Tunnel protection structure suitable for active fault areas and high ground stress areas

    公开(公告)号:US11598210B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-07

    申请号:US17889407

    申请日:2022-08-17

    IPC分类号: E21D11/05

    摘要: Disclosed is a tunnel protection structure suitable for active fault areas and high ground stress areas, and relates to the technical field of tunnel engineering construction. The tunnel protection structure comprises at least one protection unit, wherein a plurality of protection units are sequentially connected and distributed along the axial direction of a tunnel, and the protection units comprise a radial protection ring and two axial protection rings which are fixedly arranged between a lining structure and surrounding rock and are distributed along the axial direction of the tunnel; the radial protection ring comprises a plurality of radial buffer energy consumption layers which are sequentially sleeved along the radial direction of the tunnel; and the axial protection ring comprises a plurality of axial buffer energy consumption layers which are sequentially and fixedly connected along the axial direction of the tunnel.

    Experimental system and method for simulating effect of fault stick-slip displacement on tunnel engineering

    公开(公告)号:US11085859B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US17226116

    申请日:2021-04-09

    IPC分类号: G01N3/08 E21F17/00

    摘要: An experimental system for simulating the effect of a fault stick-slip displacement on a tunnel engineering includes a model box system and a stick-slip loading system. The model box system is configured to simulate an interaction between two walls of a fault. The stick-slip loading system includes a first loading assembly, a second loading assembly and a bearing assembly. The first loading assembly includes a first loading device, and a first sample frame configured to place a main loading rock mass sample. The bearing assembly is arranged on two sides of the first sample frame. Sub-loading rock mass samples borne by the bearing assembly are configured to abut against the main loading rock mass sample under the action of the second loading assembly. A method for simulating the effect of a fault stick-slip displacement on a tunnel engineering based on the above system is further provided.

    Method for establishing geostress field distribution of slopes in a canyon area

    公开(公告)号:US11536864B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US17855697

    申请日:2022-06-30

    IPC分类号: G01V1/30 G01V99/00

    摘要: A method for establishing a geostress field distribution of slopes in canyon areas includes: obtaining a persistence ratio of a fracture surface based on a structural plane trace length and a rock bridge length of the fracture surface, and then obtaining a fracture stage of a crack according to progressive failure characteristics of rock mass, combining a character of the fracture surface to obtain magnitude and direction of a maximum principal stress, and establishing the geostress field distribution. The method is simple to operate, does not need to carry out geostress testing, does not need a large amount of manpower and material resources, does not need redundant fund investment, and can simply and effectively obtain geostress field data. Moreover, combining with the geostress field inversion technology, a large-scale geostress field distribution condition can be obtained, which can provide a basis for engineering site selection and engineering rock mass stability determination.