Drift excavation analysis based on crack tensor model and virtual fracture model in consideration of excavation damaged zone

Goke, Mitsuo*; Horita, Masakuni*; Tada, Hiroyuki*

Tono Geoscience Center (TGC), Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) conducts the Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) project in order to develop the comprehensive investigation techniques for the geological environment and the engineering techniques in the deep underground application. The purposes of this work were to contribute to the rock mechanical modeling for MIU project. We proposed an analytical method of modeling of excavation damaged zone. The crack tensor analytical model was applied to analyze the rock stress in consideration of the existence of excavation damaged zone as a research drift and a shaft were excavated. The virtual fracture model was applied to the hydraulic conductivity change analysis.The results are as follows:1) As compared with analytical result without excavation damaged zone, the crack tensor stress analysis in consideration of excavation damaged zone showed that the convergence of a shaft and a drift increased and the maximum value of principal stress decreased, while the safety factor distribution was almost changeless.2) As compared with analytical result without excavation damaged zone, the hydraulic conductivity change analysis in consideration of excavation damaged zone showed the maximum increase rate of hydraulic conductivity increased remarkably.3) As the stiffness decreased in excavation damaged zone, the convergence of a shaft and a drift increased, the maximum value of principal stress decreased, and the maximum increase rate of hydraulic conductivity increased. Especially, in analytical case supposed that new cracks parallel to perimeter of a drift broke out in excavation damaged zone, the maximum increase rate of hydraulic conductivity was up to 5000 times.4) As the stiffness of rock mass decreased by taking into the existence of excavation damaged zone, the convergence reduction effect increased, and the stress in support parts increased.