Research Article

The Ground Settlement and the Existing Pipeline Response Induced by the Nonsynchronous Construction of a Twin-Tunnel

Table 5

Settlement curve shapes for the ground surface and the pipeline.


0.4V(V)W(U)W(U)W(W)W(W)
1.9V(V)U(V)U(U)W(U)W(W)
6.6V(V)V(V)U(V)W(U)W(U)
8.8V(V)V(V)U(V)W(V)W(U)

Note: the curve shape of the pipeline settlement is in the bracket.