Study on Radial and Longitudinal Zoning of Insulation Layer in Alpine Tunnel under Wind Field

Zhiqiang Li, Jinpeng Zhao, Tong Liu and Lulu Liu ()
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Zhiqiang Li: School of Civil Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
Jinpeng Zhao: Key Laboratory of Special Area Highway Engineering, Ministry of Education, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
Tong Liu: Key Laboratory of Special Area Highway Engineering, Ministry of Education, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
Lulu Liu: Key Laboratory of Special Area Highway Engineering, Ministry of Education, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-21

Abstract: The unreasonable setting of thermal insulation layer in high cold tunnels not only increases the maintenance cost of tunnels, but also weakens the anti-freezing and cold resistance of the tunnels. In order to optimize the setting of thermal insulation layer in an Alpine tunnel, relying on Dabanshan tunnel in Qinghai Province, three schemes of radial and longitudinal thermal insulation region of thermal insulation layer were adopted, and the temperature field of the surrounding rock was numerically analyzed. The results show that the uneven region scheme of 9 cm-8 cm-7 cm and 10 cm-9 cm-8 cm insulation layer can effectively reduce the freezing area of the lining and the surrounding rock, the freezing region at the tunnel entrance is significantly reduced, and there is no lining freezing region within the depth of 30–750 M. The research results can provide guidance for the partition wall setting of radial and longitudinal insulation layers of Alpine tunnels. In addition, it has considerable economic advantages for the reduction in engineering construction costs.

Keywords: alpine tunnel; insulation layer; partition setting; numerical study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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