Research Article

Monitoring System for Circular Deformation in Metro Shield Tunnels in Soft Soils

Figure 3

Relationship between joint opening angle and moment under (a) PBM, group PBM-6, and (b) NBM, group NBM-6. Method 1 in the legend represents the sum of the rotation angles of the two adjacent segments. Method 2 represents the joint opening angle calculated by Equation (1).
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