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N
= 8
For the condition of H < B (wide, shallow excavations) (Terzaghi)
For the condition of H > B (trench type excavations) (Skempton)
General Bearing Capacity Factors General Bearing Capacity Factors
N
c
rectangular = (0.84 + 0.16 B/ L) N
c
square
Diagram for the determination of bearing pressure
coefficient, N
c
(Skempton)
p p
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 34 35 40 45 48 50
N
c
5.7 7.3 9.6 12.9 17.7 25.1 37.2 52.6 57.8 95.7 172.3 258.3 347.6
N
q
1 1.6 2.7 4.4 7.4 12.7 22.5 36.5 41.4 81.3 173.3 287.9 415.1
N
g
0 0.5 1.2 2.5 5 9.7 19.7 35 42.4 100.4 297.5 780.1 1153.2
N'
c
5.7 6.7 8 9.7 11.8 14.8 19 23.7 25.2 34.9 51.2 66.8 81.3
N'
q
1 1.4 1.9 2.7 3.9 5.6 8.3 11.7 12.6 20.5 35.1 50.5 65.6
N'
g
0 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.7 3.2 5.7 9 10.1 18.8 37.7 60.4 87.1
Base Heave Stability
Base Heave Stability
ORourke (1992) proposed a method to account for the flexural capacity of
the wall extending below the excavation. He used plasticity principles and
conservation of energy to show that the flexural effects of the wall may be
used to evaluate factor of safety against base failure. Factors of safety
determined by this method were in better agreement with the observed
performance of excavations at or about base failure. The method uses a
dimensionless stability number N
OR
for three different end conditions of
the wall are given below:
1. Wall installed to some depth in clay below the
excavation, but not within an underlying firm
stratum (free-end wall):
2. The wall has been installed into an underlying firm
stratum with sufficient penetration to result in full
moment restraint (fixed-end wall):
3. The wall is driven to rock, but tends to slide along the
interface without full moment restraint (sliding end
wall):
Base Heave Stability
Base Heave Stability
Where
M
y
= yield moment per metre of wall
R = B/2 or thickness of soft clay beneath the base (T), whichever is the
smaller and B = width of excavation.
L
w
= wall length beneath the lowest, or next to lowest, level of propping
depending on depth to firm stratum.
s
ub
= representative undrained shear strength of the basal clay
Base Heave Stability
The effect of wall stiffness, depth of embedment and thickness of clay layer on base
stability by Goh (1994). He evaluated the factor of safety on base stability for various
geometries of wide excavation in soft clay, by using the nodal displacement method of
finite element analysis. He proposed the following expression for base stability:
Where
= unit weight of the soft clay
H = depth of excavation
N
h
= bearing capacity factor and is a function of H/B
B = width of excavation
t
= multiplying factor which is a function of T/B
T = thickness of soft clay beneath the base of the excavation
d
= multiplying factor which is function of D
e
/T
D
e
= depth of embedment of the wall
w
= multiplying factor, which is a function of D
e
/T, wall
stiffness and T/B.
Base Heave Stability
Gohs charts of N
h
,
t
,
d
, &
w
shows the following trends:
GOH, A T C (1994) Estimating Basal-Heave Stability for Braced Excavations in Soft Clay
Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 120, No. 8
1. The presence of a rigid stratum close to the
excavation (T/B < l) increases the factor of
safety. The rigid stratum reduces the size of the
yielding zone by restraining the displacement of
the soil beneath and around the excavation.
2. The two conventional methods of calculating
base stability (Terzaghi, 1943; Bjerrum and
Eide, 1956) may give overly conservative factors
of safety for T/B less than unity.
3. Factor of safety increases with increasing D
e
/T
(i.e. increasing embedment), but the effect
becomes insignificant for values of T/B greater
than about 1.5.
For condition of Infinitely long
excavation:
For condition of Rectangular
excavation:
Blowout Failure relieve wells
Movements of stiff clay
Stiff clays are generally good materials to work
with provided the effects of drainage are
limited. (turn soft when wet)
Stiff clays (rock) may possess high locked-in
lateral stresses. The process of excavation may
releases large stresses, building up large support
loads. Adopting a soft support system, e.g.
flexible props and flexible walls, may reduce the
loads and stresses in the structural elements
with a consequent increase in movements
outside the excavation. Preloading may not be
necessary.
Movements of stiff clay
Movement of unsupported (cantilever) walls
due to drainage of soil in front of the wall. This
can occur rapidly if the ground is not protected
from water ingress:
Movements of stiff clay
Movement of the toe of propped wails during
construction. The clay in front of the toe of a
retaining wall may drain rapidly. Need to
ensure that the toe area is not left exposed for
long. One common method is to leave soil
berm, removed and replaced later with
permanent support:
Movements of stiff clay
If left unloaded, stiff clay under an excavation
may expand causing structures supported on it
to lift:
Movements of granular soils
The process of basement construction in high-
permeability soils, e.g. sands, will result in an
almost instantaneous response to changes in
loads and groundwater conditions, i.e. fully
drained conditions.
For granular soils, principal concerns are the
control of groundwater to avoid loss of ground
and movements during the installation of walls.
Movements of granular soils
Settlement occurring during wall installation by
loss of ground during drilling or the compaction
of loose sands/silts due to vibration:
Movements of granular soils
Water seeping through a wall during excavation
gives rise to local lowering of water table
outside the excavation and loss of fines through
the wall, causing settlement:
Movements of granular soils
Insufficient penetration of the wall or
insufficient dewatering within the excavation
leading to high hydraulic gradients, piping of
the basement floor or large scale heave. Seepage
flows also reduce the passive pressure
restraining the toe of the wall:
Instrumentation and Monitoring
Monitoring Array Type B
Rod extensometer & tip location
Inclinometer
Vibrating wire piezometer
Inclinometer /
extensometer in soil
Ground settlement Marker
Casagrande Standpipe Piezometer
MHWN RL 100.448
MLWN RL 99.548
Monitoring Array Type A
Rod extensometer & tip location
Inclinometer
Vibrating wire piezometer
Inclinometer /
extensometer in soil
Heave Stake
Ground settlement Marker
Casagrande Standpipe Piezometer
MHWN RL 100.448
MLWN RL 99.548
Instrumentation and Monitoring
Piezometer for Kallang Formation
Instrumentation and Monitoring
Daily Instrumentation Review Table
Instrumentation and Monitoring
Daily Instrumentation Review Table
Instrumentation and Monitoring