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November2009

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Session 2
Design (Part 1)
Time
Session Topic
p
09:00 10:30
1
Overview
Coffee Break
10:30 11:00
11:00 12:30
2
Design (Part 1)
Lunch
12:30 - 01:30
01:30 03:00
3
Mohr-Coulomb Soil Model &
Design (Part 2)
Coffee Break
03:00 03:30
03:30 05:00
4
How to reduce wall deflection
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MajorDesignConsiderationsinDeepExcavations

Totalcollapse
Overallstabilityy

Wall deflections
Walldeflections

Upliftorblowoutfailure

Groundsettlement

Piping&quickcondition

Basalheave

Effectonadjacent
structures

Toestability

Struttingsystemfailure

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Overall
Stability

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UpliftInstabilityorBlowoutFailure
Fill
E
UMC
F2
LMC

E/F2

Sand

1. Whatisthepermeabilityofthesand?
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2. Isthereafreesupplyofwater?

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BlowoutFailure
Forverylongexcavation:
B

T Bd+2cu d
Fs=
w hB
hB

T
R

Forrectangularshape:
T dBL +2d cu(B+L)
Fs =
Fs=
w hBL

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PipinginSand

Pipingisaphenomenonofwaterrushingupthroughpipe
Piping
is a phenomenon of water rushing up through pipeshaped
shaped
channelsduetoupwardseepageunderhighgradient.Itcanlead
tototalcollapseofthesystem.Sufficientpenetrationofsheetpile
mustbeusedtolengthentheseepagepathandtoreducethe
hydraulicgradient.
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PenetrationDepth
againstPiping
(Teng,1962)
Fs=1.5

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BasalHeaveStability

qo
qult

Whenqo >qult,failureinimminent.
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Whichmethodshould
weuse?
Terzaghi
Bjerrum&Eide
Eideetal.
Tschebotarioff
Goh
Chang
WongandGoh
O'Rourke
Suetal.
Ukritchonetal.
Plaxis

DoesFOS1meanfailure?
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MethodsofAnalysis

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TerzaghisMethod
(Terzaghi,1943)

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Terzaghis
Method

HardStratum

5.7
5
7 cub B1
FS = ---------------------g H B1 - cuhH

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If T 0.7B, B1 = 0.7B
If T < 0.7B, B1 = T

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ModificationtoTerzaghisMethod

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BjerrumandEidesmethod(1956)

cu Nc
FS = -------------H+q

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Eideetal.sMethod(1972)

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ComparisonofMethods Case1 SheetpileWall

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ComparisonofMethods Case2 SheetpileWall

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ComparisonofMethods Case3 SheetpileWall

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EffectofDepthtoHardStratum(T)

WhenT0.7B,failuresurfacecanbedevelopedfreely.
,
p
y
WhenT<0.7B,thedevelopmentoffailuresurfaceisrestrained.Itisnolongerthe
planeoflowestresistance.Therefore,therewillbeanincreaseinfactorofsafety.
Thecorrectionfactor accountsfortheeffectofdepthtohardstratum,T.

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ComparisonofMethods Case4 SheetpileWall

0.97
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Sheetpiles are very


flexible. They tend
to move along with
the soil.

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ComparisonofMethods Case5 DiaphragmWall

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ComparisonofMethods Case6 DiaphragmWall

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EffectofWallPenetration
(ZhangandZhang,1994)

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ModifiedTerzaghis
MethodforDiaphragm
Wall
(Wong and Goh, 2001)
(WongandGoh,2001)

Method1:

Method2:

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ModifiedTerzaghis MethodforDiaphragmWall
(WongandGoh,2001)

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ModifiedTerzaghis MethodforDiaphragmWall
(WongandGoh,2001)

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Terzaghi (1943):

Fs = 0.82

Modified Terzaghi:

Fs = 1.13 (Method 1)
Fs = 1.06 (Method 2)

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Narrow Excavation for all Wall Types


Modified Eide et al.s Method

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WideExcavationwithSheetpileWall

cuh

cub
T

HardStratum

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Wide Excavation with Diaphragm Wall

cuh
cud

cud
cub

HardStratum

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Howimportantistheshapefactor?

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BasalHeaveFailureinTaipei(1998)

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BasalHeaveFailureinTaipei(1998)

Factor of Safety

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Method

AA
A-A

BB
B-B

Terzaghi

0.67

0.66

Bjerrum & Eide

0.58/0.69

0.61/0.69

Wong & Goh

0.94

0.99
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Whatfactorofsafetyshouldweuse?

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HowreliableisthecomputedF.S.?

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Whattypeoftestshouldweconducttodeterminecu?

Which strength envelope should we use ?


1.

Mostconservative:
"worstscenario"

2.

BestEstimate:
"mostprobablescenario"

3.

Mostoptimistic:
"mostfavourable scenario"

cu

Depth

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Basal Heave of Wall with Full Penetration to Hard Stratum

Case7 SheetpileWall

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Basal Heave of Wall with Full Penetration to Hard Stratum

Case8 DiaphragmWall

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Basal Heave of Wall with Full Penetration to Hard Stratum

Case9 SheetpileWall

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ExcavationwithFullPenetrationofWallintoHardStratum

Basalheavestability
isnotanissueforthis
case. Buttoekickout
failuremayoccur.

WongKaiSin

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ToeKickinStability

Pa

Pp

Scenario2

Scenario1

v1

v1

5.29cu v1

5.29cu v1
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ToeKickinStability

MA =?
A

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Howtoovercomethenegativenetpressure?
Option1

Option2
A

AddJGPslab

A
MA =?

negativenetpressure

Penetrateintohardstratum

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Howtoovercomenegativenetpressure?
Option3

Useshorterwall

negativenetpressure
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ADeepExcavationin
Oslo
(Aas,1985)

30kPa

1.13

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ToeStability

BasalHeave

Pp

Pa

IfthereisadequateF.S.againstbasalheave,
If
there is adequate F.S. against basal heave,
toestabilityisnotanissue.

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ToeKickoutStability

Pa &Pf arebasedon
unfactoredstrength:

Method1:

Pp L p
Fs=
Fs
=
Pa La

Lp

Pa

Pp

Method2:
Pp Lp +Mall
Fs=
Pa La

La

Ppff &P
& Paff arebasedonfactoredstrength:
are based on factored strength:

Method3:

Method4:

Method5:

Pp Lp +Mult
Fs=
Pa La

Ppf Lp >PafLa

Ppf Lp +Mall>PafLa

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ToeKickoutStability

M
Lp

Pp

Pa

La

1. Howdoyoudeterminetheactiveand
passiveearthpressures?
2. AssumingPa andPp areknown,whichofthe
fivemethodswouldyouuse?
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EarthPressure
accordingtoRankines
Theory
FS=1.29(Terzaghi)

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EffectofPenetration
Depthon
Bending Moment
BendingMoment

D=0,8&17m

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Shouldtheoreticalearthpressuresbeusedintheanalysis?

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SoilArching&RowesMomentReduction

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Net

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EarthPressure(kPa)
Passive Pressure (kPa)
-300

-200

-100

100

200

300

H=8m

D=8m

o
=18kN/m3
cu =25kPa

Depth (m)

10

12

14

Theory
Sheetpile
Diaphragm Wall

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NetEarthPressure(kPa)
Passive Pressure (kPa)
-100

-50

50

100

150

200

H=8m

D=8m

=18kN/m3
cu =25kPa

Depth (m)

Mo(kNm/m)
10

Theory

838

Sheetpile

304

Diaphragm

1120

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Theory
Sheetpile

14

Diaphragm Wall

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EarthPressure(kPa)
Passive
Pressure (kPa)
-400

-300

-200

-100

100

200

300

400

0
2

H=8m

4
6
8

D=15m

=18kN/m3
cu =25kPa

Depth (m)

10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24

Theory
Sheetpile
Diaphragm Wall

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NetEarthPressure(kPa)
Passive Pressure (kPa)
-100

-50

50

100

150

200

H=8m

4
6

D=15m

=18kN/m
/ 3
cu =25kPa

Depth (m)

10
12
14
16

Mo(kNm/m)

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Theory

20
Theory

22

Sheetpile

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Diaphragm Wall

2121

Sheetpile
Diaphragm
Wall

298
601
(Mmax=1010)

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Soilstructureinteractionaffects
PA &PP

B&DcanaffectPA &PP
B

NetEarthPressure(kPa)
Passive Pressure (kPa)
-100

-50

50

100

150

200

0
2

4
6
8

Depth (m)

10
12
14
16
18
20
Theory

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Sheetpile

24

Diaphragm Wall

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Analysisbasedonearthpressuretheoriescanleadto
unrealisticresults!
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Methods1to3are
basedonunfactored
strength:
Method1:
Pp L p
Fs=
Fs
=
Pa La

ToeKickoutStability
1. Methods1,2andyieldaboutthesameFS
becauseMall andMult arenegligiblewhen
comparedtotheotherterms.
2 Methods
2.
Methods4&5yieldaboutthesameFSforthe
4 & 5 yield about the same FS for the
samereasongivenin(1).

Method2:

3. Ifearthpressuretheoryistobeusedtocompute
Pa andPp,all5methodscanbeused.

Pp Lp +Mall
Fs=
Pa La

4. IfPa istobedeterminedfromFEA,onlyMethods
1or3shouldbeused.

Method3:
Pp Lp +Mult
Fs=
Pa La

Methods4&5arebasedonfactoredstrength:
Method4:

Method5:

Ppf Lp >PafLa

Ppf Lp +Mall>PafLa

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ToeKickinStability
Pp Lp +Mult
Fs=
Pa La

Pp

Pa

La

1.

Iffactorofsafetyagainstbasalheaveisadequate,toestabilityisnot
anissue.Noanalysisisnecessary.

2.

ComputePa andPp fromearthpressurestheory.IfthecomputedFS


isadequatewithoutrequiringexcesspenetrationdepth,nofurther
is
adequate without requiring excess penetration depth no further
analysisisneeded.

3.

Iftherequiredpenetrationdepthfrom(1)isexcessive,tryusingPa
fromFEA.

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LateralEarthPressureinBracedExcavations

Redistributionofearthpressureduetoarching
R di t ib ti
f
th
d t
hi
Preloading
Incrementalexcavationandstrutinstallation
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CIRIAsCharacteristicPressureDiagramforSand
(CIRIA,1996)

P=0.2H
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StrutForcesinStifftoVery
StiffClay
(CIRIA,1996)

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CIRIAsCharacteristic
PressureDiagramforSoft
Clay
(CIRIA,1996)

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CIRIAsCharacteristicPressureDiagramforSoftClay
(CIRIA,1996)

SoftClay
(Unstablebase)

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CIRIAsCharacteristicPressureDiagramforSoftClay
(CIRIA,1996)

FirmClay
(stable)

SoftClay
(stable)
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CIRIAsCharacteristicPressureDiagramforSoftClay
(CIRIA,1996)

SoftClay
(unstable
base)

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StrutForcesbyTributaryareamethod

PA
PB
PC

a
b
b
c
c
d
d

AreaA
AreaB
AreaC

e.g.PB =(b+c )pinkN/mrun


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ComparisonofAPD SheetpileWall

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ComparisonofAPD DiaphragmWall

AreFEresults
reliable?

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StrutForcesonDiaphragm
WallinSand
(Kastner &Lareal,1974)

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EffectofWallStiffnessonStrutForces
(Chang&Wong,1996)

x107

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EffectofWallStiffnesson
StrutForces
(Chang&Wong,1996)

(m=1)
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Effect of
Temperature
on Strut
Forces

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DegreeofRestraint
(CIRIA,1996)

B=StiffClayC=GranularSoilsD=MixedSoils
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DegreeofRestraint
(CIRIA,1996)

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TemperatureEffecton
StrutForces
(Battenetal.,1996)

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TemperatureEffecton
StrutForces
(Battenetal.,1996)

Tubularsteelprops

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OtherFactors
AffectingStrut
Forces

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FiniteElementAnalysis

MajorDesignConsiderationsinDeepExcavations

Totalcollapse
Excessivemovements

Overallstability

U lift bl
Upliftorblowoutfailure
t f il

Wall deflections
Walldeflections

Piping&quickcondition

Groundsettlement

Basalheave

Toestability

Effectonadjacent
structures

Struttingsystemfailure

NeedFiniteElementAnalysis!

FiniteElementAnalysis

WhatdoyougetfromFiniteElementAnalysis?

Strutforces
Wallbendingmoment&shearforces
Walldeflections
Groundsettlement
Tunneldisplacements
Factorofsafety
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FiniteElementAnalysis

DeformationAnalysisusingFiniteElementPrograms

1-D Programs

2-D Programs

3-D Programs

Rido

Plaxis

Plaxis 3D

Wallap

Sage Crisp

Flac 3D

FREW

Sigma/W

ZSOIL

Flac

GEOFEA
ABAQUS
MidasGTS-3D
MidasGTS 3D

Which program should we use?


FiniteElementAnalysis

MethodofAnalysis
Plaxisoffersthefollowingchoicesforanalysisofshortterm
performanceofTERSinclay:
A. MohrCoulomb:effectivestress,c ,undrained
B.
B
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.

MohrCoulomb:effectivestress,c
MohrCoulomb:
effective stress cu u,undrained
undrained
MohrCoulomb:totalstress,cu u,nonporous,undrained
MohrCoulomb:effectivestress,c ,consolidation
MohrCoulomb:effectivestress,cu u,consolidation
SoftClay:effectivestress,c ,undrained
SoftClay:effectivestress,c ,consolidation
Mod.CamClay:effectivestress,c
y
,
,undrained
,
Mod.CamClay:effectivestress,c ,consolidation
AdvancedHardening:effectivestress,c ,undrained
AdvancedHardening:effectivestress,c ,consolidation

Whichoneshouldweuse?
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FiniteElementAnalysis

Blessings&cursesofcommercialsoftware
Blessings:
Userfriendly
User friendly
Generatesoutputwithbeautifulplots
Givesuserasenseofaccomplishment
Curses:
Sometimesitabortswithoutsuggestingthe
nextcourseofaction
t
f ti
Sometimesitproducespuzzlingresults

FiniteElementAnalysis

Geotechnical
problem

User

Mustdefinetheproblem
thewaytheprogramwill
understand

Faithfulbutnottoo
intelligent
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FiniteElementAnalysis

Advice to Users
1. Attendtrainingcourse!
y
p
2. Studythemanualanddothetutorialproblems.
3. Donotassumeitwillworkthewayyouthink.
4. Whenindoubt,deviseasimpleproblemandtestout
howtheprogramworks.
5. Checkinput mesh,designparameters
6. Studyoutput:
Isthemodeofdeformationcorrect?
Arethemagnitudesreasonable?
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2DFiniteElementMethod

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FiniteElementAnalysis

FEModelingofanExcavation

Useofhalfmeshbecauseofsymmetry
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HalfmeshorFullmesh?

HalfMesh
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FullMesh
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NotesonMeshGenerationforFEA
1.Setleftandrightboundariesfarawayfromareaofinterest.

2.Useafinemesh.
3.Includeonlythekeyelements.Excludethedetails.
4.Simplifythesoilprofile.
5 S
5.Setproperdrainageboundariesinconsolidationanalysis.
d i
b
d i i
lid i
l i
6.Includepilesonlywhereappropriate.

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EffectofMeshFinenessonWallDeflection

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Whattypeofanalysisshouldweconduct?
TotalStress
EffectiveStress
ff
Undrained
Drained
Consolidation

Itdependsonthepermeabilityofsoiland
durationofconstruction.
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Effectofpermeabilityonwalldeflection

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FiniteElementAnalysis

Effectofpermeabilityongroundsettlement

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Isitimportanttoconductconsolidationanalysisfordeep
excavationinclay?

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FiniteElementAnalysis

CoefficientofPermeabilityk
k (m/s)

Clean
gravels

Clean sands

Drained

Very fine
sands

Silts &
clayey
sand

Clays

Transition

Undrained

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1D(BeamnSpring)AnalysisbyFiniteElementMethod

WALLAP
RIDO
FREW
REWARD

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ParametersfortheBeamandSpringModel

Kh =???c
= ??? cu

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Ka &Kp

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CalibrationofSoilModulususing1Dand2DPrograms

RIDO:1D
BeamandSpring

Ks /cu =???
FiniteElementAnalysis

EXCAV97 2Dcontinuum
HyperbolicModel

Ei /cu =???
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ComparisonofResults
Rochor Complex

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FiniteElementAnalysis

ComparisonofResults
LavenderStation

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ComparisonofResults
SyedAlwiCondo

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LimitationsofBeamandSpringMethod
1. Itignoredtheeffectofwidthonwall
deflection.

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2.Itignoredtheeffectofclay
thicknessonwalldeflection.

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LimitationsofBeamandSpringMethod
2.Itignoredtheeffectofclay
thicknessonstrutforce.

1. Itignoredtheeffectofwidthon
strutforce.

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IsEu/cu=200applicabletoallsoilmodelsandprograms?
Rochor
Complex

Syed Alwi
Project

Lavender
Station

WALLAP, Mohr Coulomb, Eu/ cu

250

250

300

300

SAGE CRISP,
CRISP Mohr Coulomb,
Co lomb Eu/cu

100

150

300

500

SAGE CRISP, Hyperbolic, Ei/cu

300

300

300

300

EXCAV97, Hyperbolic, Ei/cu

200

200

200

200

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FiniteElementAnalysis

MajorShortcomingsof2DAnalysis

Is2Danalysis
y
appropriate?

Isappropriateto
modelthepilesas
plates?
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I1

Is2DAnalysisappropriateat
I1,I2andI3?
I5

(AfterOuetal.,1996)

I4

I2
I3

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I1

3DEffectinBraced
Excavation
(AfterOuetal.,1996)
I5

I4

I2
I3

(I4&I5)
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FiniteElementAnalysis

Whichsectionisclosertoplanestraincondition?
A

L=100m

L=40m

B=100m

B=20m

PSR=0.91

PSR=0.90

H,max (3D)
PlaneStrainRatio,PSR=
H,max(2D)
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PSR=0.91

PSR=0.83

PSR=0.60

B=L=40m
B=L=60m
B=L=100m

PSR=0.42

PSR=0.50

PSR =0.60
PSR
0.60

B=40m

B=40m

B=40m

L=100m

L=60m

L=40m

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ReductionFactorforH,max dueto3DEffect
(DevelopedbasedondatafromOuetal.,1996)
1
0. 9

B=20m

0 8
0.

PSR

0. 7
B=40m

0. 6

B=60m

0. 5

B=80m

0. 4

B=100m

0. 3
0. 2
0. 1
0
0
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20

40

60
L (m)

80

100

120
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ReductionFactorforH,max dueto3DEffect
(DevelopedbasedondatafromOuetal.,1996)
1. 2

B=80m

B=20m

B=40m

B=60m

B=100m

PSR

0. 8

0. 6

B
0. 4

0. 2

0
0

0. 5

1. 5

2. 5

3. 5

L/B

WongKaiSin

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