Research Article

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

Table 3

Field measurements of tunnel sections with the different soil grades.

Soil gradeTunnel sectionFoot settlement (mm)Average settlement (mm)Vertical load by back analysis (kN)

VIXK89 + 58818.0∼21.018.045.98
XK89 + 60516.0∼17.0

VSK89 + 355.613.2∼13.413.953.68
SK89 + 397.614.0∼14.8