Aiming at the disadvantages of rockburst proneness criterion in application of tunnel boring machine(TBM) tunnel construction stage
a novel rockburst predictive method applying to tunnel construction stage is proposed
considering the key influence factors of rockburst such as the in-situ stress
the rockmass integrality
the rock strength and construction disturbance during tunnel construction. Firstly
the uniaxial rockmass strength based on Hoek-Brown strength criterion is estimated
by introducing five parametric attributes of rock strength
brittleness coefficient
the quantitative geological strength index (GSI)
the excavation disturbance factor D and the maximum in-situ stress .Then
a novel rockburst predictive index is put forward by the strength-stress ratio method of engineering rockmass; and the corresponding threshold values of the new index are presented. Case studies for application further verified the feasibility and reliability of the novel index
so as to provide a practical method for the study of rockburst prediction.