Abstract:In view of the influence of foundation pit excavation on the structure of adjacent operational subway tunnels under the unfavorable conditions of deep muddy soft soil area and high confined water, taking the foundation pit construction of a utility tunnel near Wuhan Metro Line 2 as the background, a three-dimensional numerical analysis model is built systematically to analyze the influence of the foundation pit construction on the deformation of its enclosing structure, and the displacement and stress of the subway tunnel structure. The results show that the maximum horizontal and vertical displacements of the enclosing structures caused by the foundation pit excavation are 11.5 mm and 1.44 mm respectively, the maximum horizontal and vertical displacements of the subway tunnel structure are 0.42 mm and 0.21 mm respectively, and the maximum axial force, shear force and bending moment of the shield segment are 1 479.65 kN/m, 48.38 kN/m and 109.77 kN/m respectively. The numerical analysis results are all within the standard limiting values. The research results can be referred for the safety risk assessment of the adjacent buildings and structures in the similar constructions of foundation pits.