During the construction of shie ld tunnels,support pressure is usually applied at the work face to prevent cyL|.2,
excessive tunneling—induced soil movement or collapse.However,the selection and control of appropriate support ms+gq
pressure is difficult due to variation of soil conditions and uncerlainty in construction.Support pressure should be -*?{/QmKb
controlled SO that it is not SO low as to cause face collapse and not SO high as to induce ground hogging.Numerical 3A\Hiy!{F
simulation is employed to study how the soil parameter and ground water affect the support pressure,and to give the Lr"`OzDz
proper support pressure at the excavation face in a case study. pf=CP%L
Keywords:shield tunnel;excavati‘on face;numerical solution;support pressure