LI Zhaofeng,YI Haojie,LU Chentao,et al.Deformation and Damage Patterns of Open‑cut Tunnel Structures under Impact of Debris Flow[J].Journal of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering,2025,45(05):1163-1173.
LI Zhaofeng,YI Haojie,LU Chentao,et al.Deformation and Damage Patterns of Open‑cut Tunnel Structures under Impact of Debris Flow[J].Journal of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering,2025,45(05):1163-1173. DOI: 10.13409/j.cnki.jdpme.20230415002.
Deformation and Damage Patterns of Open‑cut Tunnel Structures under Impact of Debris Flow
Along the transportation routes in mountainous areas of western China
mountain tunnels are susceptible to debris flow impacts
with the open-cut tunnel structures at tunnel entrances and exits being particularly prone to severe damage. However
the disaster mechanism of debris flow acting on open-cut tunnel structures remains unclear. The primary challenge lies in the coordinated description of the hydrodynamic response of debris flow and the solid damage response of open-cut tunnel structures. To address this
a coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian numerical method was developed. The Bingham model was used to describe the hydrodynamic properties of debris flow
and the concrete damage plastic model was employed to characterize the stress-strain relationship of open-cut tunnel structures. By simulating a real disaster case at the Futang Tunnel
the deformation and damage patterns of the structure under the impact of debris flow were elucidated. The simulation results showed that the total impact force on the upstream side was proportional to the square of the impact velocity
and the damage to the open-cut tunnel structure primarily occurred during the process when the total impact force reached its peak. The maximum displacement was observed on the sidewall of the upstream face
with axial tensile cracks developing on the inner surface of the lining and extensive spalling damage on the outer surface. As the debris flow impact velocity and yield stress increased
the damage to the open-cut tunnel intensified
with the cracks extending obliquely beyond the flow cross-section and potentially leading to the instability failure of the lining. Compared with the side impacts
crown impacts could significantly reduce the damage level of the open-cut tunnel and its sensitivity to impact velocity. The above findings indicate that to enhance the debris flow disaster prevention and control capacity of tunnel engineering in China
it is necessary to conduct field investigations to determine the development locations and composition of debris flow. Corresponding measures should be established to reduce debris flow impact velocity. Moreover
the spatial relationship between tunnels and mountains can be utilized to guide the impact location
thereby mitigating the impact damage of debris flow.
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