Research Article

Ground Settlements due to Construction of Triplet Tunnels with Different Construction Arrangements

Table 5

Maximum settlements resulting from different twin arrangements.

Twin tunnels arrangementMaximum settlement (mm)

Horizontal−88.83
Vertical (top constructed first)−77.03
Vertical (bottom constructed first)−81.46
Skewed (top constructed first)−81.27
Skewed (bottom constructed first)−82.40