Abstract:Taking the Shanghai Urban Rail Transit Airport Link Project as an example, the influence rule of large-diameter shield tunneling through the pile foundation in the extreme close distance in soft soil is studied. Based on PLAXIS 3D finite element software, a numerical analysis model considering the process of large-diameter shield tunneling is established to reveal the influence rules of different ground loss rates on the deformations of bridge abutment and bridge piles, and the additional bending moment of pile foundation. The results indicate that when the ground loss rate is 2.5‰, the maximum deformations of the bridge abutment and bridge piles are both less than 10 mm, and the deformation is controlled in the permitted range. The influence of shield tunneling through pile foundation in the close distance can be effectively controlled by reinforcing the soil in the shield tunneling section and the base slab area of bridge pile.