Probabilistic Reliability and Sensitivity of System Bolt
in Soft Rock Highway Tunnel
(1 Gansu Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Bureau, Lanzhou 730030；2 Cold and Arid Regions Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Lanzhou 730000；3 China Academy of Transportation Sciences, Beijing 100029, China)
Abstract：
In order to understand the force in a system of rock bolts in bolt-shotcrete support, judge the stability of the tunnel lining structure and avoid loss resulting from instability of the support structure, the probabilistic reliability of the system of rock bolts is calculated based on the geological conditions of the discussed project with the elastic modulus of surrounding rock and thickness of the lining as the main random variables. Probabilistic sensitivity is analyzed using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient method. Prefabricated bolts were installed in random cross sections in the studied tunnel section, anchoring forces were monitored continually at different points within the surrounding rock, and a large number of data points were obtained. The magnitude, cross distribution and change of bolt axial forces over time are analyzed according to a curve of variation vs. time and an axial force diagram. Bolt reliability is verified by bearing capacity and field test results are in accordance with the calculation of probabilistic reliability. It is concluded that physical property parameters of the surrounding rock and the thickness of shotcrete are the main factors affecting bolt reliability. The construction quality of system bolts should be guaranteed in order to improve safety and stability of bolt-shotcrete. Moreover, thickness of shotcrete and its construction quality should also be guaranteed.
GONG Zheng-Xi-1,
YANG Jian-Guo-2,
Chen-Ming-3
.Probabilistic Reliability and Sensitivity of System Bolt
in Soft Rock Highway Tunnel[J] MODERN TUNNELLING TECHNOLOGY, 2011,V48(5): 52-57
2011, Vol. 48 