Abstract
Current practice for estimating water inflow rate relies mostly on analytical solutions which assume a homogeneous, isotropic porous medium around a tunnel. Field measurements indicate that current engineering practice does not consistently make adequate estimate of ground-water flow into a tunnel during excavation due to various factors that analytical solutions do not properly take into account. Among the various factors affecting ground-water flow, the significance of a highly pervious feature located near the tunnel is discussed in this research. The highly pervious feature, which is located near an underground opening and connected to a large source of water, can provide a path for relatively high-head water to the joints intersecting the opening. This paper describes the influence of a highly pervious feature on the ground-water flow regime around a tunnel and the change of inflow rate as the tunnel approaches a highly pervious feature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 207-216 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Engineering Geology |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
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| State | Published - 2 Feb 2011 |
Keywords
- Ground-water inflow
- Highly pervious feature
- Hydro-mechanical coupling
- Jointed rock mass
- Tunnel