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Néven, Alexis

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Néven, Alexis
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  • Publication
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    Probabilistic estimation of tunnel inflow from a karstic conduit network
    (2023)
    Dall Alba, Valentin 
    ;
    Alexis Neven 
    ;
    Rob de Rooij
    ;
    Marco Filipponi
    ;
    Renard, Philippe 
    When planning infrastructures such as tunnels in karstified formations, a risk assessment of groundwater inflow must be conducted. The aim of this paper is to present a workflow for the probabilistic estimation of the water inflow from karst conduits using a Monte-Carlo approach. The procedure involves three main steps. First, realistic stochastic karstic conduit network geometries are generated based on fracture and stratigraphic information using the Stochastic Karstic Simulation approach (SKS). To represent the geological uncertainty, different scenarios are considered. Then, a discrete–continuum numerical modeling approach is employed, allowing the flow calculation to account for the exchange between the matrix and the conduits as well as the transition between turbulent and laminar flow in the conduits. Because it is not known if and where (at which depths) the tunnel may hit a karst conduit, and what will be the pressure gradient in the system, different hydrogeological scenarios are considered in the uncertainty analysis phase including a randomized location of the tunnel, a range of possible pressure gradients, and a range of possible matrix permeability values. The final step consists of the statistical analysis of the results. The proposed workflow allows estimating the range of plausible inflows and studying how the inflows are related to the network geometry properties and to the hydrodynamic parameters of the aquifer. This method is illustrated in a simple synthetic but realistic case of a rather deep and confined karstic formation. In that situation, the results show that even if the pressure difference in the system and the matrix permeability value are important factors controlling the long-term inflow, the karstic conduit network geometry and connectivity also play a critical role in the determination of the potential discharge. Overall, this study demonstrates the possibility and advantages of using stochastic analysis in the early phases of project planning to predict possible long-term water inflow in tunnel after its construction.
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    Probabilistic prediction of karst water inflow during construction of underground structures
    (2022)
    Marco Filipponi
    ;
    Renard, Philippe 
    ;
    Dall Alba, Valentin 
    ;
    Néven, Alexis 
    AbstractVarious methods have been developed in recent decades to predict hazards associated with karst voids in underground construction. Common to all these methods is that the predicted range of water inflow is often insufficient for the purpose of implementing the planned construction works. This is usually due to an incomplete knowledge of the karst conduit system within a project area, making it difficult to predict the position and characteristics of karst voids. The method presented in this paper permits a robust prediction of karst water inflow. It is based on a combination of stochastically generated, pseudo‐genetic karst conduit systems and hydraulic modelling of the hydrogeological conditions using a Monte Carlo approach. This approach facilitates a plausible estimation of the expected range of karst‐induced water inflows and also enables the probability of encountering a karst voids. to be determined. The predictions allow for differentiated treatment of the hazards associated with karst water during the construction and operation phase of underground structures. In concrete terms, this relates to the planning and implementation of exploratory measures and ground‐improvement measures, the design of the dewatering system and its monitoring during the construction and operation phase.