Research Article

Effects of Construction Sequences and Volume Loss on Perpendicularly Crossing Tunnels

Table 1

Numerical analysis program.

CaseDescriptionC/D new tunnelC/D existing tunnel

S1-gfS1 (greenfield, i.e., without existing tunnel)8.5N/A
S2-gfS2 (greenfield, i.e., without existing tunnel)10.5N/A
S1-vlS1 (only volume loss, i.e., without weight loss)8.510.5
S2-vlS2 (only volume loss, i.e., without weight loss)10.58.5
S1New tunnel above existing tunnel8.510.5
S2New tunnel beneath existing tunnel10.58.5