Analysis of Effect Factors about the Ground Settlement during Foundation Pit Excavation

Abstract:

The excavation usually cause the settlement of surrounding soils, which will have a negative effect on the adjacent buildings. To find the effective measures to reduce the surface subsidence,a numerical model which is based on a project example is developed in this paper to analyze the settlement of surrounding soils during the excavation of a deep foundation pit by using FLAC^3D.The influence of excavation on settlement outside the foundation pit is investigated when changing one of the factors which include reinjection pressures、waterproof curtain. The results show that: (1) The settlement of surrounding soils decreases gradually with the increase of reinjection pressures. Moreover ,the settlement with reinjection are around two times the value without reinjection.(2) The settlement of surrounding soils decreases gradually with the curtain depth increases. In the actual projects,we can decrease the settlement of surrounding soils by increasing the reinjection pressures and curtain depth.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1065-1069)
• Pages: 7-10
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1065-1069.7
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Fei Fei Liang*, Ren Wang Liang, Xing Hua Xiang
• Keywords: FLAC^3D, Foundation Excavation, Settlement of Ground Surface

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