Mechanism Study on Elevation Effect of Blast Wave Propagation in High Side Wall of Deep Underground Powerhouse
Authors: Li Xinping , Lv Junlin , Luo Yi , Liu Tingting 
Published: November 2018

In view of the influence of blasting excavation in the deep burial underground powerhouse on the dynamic disturbance and blasting vibration of side wall and surrounding rock, the blasting vibration test method is often used for on‐site monitoring and control. Taking the blasting excavation of the high side wall of an underground powerhouse of a hydropower station as the engineering background, a long‐term blasting vibration test is carried out on the site. The measuring points are arranged along the elevation direction and horizontal direction of the high side wall of the powerhouse. Through analyzing and comparing the blasting vibration velocity values extracted from a large number of on‐site measured data in the elevation direction, an interesting phenomenon is found. The measured vibration velocity of the rock anchor beam in the area far away from the blasting is greater than that in the area near the blasting, and the vibration velocity after the casting of the rock anchor beam is greater than that before the casting. In order to avoid the randomness and contingency of the measured data, based on the blasting parameters, loading quantity, and rock mechanical characteristics used in the field, the elevation effect of the numerical model of the underground powerhouse is established by using the dynamic finite element software. By comparing the numerical simulation and the on‐site monitoring of the elevation direction vibration velocity at the same location, it is found that the two have the same law, which verifies the reliability of the numerical calculation model. By changing the elevation and horizontal distances to select the measuring points in the numerical model, the propagation curve of the blasting vibration of the high side wall of the underground powerhouse in the elevation direction is obtained and the wave propagation phenomenon and the local elevation amplification effect of blasting vibration velocity in the side wall of the powerhouse are found. By means of changing the morphology characteristics of the rock anchor beam, a numerical calculation model of the rock anchor beam before casting is established, and the blasting vibration velocity in the elevation direction of the same measuring point as the original model is extracted. The analysis and comparison results show that the “whiplash effects” caused by the reflection superposition of the convex morphology characteristics of the rock anchor beam on the blast wave and the vibration response of the rock mass at the step part is the main factor for the elevation effect. The fluctuation phenomenon of the vibration velocity in the elevation direction is caused by the natural frequency and the main vibration mode of the high side walls, and the reflection superposition of the convex geomorphology characteristics of the rock anchor beam will aggravate this fluctuation phenomenon. Therefore, in the construction of deep underground powerhouses, attention should be paid to the blasting construction and support design of the rock anchor beam.