Investigation of the Influence Area of the Excavation of a Double-Line Highway Tunnel under an Existing Railway Tunnel

The research on the impact of the excavation of underpass tunnels has already had certain results, but there is a lack of research cases of double-line highway tunnels with oblique angles under the existing railway tunnels, especially the method of determining the area of the impact of the dynamic a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yifan Li, Changfu Huang, Hongjian Lu, Chao Mou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/1/290
_version_ 1797359076358750208
author Yifan Li
Changfu Huang
Hongjian Lu
Chao Mou
author_facet Yifan Li
Changfu Huang
Hongjian Lu
Chao Mou
author_sort Yifan Li
collection DOAJ
description The research on the impact of the excavation of underpass tunnels has already had certain results, but there is a lack of research cases of double-line highway tunnels with oblique angles under the existing railway tunnels, especially the method of determining the area of the impact of the dynamic and static loads of new tunnels and existing trains, which can be enriched by considering them at the same time. This paper, is based on the tunnel project of the new double-line Shiqian highway tunnel with oblique angles under the Hurong railway in Wanshoushan. By constructing a three-dimensional finite element model and simulating the application of static tunnel excavation load, dynamic blasting load, and dynamic train operation load of the existing tunnel, the overall displacement of the existing tunnel and the settlement value of the bottom plate of the track surface by the static tunnel excavation load were analyzed. Then, the stresses, vibration speeds, and displacements of the tunnel due to the dynamic blasting loads and the dynamic train operation loads were obtained. The results show that the area of influence of the static loads of the new tunnel excavation on the existing tunnel is divided into three types of perturbations presenting strong, weak, and slight; the area affected by the blasting dynamic load of new tunnel excavation is a circular domain with the datum point in the tunnel section as the center; the area affected by the dynamic load of train operation in the existing tunnel is an ellipse with the center of the track surface of the existing tunnel as the datum; and there is an anomalous shape in the area affected by the blasting dynamic load of new tunnel excavation and the area affected by the dynamic load of the train operation in the existing tunnel.
first_indexed 2024-03-08T15:11:39Z
format Article
id doaj.art-6929bcd27f9843bc9312acf469cf80e5
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2076-3417
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-08T15:11:39Z
publishDate 2023-12-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Applied Sciences
spelling doaj.art-6929bcd27f9843bc9312acf469cf80e52024-01-10T14:51:37ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-12-0114129010.3390/app14010290Investigation of the Influence Area of the Excavation of a Double-Line Highway Tunnel under an Existing Railway TunnelYifan Li0Changfu Huang1Hongjian Lu2Chao Mou3School of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Mine Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, ChinaSchool of Mine Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, ChinaThe research on the impact of the excavation of underpass tunnels has already had certain results, but there is a lack of research cases of double-line highway tunnels with oblique angles under the existing railway tunnels, especially the method of determining the area of the impact of the dynamic and static loads of new tunnels and existing trains, which can be enriched by considering them at the same time. This paper, is based on the tunnel project of the new double-line Shiqian highway tunnel with oblique angles under the Hurong railway in Wanshoushan. By constructing a three-dimensional finite element model and simulating the application of static tunnel excavation load, dynamic blasting load, and dynamic train operation load of the existing tunnel, the overall displacement of the existing tunnel and the settlement value of the bottom plate of the track surface by the static tunnel excavation load were analyzed. Then, the stresses, vibration speeds, and displacements of the tunnel due to the dynamic blasting loads and the dynamic train operation loads were obtained. The results show that the area of influence of the static loads of the new tunnel excavation on the existing tunnel is divided into three types of perturbations presenting strong, weak, and slight; the area affected by the blasting dynamic load of new tunnel excavation is a circular domain with the datum point in the tunnel section as the center; the area affected by the dynamic load of train operation in the existing tunnel is an ellipse with the center of the track surface of the existing tunnel as the datum; and there is an anomalous shape in the area affected by the blasting dynamic load of new tunnel excavation and the area affected by the dynamic load of the train operation in the existing tunnel.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/1/290double-line highway tunneloblique passing underarea of influencenumerical simulationtunnel dynamics and static loads
spellingShingle Yifan Li
Changfu Huang
Hongjian Lu
Chao Mou
Investigation of the Influence Area of the Excavation of a Double-Line Highway Tunnel under an Existing Railway Tunnel
Applied Sciences
double-line highway tunnel
oblique passing under
area of influence
numerical simulation
tunnel dynamics and static loads
title Investigation of the Influence Area of the Excavation of a Double-Line Highway Tunnel under an Existing Railway Tunnel
title_full Investigation of the Influence Area of the Excavation of a Double-Line Highway Tunnel under an Existing Railway Tunnel
title_fullStr Investigation of the Influence Area of the Excavation of a Double-Line Highway Tunnel under an Existing Railway Tunnel
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the Influence Area of the Excavation of a Double-Line Highway Tunnel under an Existing Railway Tunnel
title_short Investigation of the Influence Area of the Excavation of a Double-Line Highway Tunnel under an Existing Railway Tunnel
title_sort investigation of the influence area of the excavation of a double line highway tunnel under an existing railway tunnel
topic double-line highway tunnel
oblique passing under
area of influence
numerical simulation
tunnel dynamics and static loads
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/1/290
work_keys_str_mv AT yifanli investigationoftheinfluenceareaoftheexcavationofadoublelinehighwaytunnelunderanexistingrailwaytunnel
AT changfuhuang investigationoftheinfluenceareaoftheexcavationofadoublelinehighwaytunnelunderanexistingrailwaytunnel
AT hongjianlu investigationoftheinfluenceareaoftheexcavationofadoublelinehighwaytunnelunderanexistingrailwaytunnel
AT chaomou investigationoftheinfluenceareaoftheexcavationofadoublelinehighwaytunnelunderanexistingrailwaytunnel