Abstract:The pipe jacking method is used for the construction of connection channel in the shield section of the municipal high-speed railway in Shanghai. Due to the large burial depth of tunnel, the excessive opening rate is harmful to the stress state of the main line tunnel. Therefore, the lining of connection channel is to be in the form of steel pipe segments without stiffener ribs. In order to determine the segment deformation and the variation rule of mechanical properties under the condition of the different pipe wall thicknesses, and to determine the optimal segment thickness, the software Ansys is used for analysis. At the same time, the stability of steel pipe segment is checked by the current national codes for water supply and drainage engineering. The result shows that compared with the common concrete pipe segment and steel-concrete composite structural pipe segment, the steel pipe segments without stiffener ribs can greatly reduce the opening rate of the main line tunnel.