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Research on Key Technologies for Green Construction and Safe Operation and Maintenance of Tunnels and Underground Engineering

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 969

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Heng Zhang

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School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
Interests: tunnel and underground engineering; construction mechanics of large and complex underground structures; research and development of underground engineering construction machinery and equipment; selection and intelligent control of tunnel construction equipment in extreme environments; application of renewable fiber materials in concrete lining structures
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Dr. Huayun Li

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School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
Interests: structure system and deformation control of tunnels in complex and unfavorable geological environments with weak surrounding rocks; foundation pit support structures
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the continuous acceleration of urbanization, the requirements for rapid and green transportation are increasing. The superiority of tunnels in transportation construction is receiving increasing attention, and the number and scale of constructions are growing explosively. Traditional construction and operation concepts struggle to meet the safety and comfort needs of transportation. Driven by multiple composite factors such as the "dual carbon" target, national land space, urban renewal, resilient cities, smart infrastructure, and new quality productivity, the importance and challenges of tunnel and underground space planning, construction, operation safety, and energy conservation and environmental protection are increasingly prominent.

This Special Issue encourages all professionals, researchers, managers, and planners engaged in the construction, operation, and maintenance of civil engineering, tunnels, and corresponding underground engineering to share their work.

Dr. Heng Zhang
Dr. Huayun Li
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • tunnel engineering
  • underground engineering
  • green construction
  • safe operation and maintenance
  • energy saving
  • environmental protection
  • low carbon development

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Orthogonal Experimental Study on Layout Parameters of Ventilation Equipment in Tunnel Construction Based on TOPSIS Theory
by Guofeng Wang, Fayi Deng, Kaifu Ren, Yongqiao Fang, Bo Wang and Heng Zhang
Buildings 2025, 15(7), 1151; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15071151 - 1 Apr 2025
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Based on the Daozhen–Wulong Zimuyan tunnel, the distance from the outlet of the air duct to the tunnel face and the diameter of the air duct are studied through an orthogonal experimental design. Aiming at the influence of the position of the air [...] Read more.
Based on the Daozhen–Wulong Zimuyan tunnel, the distance from the outlet of the air duct to the tunnel face and the diameter of the air duct are studied through an orthogonal experimental design. Aiming at the influence of the position of the air duct of the axial flow fan in the tunnel on the ventilation flow field, the improved TOPSIS theory is adopted for detailed data analysis, and the flow field characteristics are thoroughly checked to identify the optimal working condition configuration. The results show that with the increase in the distance between the air duct and the tunnel face, the local CO concentration will first decrease and then increase, indicating that too large or too small a distance will weaken the effective CO emission ability of the tunnel face, and the distance between the air duct outlet and the tunnel face is the best scheme; by combining the TOPSIS theory, entropy weight method, and analytic hierarchy process, the optimization scheme is obtained. When the distance between the outlet of the air duct and the working face is 15 m, the side wall of the air duct is 4 m away from the air, the diameter of the air duct is 1.8 m, the flow field in the tunnel shows a high degree of stability, the wind speed is significantly increased, and the vortex area that may hinder the air flow is effectively eliminated. The ventilation efficiency is greatly improved and the overall stability of the tunnel is enhanced. Full article
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Multiple Linear Regression Inversion of the Ground Stress Field in Rock Masses for Tunnel Engineering: A Novel Approach to Stress Field Reconstruction
by Wei Meng, Hongyang Zhou, Chun Luo, Shuai Qin, Xuefu Zhang and Binke Chen
Buildings 2025, 15(4), 547; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15040547 - 11 Feb 2025
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The inversion of the ground stress field in rock masses is critical for accurate tunnel and underground engineering design. This study addresses the challenge of accurately capturing both the primary and secondary stress field components in rock masses. The ground stress field consists [...] Read more.
The inversion of the ground stress field in rock masses is critical for accurate tunnel and underground engineering design. This study addresses the challenge of accurately capturing both the primary and secondary stress field components in rock masses. The ground stress field consists of the primary stress field, generated by applied tectonic loads, and a secondary stress field, which cannot be fully explained by these loads and is attributed to long-term tectonic processes. This unexplained secondary stress field is often non-random in nature. To improve the accuracy of the ground stress field inversion, we propose prioritizing the use of a regression model with a constant term. This model better accounts for the secondary stress field by capturing long-term tectonic influences. The constant term in the regression model is shown to represent the non-random secondary stress field, which cannot be explained by applied tectonic loads. Furthermore, we define two key conditions for applying this regression model: (1) the constant term should not exceed the maximum measured stress and preferably should not surpass the minimum measured stress, and (2) the residual sum of squares of the regression model with a constant term should be smaller than that of the model without a constant term. By incorporating the constant term, the model improves the representation of both primary and secondary stress fields, offering a more accurate inversion of the ground stress field, especially when the stress field contribution from independent variables is incomplete. Full article
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