Mechanical Calculation for Collapse Mechanism of Surrounding Rock on Shallow Tunnel

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The upper bound method of limit analysis is used for surrounding pressure calculation of shallow tunnel. Two rigid-block translational collapse mechanisms are assumed for shallow tunnel and the corresponding formulas are deduced. The earth pressure of shallow tunnel has been transformed into a mathematic optimization problem, we can get optimization solutions for the surrounding rock pressure by corresponding calculating program. It is concluded that the upper bound method of limit analysis is a feasible approach for the determination of surrounding pressures on shallow tunnel.

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