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Investigation of Groundwater Withdrawal and Recharge Affecting Underground Structures in the Shanghai Urban Area

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  • Yong-Xia Wu

    (College of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China)

  • Tian-Liang Yang

    (Key Laboratory of Land Subsidence Monitoring and Prevention, Ministry of Land and Resources, Shanghai 200072, China
    Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey, Shanghai 200072, China
    Center for Land Subsidence of China Geological Survey, Shanghai 200072, China
    Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Land Subsidence, Shanghai 200072, China)

  • Pei-Chao Li

    (College of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China)

  • Jin-Xin Lin

    (Key Laboratory of Land Subsidence Monitoring and Prevention, Ministry of Land and Resources, Shanghai 200072, China
    Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey, Shanghai 200072, China
    Center for Land Subsidence of China Geological Survey, Shanghai 200072, China
    Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Land Subsidence, Shanghai 200072, China)

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In this paper, the hydrogeological features of Quaternary deposits in Shanghai as well as the characteristics of groundwater withdrawal and recharge in urban areas are investigated. One phreatic aquifer and five confined aquifers (AqI to AqV) are present in Shanghai, and these aquifers are separated by five aquitards. Groundwater withdrawal from confined aquifers has resulted in land subsidence in Shanghai. To control land subsidence, the groundwater withdrawal volume has been decreased, and the groundwater recharge volume has been increased since 1965. Correspondingly, the pressure head in confined aquifers has risen. The groundwater head increases in shallow aquifers may impact underground structures and lead to the following issues: i) an increased risk of water in-rushing hazards caused by confined water pressure during structural excavations and ii) an increased instability risk caused by groundwater buoyancy. Both excavation anti-uprush and underground structure anti-floating are discussed in this paper. Based on the risk possibilities, the anti-uprush of the excavation is divided into six regions, and the structural anti-floating is divided into five regions in urban areas. To avoid geohazards caused by the rise in groundwater head, real-time monitoring of the pressure head in AqII is recommended.

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  • Yong-Xia Wu & Tian-Liang Yang & Pei-Chao Li & Jin-Xin Lin, 2019. "Investigation of Groundwater Withdrawal and Recharge Affecting Underground Structures in the Shanghai Urban Area," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(24), pages 1-18, December.
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