The use of explosives is restricted on some important holidays,and the handling of unexploded charge is very dangerous.Therefore,an innovative non-explosive technology called instantaneous expansion(IE)was developed f...The use of explosives is restricted on some important holidays,and the handling of unexploded charge is very dangerous.Therefore,an innovative non-explosive technology called instantaneous expansion(IE)was developed for tunneling.IE,whose components are derived from solid wastes such as coal gangue and straw conduces to realizing the reuse of waste.Moreover,its cost is lower than explosives.Blind guns of IE are easy to treat with water.The IE tunneling method is classified into two categories,i.e.IE with a single fracture(IESF)and IE with multiple fractures(IEMF),which are used to form the tunnel crosssection directionally cross-section and to fragment the rocks inside the cross-section,respectively.In this study,the principle of IE tunneling was elaborated first.Then,tunneling experiments and numerical simulations were performed on IE,conventional blasting(CB)and shaped charge blasting(SCB)in comparison.The experimental and numerical results show that IE achieved the best performance of directional rock breaking and corresponded to the most minor excavation-induced damage zone of the surrounding rock.Besides,the tunnel cross-section created by IE was flat and smooth.Comparing IE with CB and SCB,the over/under-excavation area decreased by 64%and 17%,and the excavation-induced damage zone fell by 26%and 11%,respectively.The range of the loose circle is reduced,which is conducive to improving the long-term stability of the roadway.The research provides a safe and economical tunneling method with excellent application prospects.展开更多
基金the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.KYCX21_2368)。
文摘The use of explosives is restricted on some important holidays,and the handling of unexploded charge is very dangerous.Therefore,an innovative non-explosive technology called instantaneous expansion(IE)was developed for tunneling.IE,whose components are derived from solid wastes such as coal gangue and straw conduces to realizing the reuse of waste.Moreover,its cost is lower than explosives.Blind guns of IE are easy to treat with water.The IE tunneling method is classified into two categories,i.e.IE with a single fracture(IESF)and IE with multiple fractures(IEMF),which are used to form the tunnel crosssection directionally cross-section and to fragment the rocks inside the cross-section,respectively.In this study,the principle of IE tunneling was elaborated first.Then,tunneling experiments and numerical simulations were performed on IE,conventional blasting(CB)and shaped charge blasting(SCB)in comparison.The experimental and numerical results show that IE achieved the best performance of directional rock breaking and corresponded to the most minor excavation-induced damage zone of the surrounding rock.Besides,the tunnel cross-section created by IE was flat and smooth.Comparing IE with CB and SCB,the over/under-excavation area decreased by 64%and 17%,and the excavation-induced damage zone fell by 26%and 11%,respectively.The range of the loose circle is reduced,which is conducive to improving the long-term stability of the roadway.The research provides a safe and economical tunneling method with excellent application prospects.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52174099)the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province, China (No. 2023RC3050)。
