Some large values of in-situ stress and related engineering geological problems in China

In recent years, different methods have been applied to in-situ stress estimation for stability analysis of increasing large-scale tunnels in China. It was found that some extraordinary stress values are mostly associated with, although not a necessity of, engineering geological problems such as collapse, rock burst and squeezing. This paper focuses on finding the relationship among abnormal in-situ stress component values. The exposure in ground surface with unloading and erosion contributes a lot to relatively higher horizontal stress and lateral coefficient values of igneous and metamorphic rocks, while this situation is not the case for sedimentary rocks. Comparing stress data and connecting some abnormal values with typical case examples for better understanding and estimating stress is the main feature of this paper.