Engineering Characteristics of Talus and its Influence Imposed on Tunneling

The special geological conditions of talus are often encountered in southwest China, it brings a lot of difficulties to tunnel construction. The formation mechanism and developmental properties of talus are analyzed in this paper. Based on field investigation on talus diseases, the hazard to tunnel engineering induced by talus and its corresponding measures are also analyzed. The results can be used for the safe and fast construction of tunnels which go through talus deposit.