Excavation influence of triangular-distribution tunnels for wind pavilion group of a metro station

Abstract

For the Guanshui Road Station tunnel project of Guiyang Metro Line 2, the wind pavilion group was moved out of the main tunnel to reduce the number of openings in the main tunnel, and the wind pavilion group was excavated in a triangular configuration at the entrance of the main tunnel. Based on the finite element software ABAQUS, a three-dimensional model is established to study the influence of different triangular-distribution tunnels excavation schemes on the surface settlement and tunnel stability. The objective of this study is to reveal the change rules of surface settlement, deformation and force in the support structures and the surrounding rock and identify the best excavation scheme for this tunnel configuration. Results show that to control the surface settlement and the deformation of the support structures, the optimal excavation sequence involves excavating the upper fresh air exhaust tunnel before the lower running tunnel. To control the stress of the support structures, the optimal excavation involves excavating the lower running tunnel before the upper fresh air exhaust tunnel. In this project, the most reasonable excavation sequence of the tunnel is from top to bottom. The most reasonable thickness of tunnel penetration is 5 m.

Keywords

station tunnel / wind pavilion group / finite element analysis / tunnel and surrounding rock deformation / stress analysis

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