Mansoura
Egypt
Research Article
The Impact of the Unsupported Excavation on the Boundary of the Active
Zone in Medium, Stiff and Very Stiff Clay
Author(s): Rami Mahmoud BakrRami Mahmoud Bakr
Deep excavation adjacent to existing buildings with shallow foundations and/or old wall bearing buildings
represents a big challenge to the geotechnical engineer. The restriction of the lateral movement of the soil underneath
those building represents the primary objective for any excavation support system. The previous research resulted in
many excavation support systems including; soldier pile walls, sheet pile walls, secant piles, tangent piles, diaphragm
walls, etc. These techniques may be cost-effectively for large and important projects but they are not for small projects
which represent the majority. The main objective of this research is to study the stability of excavation sides in medium,
stiff and very stiff clay soils either with or without a minimum safe lateral horizontal distance to the adjacent building.
A parametric study was carried out to.. Read More»
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