Abstract
The aim of this study is to provide a sound support design for a large-scale underground water-sealed oil storage facility in China. The lithology of this study area consists of reddish-gray, medium-coarse grained granites interpenetrated by diabase, amphibole dioritic porphyrite and aplite. In order to obtain the geotechnical properties of intact rocks and rock masses, detailed field and laboratory studies were carried out. Rock masses at three sites were characterized in terms of Rock Mass Rating (RMR), Rock Mass Quality (Q-system) and Geological Strength Index (GSI), and then rock mass properties of underground caverns were estimated, accordingly. The support systems obtained from empirical methods were analyzed using FLAC3D commercial software considering the effect of the water curtain system. The maximum thickness of plastic zones and the maximum total displacement occurred around underground caverns after installing the support systems suggested by the empirical methods were compared to the unsupported case. The results show that more reliable support design could be obtained by using both empirical rock mass classifications and numerical analysis method.
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