Research on reuse of shield soil dregs on synchronous grouting materials and its application

Abstract

Shield tunnel construction will produce a large amount of soil dregs. Transporting soil dregs directly to landfills raises costs and CO2 emissions. In this paper, the shield tunnel of Intercity from Shenzhen to Huizhou is taken as an example, based on the special treating agent of shield soil dregs, the soil dregs were prepared as synchronous grouting material. The working performance and mechanical properties of soil dregs grouting material were studied. The optimal dosage of the treating agent was proposed, and the curing mechanism of the soil dregs synchronous grouting material was analyzed. The soil dregs grouting material was applied to practical engineering, and the application effect was verified by surface subsidence monitoring. The results showed that the setting time, bleeding rate, stone rate and compressive strength of the soil dregs grouting material were better than cement mortar grouting material. The treating agent realized the cementation of soil particles through the synergistic effect of epoxy resin and nano-SiO2, and the optimum dosage is 0.02 % of the solid component. The maximum surface settlement of the soil dregs grouting construction section was 10 mm, which is smaller than the maximum surface settlement of the cement mortar grouting section. Through the life cycle assessment (LCA) method, the CO2 emission reduction capacity of the soil dregs synchronous grouting material was analyzed. The soil dregs grouting material reduced the production and transportation of fly ash and bentonite, and reduces the outward transportation of soil dregs. The use of 1 t soil dregs synchronous grouting material can reduce 59.05 kg CO2 emission.