Research Article

Mechanical Mechanism of Hydraulic Fracturing Effect Caused by Water Inrush in Tunnel Excavation by Blasting

Table 1

Typical tunnel water inrush accidents with hydraulic fracturing effect [18].

NumberLocationBad geologyWater sourceOutlet positionWater inrush characteristics

1Bagualing Tunnel DK132 + 340A large cave on the left archKarst waterAdvanced geological explorationWater inflow was 15,000 m3/h
2Yuanliangshan Tunnel DK354 + 879Cave in frontHigh-pressure karst waterFacePeak water inrush volume was 3000 m3/h
3Yuanliangshan Tunnel DK361 + 764A karst pipeline on the right side and developed bedding cracksKarst water head is about 200 mKarst pipelineMaximum water inflow was 216 m3/min
4Bieyancao Tunnel DK406 + 422The junction of soluble rock and nonsoluble rockHigh-pressure karst waterRock blast holeThe initial water pressure was over 1.0 MPa
5Bieyancao Tunnel DK406 + 680 ∼+ 710Fault zone, a dark river on the rightKarst waterRight wallPeak water inflow was 2100 m3/h
6Pishuangao Tunnel RK63 + 094∼+102Developed karstKarst waterConstruction joints at the bottom of the tunnelGushing
7Yesanguan Tunnel DK124 + 602Fault fracture zoneKarst waterFaceWater inflow in the first 30 minutes was 151,000 m3
8Wuzhishan Tunnel K29 + 543Fault fracture zoneKarst waterFacePeak water inflow was 16,000 m3/d