Underground Space Construction and Digital Management
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 43
Special Issue Editors
Interests: unconventional rock mechanical behavior; stability of deep tunnels; geotechnical deep learning and artificial intelligence; digital drilling technology
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Interests: geotechnical engineering; engineering geology; geological hazards; slope engineering; artificial intelligence
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the continuous development of underground space, deep underground engineering faces greater challenges. High-energy disasters, such as rockburst, fault slip, and large deformation, threaten the stability of underground structures. Underground structures are not only affected by the mechanical properties of the rock itself but also by the number and geometry of joints. A large number of experiments have shown that the influence of joint properties on structural stability is more significant. Deep rock is in a high-stress state before excavation and exhibits highly nonlinear mechanical behavior when disturbed, which cannot be effectively explained by traditional shallow rock mechanics theory. Therefore, the stability study of underground structures under high-stress and high-energy environments is particularly important. With the increase in excavation depth, underground structures will inevitably be subject to dynamic disturbances caused by earthquakes, blasting, fault activity, etc., resulting in large deformation and rockburst, threatening construction safety. This Special Issue will focus on the stability assessment of underground structures, the mechanical behavior of deep underground structures, the application of new materials in deep underground structures, and the structural design and intelligent technology of underground space development. Original research, experimental and case studies, and the latest review articles are welcome.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Buildings.
Dr. Mingming He
Prof. Dr. Jun Zheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- underground structures
- dynamic disturbances
- large deformation
- rockburst
- stability
- new materials
- intelligent technology
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