7th Reaaa - Conference Proceedings-vol. I.
Ground subsidence caused by tunneling is becoming a common problem in China due to rapid developing of underground space. Superstructures may crack and/or incline subjected to localized ground subsidence caused by tunneling. Ground subsidence would also induce breackage of buried pipelines which may even cause ground collapse due to pipe leakage. Mechanism of ground subsidence caused by tunneli…