TB 10003-2016Code for design of railway tunnel (English PDF)

TB 10003-2016 is the English-translated version of 铁路隧道设计规范 含2024年局部修订.

TB 10003-2016 — 1.0.1 This Code is developed to implement related laws and regulations of the nation and the technical policies of the railway, to unify the technical standard for the design of railway tunnels, and to make the design of railway tunnels meets the requirements safety, reliability, advanced technology, on maturity, cost effectiveness, applicability, and environment protection.

1.0.2 This Code is applicable to the design of tunnels on standard-gauge railway projects. 1.0.3 The design of tunnels shall be based on the landform and geological features and the surrounding environment factors, comprehensively considering the technical standard and the construction and new operation conditions.

The scheme of the tunnel shall be determined after risk assessment and technical and economic comparison and analysis.

The design of tunnels shall embody the design concept of being people-oriented, serving for the transportation, energy conservation and environment protection, being technically advanced, cost-effective, durable, and convenient for maintenance and repair.

1.0.4 The tunnel structure may be designed by plastic stage method and allowable stress method. When it is designed by ultimate state method, the provisions in relevant standards shall be complied with.

1 .0.5 According to the length, the tunnels may be classified into short tunnels (with the length being shorter than or equal to 500 m), medium-long tunnels (with the length ranging from 500 m to 3 000 m), long tunnels (with the length ranging from 3 000 m to 10 000 m) and extra-long tunnels (with the length being more than 10 000 m).

Note. Tunnel length is the distance between tunnel portals, with the starting point and ending point being the intersection of the railway centreline and the intersecting line between the portal face and rail top surface.

For double-track railway tunnels, the tunnel length shall be the length of the left track: for tunnels in a railway station, the tunnel length shall be the length of the main line;for tunnels with buffer structures, the tunnel length shall be calculated from the starting point of the buffer structure.

1.0.6 According to the excavation span, the tunnels may be classified into small-span tunnels (with the span ranging from 5 m to 8.5 m), medium-span tunnels (with the span ranging from 8.5 m to 12 m), large-span tunnels (with the span ranging from 12 m to 14 m) and extra-large-span tunnels (with the span being more than 14 m).

Note. The excavation span of the tunnel cross-section of the tunnel. 1.0.7 In tunnel prospecting, importance shall be attached to the influence of the tunnel works on the ecological environment and the water resources.

During tunnel construction, attention shall be paid to land saving, energy conservation and protection of farmland and water conservancy facilities. Noise control works at tunnel portals, muck disposal works, and drainage works etc. shall be designed permanent works.

1 .0.8 Tunnels shall be in stable ground. The selection of the tunnel portal locations shall follow the principle of "early entrance and late exit".

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This preview omits tables, figures, formulas and parts of the technical clauses. The complete document — 219 pages — is available in the English PDF.

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