Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering;
Hohai University;
Nanjing;
China;
School of Civil Engineering;
Wuhan University;
Wuhan;
China c College of Civil Engineering;
Zhejiang University;
Hangzhou;
China;
Tunnel face stability; Support pressure; Finite element limit analysis; Inverse reliability analysis; Probabilistic design;