Abstract:
The cross-Bohai Strait passage is not only an important traffic and transportation project which connects Shandong Peninsula and Northeast regions, but it is also of vital significance for promoting the economic development of the Bohai-ring and revitalizing the northeast old industrial base. For the determination of the construction scheme of the project, it is necessary to analyze the surrounding rock conditions and the mechanical properties of the rocks. According to the regional geological survey, formation drilling in the sea area, stratum profile measurement of Bohai Strait and analysis of rock mechanics properties, it is shown that the exposed strata in the passage area are Quaternary, Neogene and Upper Proterozoic from top to bottom, respectively. The Quaternary strata is 10~120 m thick, which are mainly loose sediments, with no impermeable layers and poor stability. The Neogene rocks are scarcely found and scatter only in some areas. They mainly consist of macroporous basalts, and the mechanical properties index of basalts such as compressive strength is relatively low, even lower than normal values. The Upper Proterozoic is composed of quartzite and quartzite interbedded slate and phyllite. Quartzite is stable and hard, having a high compressive strength and shear strength, but slate and phyllite are soft rocks, which are easy to soften when exposed to water. Therefore, based on the two plans of "the whole tunnel" and "bridge in the South and tunnel in the North", it is suggested that the deep-buried tunnel method should be used in the "North Tunnel" section of cross-Bohai Strait passage, which means the tunnel should be located in the Upper Proterozoic quartzite under the Quaternary and Neogene strata. By the method for determining minimum buried of tunnel, the minimum depth of tunnel should be about 65m. In addition, due to the hardness of quartzite, the drilling-blasting method and TBM method should be adopted for the construction of cross-Bohai Strait passage.