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Abstract: Due to the topographic and route conditions along the Bullet Train lines in Japan, a number of shallow overburden tunnels were excavated in unconsolidated ground using the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM). However, ground and tunnel settlements frequently occurred due to the low stiffness of the ground. In the current study, a typical Shinkansen tunnel section with different overburden...
Abstract: Until the recent past, the open-cut method had usually been applied for excavating shallow overburden tunnels in unconsolidated grounds. The conventional tunneling method [the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM)] had been thought to be suitable for excavating tunnels in mountainous terrains. However, recent advancements in construction and measurement techniques have enlarged the range in...