Abstract The Sichuan–Tibet railway construction has received significant attention from both
China and abroad. The new section from Ya'an to Nyingchi is about 1018.6 km long …

Face stability protection is a critical issue during large cross-section tunneling. This study
investigates the evolution mechanism of tunnel face instability with different ground …

Selecting and designing the most suitable support systems are crucial for securing
underground openings, limiting their deformation and ensuring their long-term stability …

The mechanical responses of tunnels reinforced by combined bolt–cable system are
investigated in this paper. An analytical model of the convergence-confinement type is …

To investigate the interaction of the bolt-reinforced rock and the surface support, an
analytical model of the convergence-confinement type is proposed, considering the …

A constitutive model was developed to study damage in transversely isotropic rock masses
caused by freeze–thaw cycles. The model was based on the Weibull distribution function …

When an underwater tunnel is constructed using the drill-and-blast method, the rock mass
around the tunnel undergoes significant blasting damage. Quantifying the combined effect of …

Deep-buried tunnels constructed through layered soft rocks undergo large deformation,
which threatens their safety and leads to construction delay. When a soft rock tunnel is …

This study focused on a new support method, a pretensioned bolt–cable combined support
system, for large-span tunnelling. The Badaling tunnel is a high-speed railway station tunnel …

This study focused on the mechanical behavior of a deep-buried tunnel constructed in
horizontally layered limestone, and investigated the effect of a new combined rockbolt–cable …