Abstract:Based on the connecting project of Luxiang Road-Qilianshan Road in Shanghai, settlement control measures of large quasi-rectangular pipe jacking tunnelling under S20 expressway with shallow overburden is discussed. Design and engineering application of steel pipe roof is introduced. The deformation caused by high-speed construction under the outer ring of S20 is analyzed by using three-dimensional numerical simulation. The numerical prediction of S20 expressway settlement coincides with the in-situ measured data. Successful application of this project confirms the feasibility of steel pipe roof to attenuate the unfavorable effect caused by large Quasi-Rectangular Pipe Jacking. Thus high referential value will be offered for future engineering projects undercrossing expressway in soft soil areas.