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Abstract: As illustrated by a number of tunnels, swelling of anhydritic claystones results in relevant deformations of the tunnel cross section, development of high pressures on (and damage to) the tunnel lining or, in the case of a small - moderate depths of covers, even heave of the entire lining and of the overlying ground up to the surface. This paper presents a conceptual study for a swelling...