3D elastoplastic finite element simulation on excavation and reinforcement of the diversion tunnel outlet slope at the left bank of Jinping-I Hydropower Project
CHEN Yi-feng, ZHOU Chuang-bing, YU Zhi-xiong, et al. 3D elastoplastic finite element simulation on excavation and reinforcement of the diversion tunnel outlet slope at the left bank of Jinping-I Hydropower Project[J]. 2007, 28(8).
CHEN Yi-feng, ZHOU Chuang-bing, YU Zhi-xiong, et al. 3D elastoplastic finite element simulation on excavation and reinforcement of the diversion tunnel outlet slope at the left bank of Jinping-I Hydropower Project[J]. 2007, 28(8).DOI:
The diversion tunnel outlet slope at the left bank of the Jinping-I Hydropower Project is naturally steep
with deep fractures
compressive fracture zones between layered strata
and release fractures oriented parallel to slope surface heavily developed. After excavation of the rock mass near the slope toe that maintains the stability of the slope
negative effects will occur on the stability of the cut slope and the upper rock mass developed with deep fractures. Based on an elastoplastic constitutive model of rock mass reinforced with rock bolts and cables
numerical simulations are performed by elastoplastic FEM to evaluate the stability of the slope during slope excavation
reinforcement and under seismic loading
and to evaluate the effectiveness of a suggested construction procedure of “anchoring before excavation and anchoring immediately after excavation”. Finally
several suggestions that may be helpful to construction of the slope