Design of reinforced concrete segment for cross river shield tunnel in long distance gas pipeline project

This paper summarizes the basic design of reinforced concrete segment for cross river shield tunnel in gas pipeline project, meanwhile discusses its assembly style and water-proof technique. One loop of shield tunnel is divided into six pieces of precast reinforced concrete segment which is assembled with screw bolt and stud. In addition, Waterproof technique such as self-waterproof of segment, elastic rubber gasket and water swelling rubber strip is used to ensure waterproof performance of shield tunnel. The presentation of this paper may provide guidance for the design of reinforced concrete segment for cross river shield tunnel.