Table 1 Physical and mechanical parameters of surrounding soils.

From: Analytical solution for deformation of an existing tunnel induced by shield tunnelling overcrossing in complex strata

Soil layer type

Thickness

/m

Internal friction angle/°

Poisson’s ratio

Cohesion

/kPa

Elastic modulus

/MPa

Unit weight

/kN·m− 3

Miscellaneous filled soil

2.0

19

0.40

9

2.00

20.0

Plain filled soil

3.0

10

0.30

12

2.44

18.5

Silty clay

6.5

11

0.31

21

6.20

19.2

Silty clay interbedded with silt and silty Sand

2.5

10

0.31

12

4.50

18.4

Silty clay

8.2

12

0.29

23

6.60

18.8

Alternating layers of silty fine sand, silt, and silty clay

3.5

18

0.27

6

8.70

18.9

Silty fine sand

7.0

30

0.29

0

15.00

18.6

Silty fine sand

12.0

34

0.26

0

21.00

18.7