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REVIEW PAPER
Influence of Water Rock Interaction on Stability
of Tunnel Engineering
1
School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
2
Key Laboratory of Urban Underground Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing Jiaotong University,
Beijing 100044, China
3
China Railway Construction Yunnan Investment Co., Ltd., Kunming 650200, China
4
School of Science, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China
Submission date: 2023-12-18
Final revision date: 2024-02-26
Acceptance date: 2024-03-28
Online publication date: 2024-08-16
Publication date: 2025-01-02
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(1):535-548
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
When the tunnel passed through a water-rich stratum, the Water Rock Interaction could cause damage
to the rock, which had adverse effects on the tunnel engineering. When the water environment changed,
a great risk existed in the tunnel during construction. In this paper, Water Rock Interaction was classified
as water rock physical interaction, water rock chemical interaction, and water rock mechanical interaction,
which is significantly affected by temperature and humidity. Then, the macroscopic and microscopic physical
properties of rock under the dry-wet cycle and freeze-thaw cycle were summarized. The influence on tunnel
stability was analyzed by the classification of water damage in the tunnel. Finally, the waterproof and drainage
systems of tunnel engineering were summarized, and future research directions were put forward.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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