Abstract: 盾构隧道施工方法被广泛应用于世界各地的软土隧道施工中。论述了盾构隧道开挖技术的发展背景以及盾 构隧道开挖技术的精华，并探讨了该方法在未来将会面临的主要问题。

Key words: 盾构隧道施工法, 盾构机, 拼装

摘要： The shield-driven tunneling method is widely applied for tunneling in soft ground all over the world． The background of the technological development in the shield-driven tunneling is described and the technological essences are explained in detail． The main issues of this method which will be faced in the future are also mentioned in the last chapter．

关键词: shield-driven tunneling, Shield Machine, segments