Analytical Prediction of Strip Foundation Building Response to Shallow Tunneling Considering the Tunneling Process

Abstract

This paper presents an analytical method to predict the response of a strip foundation building to shallow tunneling based on the two-stage method. The existing building is simplified as a Euler–Bernoulli beam resting on the Pasternak model. The tunneling process and different relative positions between the tunnel and the existing building can be considered in the proposed method. The accuracy of the proposed method is verified through comparisons with results from the finite element and finite difference methods. The results indicate that the differential settlement of the building reaches a maximum and the rotation angles are symmetric with respect to the building centerline when the tunnel face arrives at the middle of the building. The maximum bending moments occur at the middle of the building, while the maximum shear forces occur at about one-fifth and four-fifths of the building length when the tunnel face is located at the two ends of the building. According to the parametric analysis, the alignment angle, elastic modulus and Poisson’s ratio of the soil, bending stiffness, and gap parameter greatly affect the building response.