Study on Investigation and Analysis of Existing Railway Tunnel Diseases

Abstract

Due to the impact of geological condition, climate condition, design, construction and other factors, the existing railway tunnel appears some diseases more and more, and even some diseases have serious influence to the normal use of tunnels and traffic safety. To eliminate these dangers, we should understand the type of diseases and their causes. Based on the existing tunnel disease investigation and analysis, tunnel diseases were classified, the reason of tunnel diseases were analyzed, which can provide a reliable basis for the tunnel disease treatment. The result indicates that railway tunnel diseases include lining water leakage, lining structure disease, lining concrete disease, foundation disease, lining off block and so on. All kinds of diseases of tunnel lining are often interrelated, so the tunnel disease usually is a result of multiple factors.