TY  - JOUR
AU  - Oreste, Pierpaolo 
PY  - 2015
TI  - Analysis of the Tunnel-Support Interaction Through a Probabilistic Approach
JF  - American Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
DO  - 10.3844/ajassp.2015.121.129
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajassp.2015.121.129
AB  - The analysis of the behavior of a tunnel requires the evaluation of numerous parameters, relative to the ground and the support structure and which are generally only known with a certain degree of approximation. The uncertainty of these parameters is reflected on the results of the calculation, that is, on the state of stress in the support structure. In order to be able to manage this uncertainty on the representative ground and support structure parameters in a rational way, it is useful to resort to a probabilistic type analysis, making use of the Monte-Carlo method and to simple analytical methods for an analysis of the tunnel-support structure interaction. A calculation procedure of probabilistic type that is able to establish representative values of the maximum moment and of the associated normal force in the support structure is presented in this study. This procedure can be used to verify the suitability of the support structure to sustain the induced loads.