Herein, the technical and economic feasibility of
corrugated steel support structure for highway tunnel shafts are examined.
First, the application characteristics of corrugated steel in the primary
support of tunnel, reinforcement lining, thermal insulation lining, and
partition wall of ventilation guide tunnel are discussed, clarifying the
application possibility of corrugated steel in the support of tunnel shafts.
Then, based on the engineering geological conditions of the Yinggeling tunnel,
the mechanical properties of corrugated steel structure are verified using
theoretical calculations and numerical simulations. Based on the theory of
structural bearing capacity, the manual calculation is conducted, and the axial
compressive strength of concrete and the resultant force of earth pressure are
analyzed. Additionally, based on the principle of load-structure
model, ABAQUS finite element is employed to construct a three-dimensional numerical model of corrugated steel considering soil-structure interaction. Subsequently, the mechanical response under
actual working conditions is analyzed and simulated, thus proposing a design
scheme of support of shaft using corrugated steel. Finally, the construction
technology of support using corrugated steel is described in detail, and the
cost-benefit of this approach is compared with the
traditional design scheme. The research results show the following: (1) The
corrugated steels are technically feasible in primary support of tunnel shaft,
exhibiting safe and stable state in stratum. (2) Although the cost of the
corrugated steel support is 10% higher than traditional scheme, but the structural
strength, bearing capacity, and
deformation adaptability are much higher. (3) The corrugated steels effectively
seal surrounding rock water gushing, shorten construction period, and improve
construction efficiency, exhibiting good comprehensive economic benefits.
CAO Xiaoyong
,
ZHANG Menghan
,
XI Weizheng
,
XU Ping
,
YE Fei
,
HAN Xingbo
. Corrugated Steel Support Design for Highway Tunnel
Shafts: A Case Study of Yinggeling Tunnel[J]. Tunnel Construction, 2025
, 45(S1)
: 182
-192
.
DOI: 10.3973/j.issn.2096-4498.2025.S1.019