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Optimal Strut Position Of Deep Foundation Pit With Convex Corner Under Surcharge Of Adjacent Building, Bao-Guo Chen, Zeng-Pan Jia Dec 2023

Optimal Strut Position Of Deep Foundation Pit With Convex Corner Under Surcharge Of Adjacent Building, Bao-Guo Chen, Zeng-Pan Jia

Rock and Soil Mechanics

Since the mechanical behavior of the convex corner is complex due to surcharge near the excavation, it is of great importance to evaluate the influence of changes in strut position on the convex corner. Field monitoring and numerical simulations were used to analyze the influence law of the changes of strut position on the deformation and stress characteristics of the convex corner area. The axial force of inner strut, the lateral earth pressure on the pile, the horizontal displacement of the pile, the settlement of adjacent building and the bending moment of the pile were obtained. The research results show …


Surcharge Fill And Vertical Drain System Improves Soft Clay Site, Mark M. Petersen, Gary J. Van Riessen Apr 2004

Surcharge Fill And Vertical Drain System Improves Soft Clay Site, Mark M. Petersen, Gary J. Van Riessen

International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering

The Intermountain Power Project in Delta, Utah required construction of a Railcar Service Center near Provo, Utah. Preliminary investigations related to the design of the proposed facility revealed the presence of soft clays at the site adjacent to the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. Detailed geotechnical laboratory and field investigations were performed using relatively undisturbed California samples, thin-walled Shelby tube samples, and cone penetration test soundings. The detailed investigations revealed the presence of a significant layer of deep, soft varved clay. This soft clay layer originated from alluvial deposits from the old Lake Bonneville. Because of the need to develop …


The Construction Of The A650 Bingley Relief Road Adjacent To An Unstable Tied Sheet Pile Retaining Structure, Jim Johnson, David Gwede, Andrew Smith, Ian Webber, Mike Murphy Apr 2004

The Construction Of The A650 Bingley Relief Road Adjacent To An Unstable Tied Sheet Pile Retaining Structure, Jim Johnson, David Gwede, Andrew Smith, Ian Webber, Mike Murphy

International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering

The proposed A650 Bingley Relief Road in West Yorkshire, UK, required the construction of a new dual carriageway to relieve traffic congestion in the town of Bingley. Part of the scheme involved constructing the road adjacent to an existing tied sheet pile wall, the “Canal Tied Wall” that had a history of movement. In this area the road passes over a kettlehole with peat and soft silts between 10 m and 14 m deep. The Canal Tied Wall forms the boundary between the realigned canal and the proposed new trunk road. It consists of two sets of steel sheet piles …