Numerical Simulation Study on Deformation Mechanism of Tunnel–Landslide Orthogonal Systems and Early Warnings of Imminent Sliding

Abstract

This paper takes a tunnel through a landslide in Northwest China as an example, constructs a mechanical model of a tunnel–landslide orthogonal system, and explores the deformation mechanism of a tunnel–landslide system and the technology of early warnings of near-slips. Given the problem that it is difficult to accurately monitor the deformation and damage characteristics of the tunnel–landslide system using conventional methods, FLAC3D was used to analyze the deformation mechanism of the tunnel–landslide orthogonal system and numerical simulation of the NPR constant resistance large deformation anchors for the early warning of near-slips. Based on the strength reduction method, by reducing the mechanical parameters of the shear strength of the slip zone and simulating different degrees of landslides, we obtained the change rules of the displacement and the axial force of the NPR constant-resistance large deformation anchor cable in the tunnel–landslide orthogonal system, established the warning mode of the Newtonian force tunnel–landslide orthogonal system, and successfully issued a near-slip warning in actual engineering applications. The above research is of great significance to the stability monitoring and risk assessment of tunnel–landslide systems.

Keywords

• FLAC3D
• tunnel–landslide orthogonal system
• NPR constant-resistance large deformation anchor cable
• Newtonian force early sliding warning