Abstract
When excavating a tunnel, the stresses are distributed asymmetrically along the tunnel cross-section. Other factors, particularly slope friction force and excavation speed, can also contribute to the deformation and displacement of a tunnel. Despite this, several authors have used the complex potential method to predict the ground deformation surrounding the tunnel. However, their applicability to the ground response caused by the asymmetric stress distribution around the tunnel wall is analysed in this context. This paper, therefore, proposes an approximate solution on the slope to predict the tunnel cross-section deformation. The solution is based on the complex potential method to predict analytically and numerically the ground deformation around the tunnel. However, two variables called the “complex potential functions” for the Laurent series expansion are used for the stress redistribution to the tunnel boundary conditions. Data from the Qijiazhuang tunnel case are used to justify the proposed analytical solutions. This solution is an essential guide for analyzing deformations in complex geological conditions and structures, such as steeper slopes.
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