Pipe lodgepole-steel tunnel support technique is a strong composite support system consisting of advance pipe lodgepole, support stell vault, tin plate packer and working surface plug-back.

The application of composite steel tunnel support technique to tunnel collapse handle at the Zhenlong Hydropower Station, Shimian and its applicable conditions as well as perspective are set forth.

So steel fiber reinforced shotcrete should be the first choice for tunnel support on the condition of tunnel crossing high ground stress and having rock-burst tendency.