Research Article

Effect of Subway Excavation with Different Support Pressures on Existing Utility Tunnel in Xi’an Loess

Table 2

Calculation table of support pressure.

ConditionCalculation methodOverburden pressure ()Top edge support force ()Lower edge support force ()

1All-covering theory341.700266.024354.882
2The theory of loose earth pressure under the incomplete soil arching effect considering cohesion218.724177.481266.339