Abstract:In shield tunneling construction, the vertical transportation of segments from the ground to the underground is generally carried by crane, which has problems such as the low transportation efficiency and large safety risks. Based on the working principle of vertical elevator, a kind of elevator used for vertical transportation of segments is introduced, which has a high degree of automation. The safety, synchronization, reliability and adaptability design of the elevator system are expounded in detail. The automatic elevator can greatly improve the vertical transportation efficiency of segments and reduce the potential safety hazards, and has a broad application prospect in shield tunneling construction.