Research Article

Vertical Load and Settlement at the Foot of Steel Rib with the Support of Feet-Lock Pipe in Soft Ground Tunnel

Table 2

Basic parameters of the steel rib and the feet-lock pipe.

ItemsSoil grade
VIV

Type of steel ribsI20aI18
Contact area at the foot of the steel rib (cm2)24 × 1522 × 15
Interval of steel ribs (m)0.50.75
Length of the feet-lock pipe (m)54
Quantity and diameter of the feet-lock pipe at each foot (mm)6Φ42 × 4
Angle of the feet-lock pipe (°)30
Young’s modulus of steel ribs (GPa)206
Radius of steel ribs (m)6.5
Span of steel ribs (m)11.47
Height of steel rib (m)3.44
Young’s modulus of the feet-lock pipe (GPa)206
Young’s modulus of cement grout (GPa)23