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  1 - Optimization of surficial settlement originated from the excavation of twin tunnels on surface structures with finite dimensions
  Hesam Pourhabiby Masuleh
  In urban regions, the stability and safety of surface structures are essential. With the development of cities and increasing building density in metropolitan areas, the construction of underground structures like subway tunnels will be considered more and more. The tun More

  In urban regions, the stability and safety of surface structures are essential. With the development of cities and increasing building density in metropolitan areas, the construction of underground structures like subway tunnels will be considered more and more. The tunnels are located close to the ground surface in most urban regions. Therefore, excavating these tunnels causes some displacements in the soils around the tunnels, leading to some adverse effects on the surface structures. Predicting deformations looks essential to reducing these effects, showing the importance of tunnel and structure interaction. In this paper, using three-dimensional numerical simulation and parametric studies, the effect of various parameters on the displacement of tunnels and their adjacent buildings are studied. The optimum surface settlement values are predicted using the neural network and developed optimization algorithms. The parameters under study are composed of: the horizontal distance between tunnels, the depth of tunnels, the angle between tunnels, the excavation distance between two tunnels, the diameter of the tunnels, tunnels' contraction, the soil's internal friction angle, and the soil's cohesion. Using a neural network and optimization algorithms can considerably help optimize the design and significantly reduce adverse effects on the surface structures during the tunnel excavation. The results from the neural network showed that the optimum state of displacement happens when the soil's cohesion, tunnels' contraction, diameter, and depth are the minimum values, and the excavation distance between two tunnels is the maximum value. Manuscript profile