Research Article

Instability Process of Crack Propagation and Tunnel Failure Affected by Cross-Sectional Geometry of an Underground Tunnel

Table 4

The depth and total length of cracks during tunnel excavation, loading, and stabilization.

Initial stressThe occurrence of cracks during excavationThe occurrence of cracks during loading and stabilization

T14.94 MPaExcavation depth (mm)Left depth (mm)Left length (mm)Right depth (mm)Right length (mm)Stress (MPa)Left depth (mm)Left length (mm)Right depth (mm)Right length (mm)
1005.457.6600.352569.7
2005.5269.2731.867711
3002420628.11816.0691932.183950.9
40042.7469.541448.56.392980.8971011

T24.94 MPaExcavation depth (mm)Left depth (mm)Left length (mm)Right depth (mm)Right length (mm)Load (MPa)Left depth (mm)Left length (mm)Right depth (mm)Right length (mm)
1005.4313.4168.915.5232.1
2005.5018.2211.722.9300.9
3005.5624.5298.323.7346.5
4003.443.87.258.85.8439.5550.444.3616.4

T35.63 MPaExcavation depth (mm)Left depth (mm)Left length (mm)Right depth (mm)Right length (mm)Time of stabilization (min)Left depth (mm)Left length (mm)Right depth (mm)Right length (mm)
100865.6633.363660
2001874.7685.578810.7
30028.519220.9202.7
40064.7590.258.5621.6

T45.36 MPaExcavation depth (mm)Left depth (mm)Left length (mm)Right depth (mm)Right length (mm)Time of stabilization (min)Left depth (mm)Left length (mm)Right depth (mm)Right length (mm)
100439.31351.644.76252.3
2002340.67467.044.76347.2
30010.241.39.540.924040.67501.644.76390.0
40023.6178.223.5168.8