Research Article

Safety Assessment of Tunnel Shield Construction for Existing Adjacent Bridges

Table 4

Symbol definition in checking formula.

σstNormal tensile stress of concrete at the edge of section of crack resistance checking calculation of members under the action of frequent combination

σpcNormal precompression stress of concrete caused by preloading
σltNormal tensile stress of concrete at the edge of crack resistance check section under quasi-permanent combination
σtpPrincipal tensile stress in component concrete
σkcNormal compressive stress of concrete produced by the standard value of action
σptNormal tensile stress of concrete caused by prestress
σcpPrincipal compressive stress in component concrete
ftkStandard value of axial tensile strength of concrete
fckStandard value of axial compressive strength of concrete