Research Article

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

Table 4

Comparison of the predicted foot settlements.

Soil gradeTunnel sectionAverage foot settlement (mm)Proposed approach (Pasternak model) (mm)Previous approach (Winkler model) (mm)

VIXK89 + 58818.018.919.2
XK89 + 605

VSK89 + 355.613.914.414.8
SK89 + 397.6