[HTML][HTML] Remote sensing for landslide investigations: A progress report from China

Q Xu, B Zhao, K Dai, X Dong, W Li, X Zhu, Y Yang… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
China has a significant portion of land in landslide-prone areas, and remote sensing
technologies are becoming a tool of choice to investigate and monitor landslides. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Scientific challenges in disaster risk reduction for the Sichuan–Tibet Railway

P Cui, Y Ge, S Li, Z Li, X Xu, GGD Zhou, H Chen… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Traversing the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, the Sichuan–Tibet Railway is by far the
most difficult railway project in the world. The Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau features the most …

Analytical solutions for deep tunnels in strain-softening rocks modeled by different elastic strain definitions with the unified strength theory

ZY Sun, DL Zhang, Q Fang, GS Dui, ZF Chu - Science China …, 2022 - Springer
This paper presents the analytical solutions for the responses of tunnels excavated in rock
masses exhibiting strain-softening behavior. Since previous analyses give little …

Model test and numerical analysis for the face failure mechanism of large cross-section tunnels under different ground conditions

Z Sun, D Zhang, A Li, S Lu, Q Tai, Z Chu - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Experimental assessment on the fatigue mechanical properties and fracturing mechanism of sandstone exposed to freeze-thaw treatment and cyclic uniaxial …

Q Zhang, Y Liu, F Dai, R Jiang - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
The coupling problem of freeze-thaw (FT) treatment and cyclic loading is extremely
prominent for rock engineering in Tibetan Plateau, which has triggered many serious …

Convergence-confinement analysis for tunnels with combined bolt–cable system considering the effects of intermediate principal stress

Z Sun, D Zhang, Q Fang, N Huangfu, Z Chu - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Support countermeasures for large deformation in a deep tunnel in layered shale with high geostresses

Z Sun, D Zhang, Y Hou, N Huangfu, M Li… - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2023 - Springer
Large deformation is a crucial factor in deep-buried tunnels constructed through soft rocks
with a high geostress. Taking the deep-buried Baozhen tunnel through layered shale as an …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the interaction between bolt-reinforced rock and surface support in tunnels based on convergence-confinement method

Z Sun, D Zhang, Q Fang, Y Hou, N Huangfu - Journal of Rock Mechanics …, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

Analysis and countermeasures of large deformation of deep-buried tunnel excavated in layered rock strata: A case study

J Li, ZF Wang, Y Wang, H Chang - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Large deformation has been a common engineering problem during the construction of
tunnels in areas with high geo-stress, the large deformation of layered surrounding rock …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal mechanical response of tunnels under active normal faulting

Y Qiao, J Tang, G Liu, M He - Underground Space, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims to clarify the mechanism of the longitudinal response of a tunnel under
normal faulting via a comprehensive analysis of available experimental data and numerical …