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Artificial Ground Freezing In Tunnelling Through Aquifer Soil Layers: a Case Study in Nanjing Metro Line 2

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In this paper, the construction of a section of Nanjing Metro Line 2, a shallow underground tunnel constructed with an underground mining method, was analysed. Due to the existence of two aquifer soil layers near the tunnel, water and sand inrush occurred during the tunnelling process. This disrupted tunnelling project was covered until the artificial ground freezing technique was used to achieve a waterless environment. After the 40-day active freezing period, the ground temperature conditions satisfied the design requirements, thereby ensuring the construction schedule. The ground freezing technique and other supplementary measurements were introduced in this study, which could be useful for other similar projects.

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  1. College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China

    Jun Hu

  2. Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 2, Singapore, 117576, Singapore

    Yong Liu & Kai Yao

  3. Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Geotechnical Research Institute, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, P. R. China

    Yuping Li

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Hu, J., Liu, Y., Li, Y. et al. Artificial Ground Freezing In Tunnelling Through Aquifer Soil Layers: a Case Study in Nanjing Metro Line 2. KSCE J Civ Eng 22, 4136–4142 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-018-0049-z

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