During the construction of shie ld tunnels,support pressure is usually applied at the work face to prevent I`>U#x*
excessive tunneling—induced soil movement or collapse.However,the selection and control of appropriate support v9$!v^U"D
pressure is difficult due to variation of soil conditions and uncerlainty in construction.Support pressure should be 5=dL`
controlled SO that it is not SO low as to cause face collapse and not SO high as to induce ground hogging.Numerical IgT`on3Y
simulation is employed to study how the soil parameter and ground water affect the support pressure,and to give the @NHh-&;w
proper support pressure at the excavation face in a case study. 3r\8v`^>
Keywords:shield tunnel;excavati‘on face;numerical solution;support pressure