Health State Assessment of Road Tunnel Based on Improved Extension Cloud Model

Abstract

A scientifically accurate assessment of tunnel health is the prerequisite for the safe maintenance and sustainability of the in-service road tunnel. The changing trend of tunnel health is not considered in existing research. Most evaluation indicators are static and the ambiguities or randomness at the boundary of the health level intervals is neglected in most evaluation methods. In this paper, the evaluation index system combined with dynamic, and static is set to solve these problems. The changing trend of the health state of tunnels is analyzed through the cubic b-spline function. The weights of evaluation indicators are calculated based on the AHP-improved entropy method. The health evaluation method is proposed based on combing the extension theory and the cloud model improved by the cloud entropy optimization algorithm. Finally, the evaluation results of the proposed method are compared with the detection data of the Beilongmen Tunnel of Zhangzhuo Expressway. The results demonstrate that 80% of the evaluation results in the sample tunnel data are consistent with the standard results, and the remaining 20% show a lower level of health than the standard results. This reflects the evaluation results are impacted by the trend of tunnel health status changes. The health state can be more accurately evaluated by dynamic indicators. The improved extension cloud model is feasible and applicable in the health assessment of tunnels. This work provides innovative ideas for the evaluation of the health state of tunnels and theoretical support for the formulation of reasonable maintenance measures.

Research on an Index System for the Earthquake Disaster Resistance Capability of Highway Tunnels

“…It is related to the geological conditions, tunnel structures, protective measures, maintenance and management of highway tunnels [29]. Based on the influencing factors identified by highway tunnel seismic damage accidents, this paper determines the important influencing factors of the earthquake disaster resistance capability of highway tunnels in combination with the relevant norms and literature [30][31][32] and then constructs a seismic capability index system for highway tunnels. The established index system should follow the scientific principle, relative completeness principle, hierarchy principle, independence principle and quantitative and qualitative combination principle.…”