Abstract:With the development and utilization of urban underground space, the environmental complexity, technical difficulties and requirements of shield construction are gradually increasing. In view of the complex geological conditions and the current urban high-density environment, the common risks in ultra-deep shield tunneling in complex strata are summarized through literature review and case analysis, including difficulties in shield posture control, poor shield sealing performance, reduced tunneling efficiency and inadequate construction settlement control caused by the complex conditions. Taking the tunnel between Pudong Airport Station and the planned terminal building station of the airport link line of Shanghai Metro Intercity Line as an engineering case, a practical analysis of the technical application in terms of shield tunneling, shield sealing, wear treatment of slurry pipelines and settlement control is conducted in order to provide the valuable guidance and reference for subsequent shield tunneling construction under complex and ultra-deep conditions.