During the construction of shie ld tunnels,support pressure is usually applied at the work face to prevent i\}:hU-U
excessive tunneling—induced soil movement or collapse.However,the selection and control of appropriate support `\$8`Zb;
pressure is difficult due to variation of soil conditions and uncerlainty in construction.Support pressure should be
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controlled SO that it is not SO low as to cause face collapse and not SO high as to induce ground hogging.Numerical H3/caN:
simulation is employed to study how the soil parameter and ground water affect the support pressure,and to give the =odkz}bU
proper support pressure at the excavation face in a case study. #~ v4caNx
Keywords:shield tunnel;excavati‘on face;numerical solution;support pressure