TY - JOUR N2 - Underground structures have gained importance in recent times all over the globe. Successful completion of such ventures hinges on accurate and realistic design which is neither optimistic nor conservative, and a balanced design is the need of the hour. The present work shows a comparative study on support design, such as Terzhagi’s load theory and quantitative methods of Rock mass quality (Q), Rock Mass Rating of Bieniawski, and PLAXIS-2D Numerical modeling. The results obtained show that final support measures such as shotcreting, thickness, rock bolting, length, frequency, and requirements of steel supports are better. Based on engineering judgment and analytical approaches, realistic support measures were obtained for an access tunnel to be excavated in Nilagiri, Tamil Nadu. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/115547/PDF/02_021-039_ace-2018-0002.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/115547 PY - 2018 IS - No 1 EP - 39 KW - Underground Structures KW - RMR KW - design KW - Support Measures KW - PLAXIS-2D A1 - Vanuvamalai, A. A1 - Jaya, K.P. PB - WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING and COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES VL - Vol. 64 DA - 31.03.2018 T1 - Design analysis of an underground tunnel in Tamilnadu SP - 21 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/115547 T2 - Archives of Civil Engineering ER -