Research Article

Structural Monitoring of Metro Infrastructure during Shield Tunneling Construction

Table 2

Alarming indices for construction monitoring of shield tunneling.

ItemAlarming index
Daily variationDesign valueWarning value

Deformation of adjacent underground colligation pipelines2 mm20 mm80% of design value
Settlement of adjacent ground surface3 mm+10 mm/−30 mm
Vertical displacement of surrounding buildings2 mm20 mm
Settlement of tunnel2 mm20 mm
Tunnel clearance convergence2 mm30 mm