Table 6 Comparison on the plastic zone radius (m).

From: An new elastic–plastic analytical solution of circular tunnel under non-axisymmetric conditions

Methods

Location

Vault

Side wall

M1

M4

M5

M1

M4

M5

Deformation modulus (GPa)

250

4.10

3.89

3.32

3.70

3.35

2.94

500

4.10

3.89

3.32

3.70

3.35

2.94

1000

4.10

3.89

3.32

3.70

3.35

2.94

6000

4.10

3.89

3.32

3.70

3.35

2.94

Buried depths

(m)

30

2.70

2.50

2.73

2.90

2.50

2.75

100

3.10

2.89

2.98

2.90

2.70

2.93

200

3.70

3.46

3.31

3.30

3.09

2.94

300

4.10

3.89

3.32

3.70

3.35

2.94

Lateral pressure coefficient

1.5

4.10

3.89

3.32

3.70

3.35

2.94

2.0

4.50

4.09

3.71

4.10

3.16

2.92

2.5

4.90

4.27

3.91

5.50

3.00

2.93

3.0

5.30

4.42

3.91

7.10

2.85

2.89