Technologies for large cross-section subsea tunnel construction using drilling and blasting method

Z Sun, D Zhang, Q Fang - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the progress made by our research team in the construction of large
cross-section subsea tunnels using the drilling and blasting method. Our research on the …

Unfavorable geology and mitigation measures for water inrush hazard during subsea tunnel construction: A global review

F Niu, Y Cai, H Liao, J Li, K Tang, Q Wang, Z Wang… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water inrush hazard seriously threatens construction safety of subsea tunnels in unfavorable
geological areas. In recent years, a large number of subsea tunnels have been built …

Structural damage assessment and failure mode analysis for cross-fault submarine tunnels

Y Zheng, K Wu, L Wang, Y Jiang, Y Liu - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Fault fracture zones represent unfavorable geological conditions that are often encountered
in cross-sea tunnels. When such a tunnel crosses a fault, the sliding action of the fault easily …

Experimental study on sealing effect of cement–sodium silicate slurry in rock fracture with flowing seawater

C Shao, G Zhu, Q Zhang, S Duan, R Liu - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2025 - Elsevier
Cement–sodium silicate (C–S) slurry has been widely used to prevent water inrush during
the construction of submarine tunnels. The diffusion mechanism of C–S slurry in seawater is …

A new method for risk assessment of water inrush in a subsea tunnel crossing faults

D Qiu, Q Chen, Y Xue, M Su, Y Liu, J Cui… - Marine Georesources & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The geological conditions of subsea tunnels are extremely complicated. When crossing
faults, water inrush disasters are prone to occur under the combined action of seawater …

Geo-mechanical model test on excavation and support of deep tunnel crossing a fault under hydro-mechanical coupled condition

T Xue, Q Zhang, Z Zhang, K Duan, W Xiang - Acta Geotechnica, 2024 - Springer
With the increase of burial depth, complex geological conditions such as high in situ stress,
high seepage pressure and weak faults bring many adverse effects to the construction of …

Review of tunnels and tunnelling under unfavourable geological conditions

W Zhang, X Tang, W Yang, J Jiang… - Geological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Considering the rapid expansion of the economy and the increasing demand for
infrastructure development, the scale of the tunnelling is expanding, and tunnel is inevitably …

Analysis of unstable block by discrete element method during blasting excavation of fractured rock mass in underground mine

Z Gu, M Cao - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
During the excavation process in fractured rock masses in underground mines, blasting
excavation can cause dangerous block collapses on surrounding rock. The applicable …

Analysis of the deformation characteristics of the surrounding rock mass of a deep tunnel during excavation through a fracture zone

J Huang, X Wei, Y Luo, H Gong, T Liu, X Li - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2022 - Springer
Aiming at geological disasters triggered by fracture zones in the surrounding rock mass
during the excavation of deep railway tunnels, deformation and failure of the surrounding …

Experimental study on the influence of extremely broken surrounding rock grade on the mechanical characteristics of tunnels

Y Xie, X Dong, X Yang, W Fu, X Wang - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
To study the significant deformation and distortion issues in certain sections of the Qinyu
tunnel extremely fragmented surrounding rock under identical conditions, six tunnel sections …