Open AccessInfluencing factors of lining crack width in hydraulic tunnels under high internal water pressure
Author(s) -
Rihong Cao,
Yujie Wang,
Liancun Zheng,
Yufei Zhao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/570/5/052037
Subject(s) - reinforcement , radius , hydraulic pressure , materials science , structural engineering , internal pressure , constraint (computer aided design) , geotechnical engineering , geology , composite material , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , computer security
The crack width of reinforced concrete lining under complex working conditions is a key factor affecting the safety of high-pressure hydraulic tunnels. This research investigates the lining of a pumped storage power station under high internal water pressure of 8.0 MPa. Considering the constraint of reinforcement and the combined bearing of rock mass and lining, the effect of circumferential reinforcement ratio, reinforcement location, tunnel radius, and surrounding rock on crack width is analyzed. On this basis, the relationship between the random distribution of lining parameters and crack width is obtained by numerical calculation. The results show the importance of adjusting the reinforcement spacing and reinforcement ratio to achieve the optimal constraint on the lining crack width. When the parameters are randomly distributed, the cracks appear locally mutated, but still form a strip distribution, with no obvious change in the average crack width.