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Journal of Transportation Technologies, 2012, 2, 113-128 / 10.4236/jtts.2012.22013 Published Online April 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jtts) Development of Performance-Based Tunnel Evaluation Methodology and Performance Evaluation of Existing Railway Tunnels 1 2 3 Sadao Kimura , Takashi Kitani , Atsushi Koizumi 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Ishikawa, Japan 2Graduate School of Engineering, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Ishikawa, Japan 3Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Email: s.kimura@neptune.kanazawa-it.ac.jp Received February 29, 2012; revised March 5, 2012; accepted March 16, 2012 ABSTRACT The concept of performance-based design, which mainly focuses on mechanical performance, has become the interna- tional standard, as in the case for ISO. The standardization of tunnel design has not been achieved because it requires integration of separate specialized fields, such as geotechnical engineering, structural engineering and concrete engi- neering. It is also required to clarify performance-based criteria for tunnel structures to suit specific use purposes (ob- jectives), establish the concept of survey, planning, design , construction and maintenance based on such criteria, and develop proper management systems for operation and maintenance to suit specific tunnel use purposes. To this end, it is vital to develop a methodology for evaluating and verifying the performance of existing tunnels. This paper presents a new concept of performance requirements for tunnel structures and describes the method of quanti