Abstract:With the accelerated urbanization process, the ultra-wide cross-section tunnels have become an important direction for the development of underground engineering due to their adaptation to the demands of transportation functions. Consequently, the research on the deformation of surrounding rock and the mechanical behavior of support for the ultra-wide cross-section tunnels is of paramount importance. Relying on a bored tunnel project in Guangdong, the finite element software GTS is used to establish a 2D finite element model. By analyzing the displacement of surrounding soil and the stress of support structure, the stress characteristics of ultra-wide cross-section tunnel structures under the different flatness ratios are studied so as to summarize the optimal flatness ratio of ultra-wide cross-section tunnel. The analysis results indicate that (1) The vertical displacement of tunnel vault soil reduces with the increase of flatness ratio. The decrease is relatively large in the flatness ratio range of 0.5~0.6, and relatively small in the range of 0.6~0.7. (2) As a whole, in the range of flatness ratio 0.6~0.65, the axial force and bending moment of the initial support of the tunnel are relatively small. (3) When the flatness ratio is within the range of 0.5~0.55, the bending moment at the connection of the initial support and the temporary support of the tunnel is relatively large, and within the range of 0.6~0.65, the bending moment at this location is significantly reduced. (4) The recommended design flatness ratio for ultra-wide cross-section tunnels in strongly weathered granite strata is 0.60~0.65.