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Large Diameter Diaphragm Wall Shafts
Large Diameter Diaphragm Wall Shafts
R
R-u
u
Nh
d
d
2Nhd
2pRd
p
Nh
Nh = p R
(1)
(2)
P3
P2
e = 0.5m
L = 2.8m
P1
P4
int = 16m
P5
P8
P6
P7
(a)
Figure 3 : Shape of a circular diaphragm wall including (la) grab geometry without deviation and
(b) grab geometry and deviation.
(b)
(1) Compression
(2) Tension
Figure 5.
Changes in stresses around
openings in wall.
The stress conditions can be evaluated with a
two dimensional approach. The increased
bending moment can be estimated by reducing
the hoop stiffness at the opening level. The
reduction factor is a function of the diameter of
(a)
(b)
Figure 6. Multi-cell basins: (a) Hallium basin with abutment walls; (b) Lens-Levin basin with "flying"
beams.
Figure 7. Example Project Information, Excavated Shaft Photo, and Idealized Cross-Section
Summary
References
This paper provided an overview of recent
advances in the design and construction of
circular diaphragm wall systems.
These
systems are especially attractive for the EPA
mandated combined sewer overflow containers
because they can be constructed to retain large
fluid volumes without any internal or external
support.
Moreover, the systems are cost
effective and provide higher certainty of
execution during construction relative to
competing systems such as sunken caissons.
22.5
57.0
Depth
(m)
43.7
63.0
46.9
22.0
55.0
89.0
46.0
44.0
56.5
24.5
Thickness
(m)
1.20
1.02
1.02
1.00
1.00
1.50
1.00
1.00
1.52
0.82
22.5
74.4
1.50
31.0
52.0
0.80
50.0
70.0
1.50
58.0
21.0
1.00