Numerical Simulation on the Influence of the Groundwater Flow Field during Tunnelling

Abstract:

With the vigorous development of China's economic construction, especially since the western development, needs of traffic tunnel construction are increasing, a large number of tunnels will be built in the mountainous with deeply buried and high water pressure, it is an urgent problem about research on the groundwater environment and the ecological environment in the tunnel site area causes of tunnel construction. The Songpan County Mounigou tunnel located in the high altitude alpine region, regional and environmental geological conditions are complicated, the strata in the tunnel site area is aquifer, and developed faults fractures and fissures, tunnelling will lead to groundwater dewatering and cause the deterioration of the groundwater environment, Then great collapse, burst mud and water gushing will occur during the tunnel construction due to the enrichment of groundwater in tunnel site. Take a research on numerical simulation of groundwater flow in the tunnel site area, the tunnel excavation will form a larger catchment corridor, the impact is bound to the tunnel site hydrogeological conditions in the sphere of influence may appear to lower the groundwater level, seisensui drawdown or part of the dry, provide the basis for tunnel construction.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 594-597)
• Pages: 1230-1233
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.594-597.1230
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Xiao Bing Kang*, Xie Wen Hu, Huai Qian Xie
• Keywords: Flow Field, Groundwater Environment, Numerical Simulation, Traffic Tunnel

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