Predicting Tunnel Groundwater Inflow by Geological Investigation Using Horizontal Directional Drilling Technology

To improve the prediction accuracy of tunnel excavation groundwater inflow, a prediction method based on a horizontal directional drilling geological survey is proposed. It relies on the monitoring and statistical analysis of groundwater inflow into a horizontal directional drilling survey borehole....

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Main Author: Xialin Liu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6578331
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description To improve the prediction accuracy of tunnel excavation groundwater inflow, a prediction method based on a horizontal directional drilling geological survey is proposed. It relies on the monitoring and statistical analysis of groundwater inflow into a horizontal directional drilling survey borehole. Moreover, it is based on Goodman’s empirical back-calculation for the surrounding rock penetration coefficient and uses the groundwater dynamics method to predict the amount of inflow into the tunnel excavation. On the basis of an analysis of the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the following conclusions were obtained: the tunnel excavation groundwater inflow prediction method based on a horizontal directional drilling geological survey borehole can be used to obtain the permeability coefficient value of the surrounding rock, which can be used in the groundwater dynamics method to improve the prediction accuracy; the groundwater runoff modulus method and the atmospheric precipitation infiltration method underestimate the prediction results for tunnel groundwater inflow; and the groundwater dynamics calculation results based on the horizontal survey hole prediction method are more reliable. Goodman’s empirical formula was used to predict normal groundwater inflow within the 2,271 m length from the tunnel entrance: the normal groundwater inflow into the right tunnel was approximately 6,441 m3/d, and the maximum groundwater inflow was approximately 19,323 m3/d. When the tunnel crosses the fault zone, the groundwater inflow increases significantly. The normal groundwater inflow per unit footage is approximately 7.30 m3/(d·m), and the portion of the tunnel that crosses the fault zone is a medium to strong water-rich section.
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spelling doaj-art-53386d20ac1c40de8a65645d9960cafe2025-08-20T03:36:42ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80942022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6578331Predicting Tunnel Groundwater Inflow by Geological Investigation Using Horizontal Directional Drilling TechnologyXialin Liu0CCCC Second Highway Consultants Co., Ltd.To improve the prediction accuracy of tunnel excavation groundwater inflow, a prediction method based on a horizontal directional drilling geological survey is proposed. It relies on the monitoring and statistical analysis of groundwater inflow into a horizontal directional drilling survey borehole. Moreover, it is based on Goodman’s empirical back-calculation for the surrounding rock penetration coefficient and uses the groundwater dynamics method to predict the amount of inflow into the tunnel excavation. On the basis of an analysis of the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the following conclusions were obtained: the tunnel excavation groundwater inflow prediction method based on a horizontal directional drilling geological survey borehole can be used to obtain the permeability coefficient value of the surrounding rock, which can be used in the groundwater dynamics method to improve the prediction accuracy; the groundwater runoff modulus method and the atmospheric precipitation infiltration method underestimate the prediction results for tunnel groundwater inflow; and the groundwater dynamics calculation results based on the horizontal survey hole prediction method are more reliable. Goodman’s empirical formula was used to predict normal groundwater inflow within the 2,271 m length from the tunnel entrance: the normal groundwater inflow into the right tunnel was approximately 6,441 m3/d, and the maximum groundwater inflow was approximately 19,323 m3/d. When the tunnel crosses the fault zone, the groundwater inflow increases significantly. The normal groundwater inflow per unit footage is approximately 7.30 m3/(d·m), and the portion of the tunnel that crosses the fault zone is a medium to strong water-rich section.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6578331
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title_fullStr Predicting Tunnel Groundwater Inflow by Geological Investigation Using Horizontal Directional Drilling Technology
title_full_unstemmed Predicting Tunnel Groundwater Inflow by Geological Investigation Using Horizontal Directional Drilling Technology
title_short Predicting Tunnel Groundwater Inflow by Geological Investigation Using Horizontal Directional Drilling Technology
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url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6578331
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