New Perspectives on Excavation Disturbance Zones: Main Driving Forces
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Abstract
The support theory of the excavation disturbance zone (EDZ) cannot provide an accurate physical explanation or theoretical description of the time-dependent properties required for the development of an EDZ. Therefore, the primary factors that cause the formation of an EDZ should be determined to further improve the support theory of the EDZ and grasp the principle underlying the control of the long-term stability of rock masses. Considering the headrace tunnel and nuclear waste repository as the research background, this study aimed to understand the deformation damage evolution process of the surrounding rock after tunnel excavation under different working conditions using the self-developed realistic failure process analysis (RFPA2D) code. The simulation revealed the following. First, an EDZ is formed, although the deformation damage to the surrounding rock is relatively small under the action of environmental factors. Second, under the action of stress in the abovementioned case, the deformation speed, damage degree, and scope of the surrounding rock significantly increase, accelerating the formation and development of the EDZ. Therefore, the boundary of the EDZ expands significantly. Third, when environmental factors are blocked, the range of the EDZ is small due to the small deformation damage to the surrounding rock. Thus, the main factors responsible for the formation of the EDZ are environmental factors, whereas stress is only an auxiliary factor. A numerical simulation method that considers environmental factors can more accurately reproduce the formation of an EDZ. Therefore, a study of the internal mechanism of the EDZ phenomenon can provide a more in-depth understanding of the essential characteristics of an EDZ at the macro level. Furthermore, it can provide a scientific basis and method for the construction and support designs of underground excavation projects and widen the possibilities for further improving the support theory of the EDZ.
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OpenAlex topics: Rock Mechanics and Modeling · Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis · Tunneling and Rock Mechanics
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Affiliations
School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
Priority Research Centre for Geotechnical Science and Engineering, The University of 12 Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) · Chinese National Natural Science Foundation · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Sichuan Science and Technology Program
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