnel for which the height of the cover(H) was higher than four times the diameter, it can be considered a deep tunnel. Comparisons of various excavation and ground reinforcement methods were showed that CD-cut method results in lower surface and crown settlement, and lower failure rate than where using Ring-cut split method. In addition the side wall reinforcing grouting resulted in reduction of tunnel displacement and settlement.

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Stability evaluation for the excavation face of shield tunnel across the Yangtze River by multi-factor analysis

  • Xue, Yiguo;Li, Xin;Qiu, Daohong;Ma, Xinmin;Kong, Fanmeng;Qu, Chuanqi;Zhao, Ying
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.283-293
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    • 2019
  • Evaluating the stability of the excavation face of the cross-river shield tunnel with good accuracy is considered as a nonlinear and multivariable complex issue. Understanding the stability evaluation method of the shield tunnel excavation face is vital to operate and control the shield machine during shield tunneling. Considering the instability mechanism of the excavation face of the cross-river shield and the characteristics of this engineering, seven evaluation indexes of the stability of the excavation face were selected, i.e., the over-span ratio, buried depth of the tunnel, groundwater condition, soil permeability, internal friction angle, soil cohesion and advancing speed. The weight of each evaluation index was obtained by using the analytic hierarchy process and the entropy weight method. The evaluation model of the cross-river shield construction excavation face stability is established based on the idea point method. The feasibility of the evaluation model was verified by the engineering application in a cross-river shield tunnel project in China. Results obtained via the evaluation model are in good agreement with the actual construction situation. The proposed evaluation method is demonstrated as a promising and innovative method for the stability evaluation and safety construction of the cross-river shield tunnel engineerings.