Safety Analysis of Deep Foundation Excavation in Water-Rich Soft Soils Based on BIM

Recent years have seen a great concern on the construction safety of the deep foundation pit with complicated geological conditions due to an increasing number of accidents. However, there are not, currently, sufficient research studies on the safety analysis of the deep foundation pit in water-rich soft soils. As a result, dynamic predictions of the safety risk during the whole construction process are inadequate due to the lack of research studies. Therefore, this paper presents an approach for the construction safety of the deep foundation pit in water-rich soft soils, which combines the building information modeling (BIM), the finite element analysis (FEA), and the finite difference method (FDM). By using BIM technology, the author attempts to establish a 3D information model and a bracing structure model. Based on the application programming interface and the C# language, the data conversion from BIM-ANSYS-FLAC3D is realized. The author then attempts to analyze the ground surface settlement and horizontal displacement during the excavation of the deep foundation pit through FLAC3D, and the purpose of which is to identify potential safety hazards so that reasonable control measures can be taken. The approach presented in this article has been validated in the Project of Qinhuai River Ship Lock. Since the excavation and the after-construction stages of this project have been completed smoothly, this approach has been proved valid and applicable.

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