The Influence of Different Excavation Methods on Deep Foundation Pit and Surrounding Environment

Taking a deep foundation pit in Shijiazhuang, Beijing as the background of the project, combined with the excavation range of the deep foundation pit and the spatial location and geometry of the surrounding engineering bodies, FLAC3D software is used to establish a numerical model of the deep foundation pit excavation containing the deep foundation pit, surrounding buildings and underground tunnels and other engineering bodies. The numerical model truly reflects the geometric size and spatial location relationship between deep foundation pit and surrounding engineering bodies. Based on the numerical model, the numerical simulation of deep foundation pit excavation under different excavation methods was carried out. The analysis of the horizontal displacement of the support structure during the excavation of the deep foundation pit, the investigation of the surrounding buildings and surface settlement and the deformation of the metro tunnel. The influence mechanism of different excavation methods on the safety of deep foundation pit, surrounding buildings and tunnel were discussed. It is concluded that the excavation method has less influence on the deformation and displacement of the deep foundation pit and the surrounding buildings and tunnels under the condition of shallow excavation depth. As the excavation depth increases, the effect of the excavation method on the deformation of the deep foundation pit, buildings, tunnels and surface settlement increases. The layered excavation method is suitable for deep foundation pits with shallow excavation depths, while the layered section excavation method is more suitable for deep foundation pits with deep excavation depths. Deep foundation pit excavation has a smaller effect on the deformation of the tunnel. The surrounding buildings have a greater influence on the deformation during the excavation of the deep foundation pit, but the effect of the buildings on it is less than the limiting effect of the prestressing anchor cables on the deformation of the deep foundation pit.