Buildings　and　other　structures　will　be　subjected　to　ground　movement　caused　by　the　construction　of　subway　tunnels　or　other　underground　structures　in　the　vicinity.　The　study　of　the　deformation　and　damage　analysis　of　buildings　is　not　adequate.　This　paper　focuses　on　the　analysis　of　multiple-storey　masonry　building　damage　induced　by　tunnelling.　Based　on　the　experience　in　Beijing　area,　the　study　started　in　the　1970＇s,　and　according　to　the　previous　studies　of　the　settlement　characteristics　of　green　field　buildings　and　the　modified　stiffness　method　for　building　deformation　prediction,　a　new　approach　for　evaluating　the　damage　of　buildings　is　presented,　in　which　a　more　rational　parameter,　the　minimum　curvature,　is　employed　in　the　assessment　procedure.　The　distribution　characteristics　of　the　tensile　strain　and　the　curvature　of　the　building　are　studied　using　the　proposed　method.　The　results　are　in　good　agreement　with　those　from　the　conventional　method　where　the　parameter　tensile　strain　is　used.