Research Article

Self-Tuning Inference Model for Settlement in Shield Tunneling: A Case Study of the Taipei Mass Rapid Transit System’s Songshan Line

Table 3

Monitoring setups.

Position of tunnel surface and monitoring sectionMonitoring instrumentMonitoring frequency

Subsidence observation points (SB, SM, and SSI)d1 > 50 mInitial value measurement
Multipoint borehole extensometer (EXM)d1 ≤ 25 mEvery 5 m
Inclinometer (TI)

Crack meter (CG and CM)d2 ≤ 25 mOnce every 5 m. At least once a day for 3 consecutive days since crossing the observation surface
Water level observation well and piezometer (OW and PZS)d2 > 25 mOnce a week
Soil inclination pipe (SIS)