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Stress-induced brittle failures, such as spalling, slabbing, and rockburst, are common failure modes of underground caverns in high-stress zones. In the Baihetan Hydropower Station, the brittle failures, embodied as spalling, rock fracturing, and time-dependent deformation, bring new challenges to the excavation and support system design of underground caverns. Based on the New Austrian Tunneling Method, the specific design principles for the underground caverns of Baihetan Hydropower Station are proposed, the keys of which are preconditioning surrounding rock mass, reducing the excavation damage, supporting quickly in the proper sequence, and controlling loosen zones. These principles are applied during construction, and a series of excavation and support methods are developed for the key parts of the powerhouse, such as the roof arch, the rock wall of rock-bolted crane girder, the high side wall, and the partition wall of the generator pit. Data obtained from visual appearance, displacement measurement, and acoustic testing show that the proposed design principles are appropriate and that the developed excavation and support methods can control the range and depth of stress-induced failure of the surrounding rock mass.

Stress-induced brittle failure of surrounding rock mass and its engineering countermeasures in the Baihetan underground powerhouse