Abstract:Relying on an excavated tunnel project in Ningbo, aiming at the co-construction structure of bridge and tunnel, and the structure of tunnel standard section, a three-dimensional numerical model is established using the finite element software PLAXIS 3D. The model incorporates various factors, including different pile foundation layouts, pile spacing and pile lengths, to analyze the impacts on differential settlement. The research findings indicate that the use of pile foundations in the section of bridge and the co-construction section of bridge and tunnel can ensure the bearing capacity to meet the operational requirements. In the tunnel transition section, the use of settlement-reducing piles can reduce the settlement through the combined action of piles and soil, which can realize a smooth transition of settlement. And the pile foundations can not be used in the conventional tunnel sections. Furthermore, the study reveals that pile lengths ranging from 10m to 30m in the tunnel transition section effectively reduce the settlement. When pile lengths exceed 30m, the impact on settlement will obviously reduce. In the tunnel transition section, the adoption of increased pile spacing has no obvious effect on improving the differential settlement between segments, but has an improvement effect on the overall settlement of the transition section.