Research Article

Evaluation of the Adaptability of an EPB TBM to Tunnelling through Highly Variable Composite Strata

Table 14

Weights of the evaluation indexes in the index layer.

U1V1V2V3V4V5

V112567
V21/21456
V31/51/4123
V41/61/51/212λmax = 5.1189
V51/71/61/31/21CI = 0.0297
Single-layer weight0.46310.31290.10870.06940.0459RI = 1.1185
Single hierarchy12345CR = 0.0266 < 0.1

U2V6V7V8
V6156
V71/512λmax = 3.0291
V81/61/21CI = 0.0146
Single-layer weight0.72580.17210.1020RI = 0.5149
Single hierarchy123CR = 0.0282 < 0.1

U3V9V10
V912λmax = 2.0
V101/21CI = 0
Single-layer weight0.66670.3333RI = 0
Single hierarchy12CR = 0 < 0.1