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.
| Items | Soil grade | VI | V |
| Type of steel ribs | I20a | I18 | Contact area at the foot of the steel rib (cm2) | 24 × 15 | 22 × 15 | Interval of steel ribs (m) | 0.5 | 0.75 | Length of the feet-lock pipe (m) | 5 | 4 | 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 |
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