The presence of particles on the surface of a tunnel slope renders it susceptible to erosion by waterflow,which is a major cause of soil and water loss.In this study,a nonlinear mathematical model and a mechanical equi...The presence of particles on the surface of a tunnel slope renders it susceptible to erosion by waterflow,which is a major cause of soil and water loss.In this study,a nonlinear mathematical model and a mechanical equilibrium model are developed to investigate the distribution offlowfields and particle motion characteristics of tunnel slopes,respectively.The mathematical model offlowfields comprises three parts:a runoff region,a highly permeable soil layer,and a weakly permeable soil layer.The Navier‒Stokes equation controlsfluid motion in the runoff region,while the Brinkman-extended Darcy equation governs fast and slow seepage in the highly and weakly permeable soil layers,respectively.Analytical solutions are derived for the velocity profile and shear stress expression of the modelflowfield under the boundary condition of continuous transition of velocity and stress at thefluid‒solid interface.The shear stress distribution shows that the shear stress at the tunnel-slope surface is the largest,followed by the shear stress of the soil interface,indicating that particles in these two locations are most vulnerable to erosion.A mechanical equilibrium model of sliding and rolling of single particles is established at thefluid‒solid interface,and the safety factor of particle motion(sliding and rolling)is derived.Sensitivity analysis shows that by increasing the runoff depth,slope angle,and soil permeability,the erosion of soil particles will be aggravated on the tunnel-slope surface,but by increasing the particle diameter,particle-specific gravity,and particle stacking angle,the erosion resistance ability of the tunnel-slope surface particles will be enhanced.This study can serve as a reference for the analysis of surface soil and water loss in tunnel-slope systems.展开更多
The application of basalt fiber-reinforced polymer(BFRP)anchors has gained significant attention,particularly in the field of geotechnical anchorage engineering because of its high strength and corrosion resistance.Th...The application of basalt fiber-reinforced polymer(BFRP)anchors has gained significant attention,particularly in the field of geotechnical anchorage engineering because of its high strength and corrosion resistance.The research on the applicability of BFRP anchor in a tunnel–slope system under rainfall is of practical significance to solve the problem of instability damage to anchored slopes caused by corrosion of steel anchors.In this study,model tests of BFRP and steel anchorage structures were conducted to compare their reinforcement capability in a tunnel–slope system under heavy rainfall.The results show that the BFRP anchorage structure is better than the steel in coordinating slope deformation and stabilizing earth pressure around the tunnel.The deformation of slopes under rainfall is classified into four stages:initial,isokinetic,accelerated,and blocked deformations.BFRP anchors have the same axial strain distribution pattern as the steel anchors,and they are convexly distributed along the axial direction of the anchors.The correlation analysis and Pearson linear correlation analysis of the multi-attribute data of the slope and BFRP anchors showed a positive correlation among BFRP anchor strain,earth pressure inside the slope,slope deformation displacement,and accumulated rainfall.These research results provide a basis and reference for the application of BFRP anchors in the anchorage engineering of the tunnel–slope system under rainfall action.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:52109125Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Grant/Award Number:2023ZYGXZRx2tjD2231010Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,Grant/Award Number:BK20231217。
文摘The presence of particles on the surface of a tunnel slope renders it susceptible to erosion by waterflow,which is a major cause of soil and water loss.In this study,a nonlinear mathematical model and a mechanical equilibrium model are developed to investigate the distribution offlowfields and particle motion characteristics of tunnel slopes,respectively.The mathematical model offlowfields comprises three parts:a runoff region,a highly permeable soil layer,and a weakly permeable soil layer.The Navier‒Stokes equation controlsfluid motion in the runoff region,while the Brinkman-extended Darcy equation governs fast and slow seepage in the highly and weakly permeable soil layers,respectively.Analytical solutions are derived for the velocity profile and shear stress expression of the modelflowfield under the boundary condition of continuous transition of velocity and stress at thefluid‒solid interface.The shear stress distribution shows that the shear stress at the tunnel-slope surface is the largest,followed by the shear stress of the soil interface,indicating that particles in these two locations are most vulnerable to erosion.A mechanical equilibrium model of sliding and rolling of single particles is established at thefluid‒solid interface,and the safety factor of particle motion(sliding and rolling)is derived.Sensitivity analysis shows that by increasing the runoff depth,slope angle,and soil permeability,the erosion of soil particles will be aggravated on the tunnel-slope surface,but by increasing the particle diameter,particle-specific gravity,and particle stacking angle,the erosion resistance ability of the tunnel-slope surface particles will be enhanced.This study can serve as a reference for the analysis of surface soil and water loss in tunnel-slope systems.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFC1504901)Science and Technology Fund Program of Gansu Province for Young People(22JR5RA778)+3 种基金Science and Technology Development Project of China Railway 11th Bureau Group Corporation Limited(Grant No.2021-06)Gansu Province Youth Science and Technology Fund program,China(Grant No.21JR7RA739)Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province,China(Grant No.21JR7RA738)Science and Technology Development Project of China Railway Research Institute Co.Ltd(2017-KJ008-Z008-XB).
文摘The application of basalt fiber-reinforced polymer(BFRP)anchors has gained significant attention,particularly in the field of geotechnical anchorage engineering because of its high strength and corrosion resistance.The research on the applicability of BFRP anchor in a tunnel–slope system under rainfall is of practical significance to solve the problem of instability damage to anchored slopes caused by corrosion of steel anchors.In this study,model tests of BFRP and steel anchorage structures were conducted to compare their reinforcement capability in a tunnel–slope system under heavy rainfall.The results show that the BFRP anchorage structure is better than the steel in coordinating slope deformation and stabilizing earth pressure around the tunnel.The deformation of slopes under rainfall is classified into four stages:initial,isokinetic,accelerated,and blocked deformations.BFRP anchors have the same axial strain distribution pattern as the steel anchors,and they are convexly distributed along the axial direction of the anchors.The correlation analysis and Pearson linear correlation analysis of the multi-attribute data of the slope and BFRP anchors showed a positive correlation among BFRP anchor strain,earth pressure inside the slope,slope deformation displacement,and accumulated rainfall.These research results provide a basis and reference for the application of BFRP anchors in the anchorage engineering of the tunnel–slope system under rainfall action.
