Applied Sciences· 2016Q2
In Situ Test Study on Freezing Scheme of Freeze-Sealing Pipe Roof Applied to the Gongbei Tunnel in the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
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Short summary
An in-situ test identified the optimal freeze-sealing pipe roof scheme for the Gongbei Tunnel, using solid pipes complemented by hollow pipes during active freezing and a cold control mode for maintaining stability.
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Key points
- Identified the most effective freezing scheme for Freeze-Sealing Pipe Roof (FSPR) as solid pipes with hollow pipes.
- Proposed a cold control mode to manage frost heave during the maintenance freezing phase.
- The FSPR method uses artificial ground freezing to create a water-sealing curtain between large diameter steel pipes.
- The study was conducted on the Gongbei Tunnel, part of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.
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Abstract
In order to solve the water sealing problem of soil between pipes of long distance curved pipe-jacked technology, Freeze-Sealing Pipe Roof (FSPR) as an innovative pre-supporting method in tunnel engineering is being applied to the Gongbei Tunnel in the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. The definition of FSPR is that large diameter steel pipes are laid out in a circle around the cross section of tunnel in advance, then the artificial ground freezing method is adopted to freeze soil between steel pipes to form water-sealing curtain. An effective freeze control system, which contains master freezing tubes, enhancing freezing tubes and limiting freezing tubes, is established for building up the frozen soil curtain, maintaining its stability during excavation and controlling the volume of frozen soil to limit frost heave dynamically. An in-situ test was carried out to explore the optimal freezing scheme and control mode. The results of the test show that the principal freezing scheme of the solid pipe with hollow pipe as a complement is the most optimal scheme in active freezing phase of the real construction. Meanwhile, cold control mode is suggested to control frost heave in maintained freezing phase. The conclusions have important guiding significance for this kind of engineering construction.
The authors' abstract, as published at the source. Applied Sciences, 2016 · DOI ↗
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