A FEM analysis based on a model of an expressway multi-arch tunnel was carried out to study the influence of different elastic modulus of back-fill concrete. The results show that the deformation and tension stress of surrounding rock decrease greatly with the increase of elastic modulus. When the elastic modulus ratio of the back-fill concrete increases from 0 (completely separated) to 100% (completely dense), the settlement and the tensile stress of the surrounding rock at the arch crown decrease to about 75% and 20% respectively, and the bending moment of the inner lining decreases to about...