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In this paper,a nonlinear strength criterion is proposed using the average of intermediate(σ2)and minor(σ3)principal stresses in place of σ3 in Ramamurthy(1994)s strength criterion.The proposed criterion has the main advantages of negligible variation of strength parameters with confining stress and ability to link with conventional strength parameters.Additionally,a new closed-form solution based on the proposed criterion is derived and validated for Chhibro Khodri tunnel.Further,analytical solutions including Singhs elastoplastic theory,Scussels approach,and closed-form solutions based on conven-tional and modified Ramamurthy(2007)criteria are compared with the results of proposed approach.It is shown that the in situ squeezing pressure predictions made by the proposed approach are more ac-curate.Also,a parametric study of the present analytical solution is carried out,which displays explicit dependency of tunnel stability on intal support pressure and tunnel depth.The influence of tunnel geometry is observed to be dependent on the applied support pressure.