Abstract:To explore the influence of shield tunneling in upper-soft and lower-hard composite strata on overlying pipelines, a numerical model is established by using finite element software based on the South Fourth Section of Qingdao Metro Line 15. Single-factor analysis is adopted to study the effects of pipeline diameter, composite ratio of soft and hard rocks, and burial depth of the groundwater level on pipeline deformation. Additionally, orthogonal experiments are conducted for sensitivity analysis of pipeline diameter, soft-hard rock composite ratio and groundwater level burial depth, and the degree of influence of each factor on pipeline deformation is studied. The results indicate that as the pipeline diameter increases, the composite ratio of soft and hard rocks decreases, and the burial depth of the groundwater level increases, the vertical displacement of the pipeline tends to decrease. Through the multi-factor sensitivity analysis, the order of influence of these factors is determined, that is the composite ratio of soft and hard rocks > burial depth of the groundwater level > pipeline diameter.