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Abstract: Huge earthquakes can pose serious risks even for rock tunnels, as evidenced by large earthquakes in the past. In a large earthquake in Japan in 2004, some tunnels suffered severe damages including collapse of their permanent lining, even though the tunnels were constructed in ordinary ground conditions. To mitigate such risks, mechanical behavior of tunnel lining during earthquake should be...
Abstract: Temporary support of tunnel is generally constructed conforming to ground condition on the result of observation and measurement during construction, and permanent lining is constructed after the judgment of convergence of displacement. Deformation and defect during service stage is grasped by periodical inspection, and some countermeasures are performed if necessary. Then, cracks over lining...
Abstract: Void above a tunnel lining is harmful to a tunnel structure in some cases especially in poor ground conditions. The void often exists in old tunnels constructed with the steel rib and lagging method, and back-fill grouting is one of the most effective countermeasures against the void. Stiffness of the back-fill grouting material is an important factor and should be examined appropriately to...
Abstract: Rock tunnels suffered severe damage from recent large earthquakes in Japan, despite the empirical knowledge that tunnels tolerate earthquakes better than surface structures. Seismic design for rock tunnels have therefore become a fascinating subject for many tunnel engineers. However, even basic behavior of tunnel has not been fully understood due to lack of actual seismic data. In this study,...
Abstract: Although the tensile and shear resistance performances of rock bolts have been extensively studied, other performance measures such as compression and erosion resistance are required to be examined. Various types of rock bolts have been developed recently; however, owing to the lack of experience in tunneling and data on the use of support members in design and construction, it is difficult to...
Abstract: Waterproof rock tunnels have been constructed in Japan when it was necessary to reduce the impact on the hydrological environment. This study performed case analyses of existing waterproof rock tunnels in Japan and seepage analysis on the hydrological behaviour related to the waterproof rock tunnels to discuss the practicability of design and construction. The results of the case analyses show...