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Investigation of the Influence of Tunneling on Bridge Foundation in Urban Area

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In this paper, the effect of tunnel excavation and Metro station has been investigated on adjacent bridge foundation with two objectives: investigation of the subsidence by tunneling and the effect of tunnel excavation on the behavior of adjacent bridge foundation by Plaxis 3D finite element software. Therefore, the tunnel of Line 3 of the Tehran Metro near Nobonyad Square, which passes through a pier of the Sadr Bridge to the Nobonyad Metro Station, was selected. To explore the effects of the pile length on settlement, the axial load and bending moments of three scenarios, including piles with a length of 37 m, piles with a length of 47 m, and no piles, were evaluated. It was found that settlement above the station and tunnel reduced near the bridge foundation, suggesting a stiff foundation. To study the effects of the tunnel on adjacent piles, the changes in the axial loads and bending moments of the piles under tunneling and station construction and then in two different models. The post-tunneling axial loads of the pipes showed significant differences from the pre-tunneling values. The results revealed that the axial pile load was slightly higher at a pile length of 47 m than at a pile length of 37 m. As with the axial load, the bending moment increased after tunneling. A comparison of the bending moment between the two models indicated that a 10-m reduction in the pile length would not change the behavior and bending moment of the piles.

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  1. Faculty of Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Mostafa Ahmadi, Ali Torkashvand & Amirhossein Badraddini

  2. Faculty of Mining Engineering, Hamedan University of Technology, Hamedan, Iran

    Vahab Sarfarazi & Shirin Jahanmiri

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Ahmadi, M., Torkashvand, A., Badraddini, A. et al. Investigation of the Influence of Tunneling on Bridge Foundation in Urban Area. Geotech Geol Eng 41, 2481–2499 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-023-02410-y

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