As is known to all that the freezing-heaving mechanism of tunnel surrounding rock is a common problem of the tunnel in the cold region. Firstly
the several existent theories about freezing-heaving mechanism are introduced and evaluated. Secondly
the freezing experiment of rock sample is mode; after saturated
the rock samples from a cold region in West China. The CT scanning technology is applied to measure the meso-structure change of rock sample and the water transfer within the sample. The shrinkage phenomenon in volume has been found after the rock sample frozen. Finally
the freezing-heaving mechanism of tunnel surrounding rock is studied
which is believable to be helpful to the tunnel in the cold region.