Performance based support design for horseshoe-shaped rock caverns using 2D numerical analysis

Excavation in rock may change the stress field and induce excavation damaged zones (EDZ) in the surrounding rock mass. To consider the development of the EDZ, the support design could be evaluated using the convergence-confinement method (CCM). In this paper, an efficient approach is proposed to eva...

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Main Authors: Nie, Wen, Zhao, Zhiye, Goh, Anthony T. C., Song, M. K., Guo, Wei, Zhu, Xing
Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144665
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author Nie, Wen
Zhao, Zhiye
Goh, Anthony T. C.
Song, M. K.
Guo, Wei
Zhu, Xing
author2 School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
author_facet School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Nie, Wen
Zhao, Zhiye
Goh, Anthony T. C.
Song, M. K.
Guo, Wei
Zhu, Xing
author_sort Nie, Wen
collection NTU
description Excavation in rock may change the stress field and induce excavation damaged zones (EDZ) in the surrounding rock mass. To consider the development of the EDZ, the support design could be evaluated using the convergence-confinement method (CCM). In this paper, an efficient approach is proposed to evaluate the support design based on rock cavern performance. 2D plane strain models are adopted to simulate the excavation effects of horseshoe cross-section rock caverns using the progressive core replacement method. The performance of rock cavern is investigated using CCM. Parameteric studies are carried out to analyze the effects of rock condition and sequential excavation. It shows the roof displacement is not changing significantly during excavation if Q > 10. It also presents the sequencial excavation can reduce the range of the EDZ, but there are no obvious relationships for different subdivision methods. Using the data from numerical analysis, the relationships among the rock conditions, the sequential excavation parameters and the cavern performances are mapped using artificial neural network (ANN). An evaluation chart for the support design of a rock cavern is proposed by integrating the ANN models into EXCEL software. A case study is presented to verify the accuracy of the proposed method. It illustrates the feasibility of the proposed approach for practical applications with much less computing time.
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spelling ntu-10356/1446652020-11-17T08:49:41Z Performance based support design for horseshoe-shaped rock caverns using 2D numerical analysis Nie, Wen Zhao, Zhiye Goh, Anthony T. C. Song, M. K. Guo, Wei Zhu, Xing School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering::Civil engineering Rock Cavern Convergence Confinement Method Excavation in rock may change the stress field and induce excavation damaged zones (EDZ) in the surrounding rock mass. To consider the development of the EDZ, the support design could be evaluated using the convergence-confinement method (CCM). In this paper, an efficient approach is proposed to evaluate the support design based on rock cavern performance. 2D plane strain models are adopted to simulate the excavation effects of horseshoe cross-section rock caverns using the progressive core replacement method. The performance of rock cavern is investigated using CCM. Parameteric studies are carried out to analyze the effects of rock condition and sequential excavation. It shows the roof displacement is not changing significantly during excavation if Q > 10. It also presents the sequencial excavation can reduce the range of the EDZ, but there are no obvious relationships for different subdivision methods. Using the data from numerical analysis, the relationships among the rock conditions, the sequential excavation parameters and the cavern performances are mapped using artificial neural network (ANN). An evaluation chart for the support design of a rock cavern is proposed by integrating the ANN models into EXCEL software. A case study is presented to verify the accuracy of the proposed method. It illustrates the feasibility of the proposed approach for practical applications with much less computing time. 2020-11-17T08:49:41Z 2020-11-17T08:49:41Z 2018 Journal Article Nie, W., Zhao, Z., Goh, A. T. C., Song, M. K., Guo, W., & Zhu, X. (2018). Performance based support design for horseshoe-shaped rock caverns using 2D numerical analysis. Engineering Geology, 245, 266-279. doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.09.007 0013-7952 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144665 10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.09.007 245 266 279 en Engineering Geology © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
spellingShingle Engineering::Civil engineering
Rock Cavern
Convergence Confinement Method
Nie, Wen
Zhao, Zhiye
Goh, Anthony T. C.
Song, M. K.
Guo, Wei
Zhu, Xing
Performance based support design for horseshoe-shaped rock caverns using 2D numerical analysis
title Performance based support design for horseshoe-shaped rock caverns using 2D numerical analysis
title_full Performance based support design for horseshoe-shaped rock caverns using 2D numerical analysis
title_fullStr Performance based support design for horseshoe-shaped rock caverns using 2D numerical analysis
title_full_unstemmed Performance based support design for horseshoe-shaped rock caverns using 2D numerical analysis
title_short Performance based support design for horseshoe-shaped rock caverns using 2D numerical analysis
title_sort performance based support design for horseshoe shaped rock caverns using 2d numerical analysis
topic Engineering::Civil engineering
Rock Cavern
Convergence Confinement Method
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144665
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