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The longitudinal profile diagram of the route.

The longitudinal profile diagram of the route.

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This article aims to make a preliminary design for the tunnel of Suzhou Metro Line 3 crossing the Jinji Lake. It describes the key factors to consider. First, select the appropriate route and the model of the shield machine for the specific geological conditions, and then analyze the tunnel dimension, concrete segmental linin and so on. Calculate t...

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... large number of programs were compared and analyzed from the aspects of method adaptability, construction risk, cost and construction period. The final plan for route selection is shown in figures 1 and 2. As illustrated in figure 2, the tunnel crossing the Jinji Lake mainly passes through 3-2 silty clay layer, 4-2 silt layer and 5 sand layer. ...
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... slurry shield is a better choice, the reasons are shown in the following part. As shown in figure 2, the tunnel mainly passes through silty clay layer, silt layer and sand layer. Wherein, confined water is contained in the silt layer and sand layer. ...

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