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Set pair analysis for risk assessment of water inrush in karst tunnels

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Considering the uncertain characteristics of water inrush in karst tunnels, the set pair analysis (SPA) method was newly applied in this study for risk assessment of water inrush. First, karst hydrology and engineering geological conditions were considered, and several main influencing factors were selected as evaluation indices, such as formation lithology, unfavorable geology, groundwater level and contact zone of dissolvable as well as other factors. Second, a set pair was established with the combination of the evaluation indices and the standards of risk grade. Then, the evaluation indices of water inrush were divided into two main types: economic and cost indices. Based on set pair analysis (SPA), the graded connection degrees of evaluation indices were calculated. Finally, the established risk evaluation model of water inrush with set pair analysis was applied to the Jigongling tunnel on the line of the Fanba expressway in China. The results not only are consistent with the results of the attribute mathematical theory, but also agree well with practical situations. In addition, the method of set pair analysis used in this study could provide relatively high accuracy when applied to risk assessment of water inrush in karst tunnels. Meanwhile, SPA is simple, feasible and easy to implement. The presented method has been validated as an effective method of risk assessment for water inrush, which also has good prospects for further engineering applications.

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Acknowledgments

Financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51309222, No. 41572263, No. 51579239, No. 11502282), the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2013CB036003), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20130193 and No. BK20130202), the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (No. 20130095120016) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2014QNB37) are sincerely acknowledged.

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu, China

    Yingchao Wang, Hongwen Jing, Liyuan Yu & Haijian Su

  2. School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu, China

    Yingchao Wang, Hongwen Jing & Ning Luo

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Wang, Y., Jing, H., Yu, L. et al. Set pair analysis for risk assessment of water inrush in karst tunnels. Bull Eng Geol Environ 76, 1199–1207 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-016-0918-y

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