A Slate Tunnel Stability Analysis considering the Influence of Anisotropic Bedding Properties

Bedding planes are the fundamental causes of anisotropic deformation and mechanical behaviors in slate, which will have great influence on tunnel stability. In order to analyse tunnel stability surrounded by slate, well-foliated slate in eastern Guizhou was taken as the specimen in tests. Microscopi...

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Main Authors: Jun Cai, Guangyin Du, Haiwang Ye, Tao Lei, Han Xia, Huangsong Pan
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4653401
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author Jun Cai
Guangyin Du
Haiwang Ye
Tao Lei
Han Xia
Huangsong Pan
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Tao Lei
Han Xia
Huangsong Pan
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description Bedding planes are the fundamental causes of anisotropic deformation and mechanical behaviors in slate, which will have great influence on tunnel stability. In order to analyse tunnel stability surrounded by slate, well-foliated slate in eastern Guizhou was taken as the specimen in tests. Microscopic analysis and test results show that slate can be regarded as a special continuous material. During the test, shear strength parameters and progressive failure varied when the direction of the bedding plane was changed, and two sets of reasonable shear strength were achieved by fitting. Numerical model verification is conducted before applying, and results indicate that the model can represent the anisotropic failure properties. So the model considering anisotropic shear strength simultaneously is utilized to analyse the tunnel stability in slate. When it is medium dip angle, the tunnel is significantly unstable especially for face and side walls, and at 45° (dip angle), the plastic zone depth ahead of the tunnel face can be the largest, being 1.7 times the tunnel height. The maximum deviator stress (σ1 − σ3) is centralized on the middle of the side wall, and also, the stress (σ1 − σ3) is the highest at 45° (dip angle), which will lead to shear failure.
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spelling doaj-art-d841c183f8694e85bcece2b47127dc232025-08-20T03:24:15ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422019-01-01201910.1155/2019/46534014653401A Slate Tunnel Stability Analysis considering the Influence of Anisotropic Bedding PropertiesJun Cai0Guangyin Du1Haiwang Ye2Tao Lei3Han Xia4Huangsong Pan5Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, ChinaInstitute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, ChinaInstitute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, ChinaInstitute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, ChinaBedding planes are the fundamental causes of anisotropic deformation and mechanical behaviors in slate, which will have great influence on tunnel stability. In order to analyse tunnel stability surrounded by slate, well-foliated slate in eastern Guizhou was taken as the specimen in tests. Microscopic analysis and test results show that slate can be regarded as a special continuous material. During the test, shear strength parameters and progressive failure varied when the direction of the bedding plane was changed, and two sets of reasonable shear strength were achieved by fitting. Numerical model verification is conducted before applying, and results indicate that the model can represent the anisotropic failure properties. So the model considering anisotropic shear strength simultaneously is utilized to analyse the tunnel stability in slate. When it is medium dip angle, the tunnel is significantly unstable especially for face and side walls, and at 45° (dip angle), the plastic zone depth ahead of the tunnel face can be the largest, being 1.7 times the tunnel height. The maximum deviator stress (σ1 − σ3) is centralized on the middle of the side wall, and also, the stress (σ1 − σ3) is the highest at 45° (dip angle), which will lead to shear failure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4653401
spellingShingle Jun Cai
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Haiwang Ye
Tao Lei
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A Slate Tunnel Stability Analysis considering the Influence of Anisotropic Bedding Properties
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title A Slate Tunnel Stability Analysis considering the Influence of Anisotropic Bedding Properties
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title_fullStr A Slate Tunnel Stability Analysis considering the Influence of Anisotropic Bedding Properties
title_full_unstemmed A Slate Tunnel Stability Analysis considering the Influence of Anisotropic Bedding Properties
title_short A Slate Tunnel Stability Analysis considering the Influence of Anisotropic Bedding Properties
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