Supporting device and method for loess tunnel

The invention discloses a supporting device and method for a loess tunnel. The method includes the steps that first wood boards are arranged on the outmost layer of the supporting device, are tightly attached to the wall of the tunnel and surround the tunnel by one circle, so that a load-bearing arch is formed; a plurality of steel arch frames are arranged on the inner layers of the first wood boards at intervals, and the steel arch frames are tightly attached to the first wood boards; the space between every two adjacent steel arch frames is filled with a second wood board, and the second wood boards are flush with the surfaces of the steel arch frames; prefabricated steel reinforced concrete pipe pieces are tightly attached to the inner layers of the steel arch frames and the inner layers of the second wood boards and arranged on the innermost layer of the supporting device. The supporting device and method have the advantages that construction is convenient, supporting strength is high, safety and reliability are achieved, no water is needed in the whole process, the number and spacing of the steel arch frames can be adjusted according to on-site practical situations, the prefabricated steel reinforced concrete pipe pieces are adopted as a secondary lining so that construction quality can be better guaranteed compared with conventional anchor sprayed concrete, and the prefabricated steel reinforced concrete pipe pieces also make the tunnel more attractive.