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Rationality determination method and mechanical behavior of underground utility tunnels in a ground fissure environment

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To study the evolution law and internal mechanism of the mechanical behavior of the structure and surrounding strata of an underground utility tunnel under the dislocation of ground fissures, and the failure mode of the tunnel structure, based on theoretical analysis and model tests, this study proposes a new method for determining the rationality of model test parameters and selecting the optimal dislocation rate, and then carries out an underground pipe gallery model test under multiple influencing factors such as dislocation displacement and mutual angle. First, by comparing the theoretical solution of the internal force of the pipe gallery structure under initial conditions, the rationality of the model test parameters can be preliminarily verified. Second, the physical unidirectional compression experiments of the geological structure of ground fissures at high, medium, and low speeds were carried out, and it was observed that the low speed (0.0005 mm/s) could better reflect the active characteristics of ground fissures in Xi’an. Based on the above experimental parameters, the mechanical behavior of underground pipe gallery under the influence of orthogonal (90°) and oblique (45°) was studied, and the following conclusions were obtained. (1) The structural strain at the top of the upper plate changes from tension to compression with an increase in the cross momentum when it was orthogonal and from tension to compression when it was oblique. (2) With the increase in staggered momentum, the contact pressure near the top of the structure near the ground fracture at the orthogonal and oblique angles increases considerably, and both angles demonstrate a void at the bottom of the upper pipe gallery structure. (3) The soil near the ground fissure is more severely affected by the dislocation, and the stress disturbance at the far end was the smallest. (4) With an increase in dislocation displacement, the law of surface subsidence was consistent between the orthogonal and oblique, i.e., the upper surface deformation showed a convex distribution. The lower plate showed a concave distribution. Based on the above conclusions, through in-depth summary and analysis, the longitudinal failure mode of the pipe gallery structure under orthogonal and oblique crossings was obtained: extrusion failure mode of the pipe gallery structure under an orthogonal condition and torsion–tension–extrusion failure under an oblique condition.

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This work is funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41702346 and No. 42072319) and the Science and Technology Plan Project of Shaanxi, China (No. 2020SF-431).

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    Botuan Deng, Xin Li, Pan Li, Jiangtao Tian & Jinhua Li

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Deng, B., Li, X., Li, P. et al. Rationality determination method and mechanical behavior of underground utility tunnels in a ground fissure environment. Bull Eng Geol Environ 81, 50 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-021-02497-8

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