Research Article

Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Effects of Foundation Pit Excavation on Adjacent Tunnels in Soft Soil

Table 2

Model and prototype sizes.

Prototype (m)Model (mm)

Diaphragm wallWidth of the foundation pit12160
Excavation depth9120
Insert depth of the diaphragm wall6.7590
The thickness of the diaphragm wall0.88
Diameter of the inner supportФ0.61Ф4.5

TunnelDiameter680
The thickness of the lining0.2253
Distance between the tunnel and diaphragm wall6 or 1280 or 160
Buried depth9120