Karst Development Mechanism and Characteristics Based on Comprehensive Exploration along Jinan Metro, China

Shangqu Sun, Liping Li, Jing Wang, Shaoshuai Shi, Shuguang Song, Zhongdong Fang, Xingzhi Ba and Hao Jin
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Shangqu Sun: Research Center of Geotechnical and Structural Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Liping Li: Research Center of Geotechnical and Structural Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Jing Wang: Research Center of Geotechnical and Structural Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Shaoshuai Shi: Research Center of Geotechnical and Structural Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Shuguang Song: School of Transportation Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China
Zhongdong Fang: Research Center of Geotechnical and Structural Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Xingzhi Ba: Research Center of Geotechnical and Structural Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Hao Jin: Research Center of Geotechnical and Structural Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-21

Abstract: Jinan is the capital of Shandong Province and is famous for its spring water. Water conservation has become the consensus of Jinan citizens and the government and the community. The construction of metro engineering in Jinan has lagged behind other cities of the same scale for a long time. The key issue is the protection of spring water. When metro lines are constructed in Jinan karst area, the water-inrushing, quicksand, and piping hazards can easily occur, which can change the groundwater seepage environment and reduce spring discharge. Therefore, we try to reveal the development conditions, mechanism, and mode of karst area in Jinan. In addition, we propose the comprehensive optimizing method of “shallow-deep” and “region-target” suitable for exploration of karst areas along Jinan metro, and systematically study the development characteristics of the karst areas along Jinan metro, thus providing the basis for the shield tunnel to go through karst areas safely and protecting the springs in Jinan.

Keywords: Jinan metro; water conservation; karst exploration; development mechanism; shield tunnel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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