So basically JayJay, and this will be awful, the forces will spread outwards when the hole is filled ( in a sort of / \ direction) rather than in a ( v ) direction. Glad to have peaked some interest though
I haven't been taught any tunnel mechanics specifically (I suspect it's probably quite advanced - 3rd/4th year material) so the best I can do is guess. But the whole point of arches is that you can apply a weight at a point in the centre and the weight is sort of spread across the structure.
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