Research Article

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

Table 6

Basic parameters for excavation and support of the tunnel.

ItemsValue

Type of steel ribsI25a
Contact area at the foot of the steel rib (cm2)26 × 18
Interval of steel ribs (m)0.6
Length of the feet-lock pipe (m)5
Quantity and diameter of the feet-lock pipe at each foot2Φ50  mm × 4 mm
Angle of the feet-lock pipe (°)20°
Young’s modulus of steel ribs (GPa)206
Radius of steel ribs (m)8.66
Span of steel ribs (m)17.06
Height of steel ribs (m)7.15
Young’s modulus of the feet-lock pipe (GPa)206
Young’s modulus of cement grout (GPa)23