Research Article

Experimental Study on Shield Tunneling Control in Full Section Water-Rich Sand Layer of Collapsible Loess

Table 1

Physical and mechanical parameters of the soil layer.

Soil nameDry density
(g·cm-3)
Water content
(%)
Compression
modulus
(MPa)
Cohesion
(kPa)
Internal friction angle
(°)
Standard penetration

Plain fill1.5820.422159
Miscellaneous fill1.75510
Loess-like soil1.6320.49.4352319
Medium sand1.5716.114.603264
Gravelly sand1.9620.115.703360
Fine sand1.6518.715.703144
Silty clay1.6124.75.3331826
Coarse sand1.6317.313.8034