Date
03 Jun 1988, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Abstract
A structural and ground investigation was carried out on a domestic property at Leigh, Lancashire, England. The settlement of the property was measured and showed a complex pattern of movement which was separated into: (i) an overall tilt towards the east; (ii) an outward tilt of the northern and southern ends; and (iii) severe tilting and cracking at the northern end. Following detailed investigation separate causes were assigned to each of these movements as: (i) preferential longwall mining to the east of the site; (ii) eccentric loading at the northern and southern ends; and (iii) moisture removal from the stiff clay beneath the northern end by the roots of a nearby tree. Details of the settlement of the property, soil conditions and mining situation are presented together with appraisal and analysis of the separated movements.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1988 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Barnes, G. E., "Diagnosis of Structural Damage and Movement Due to More Than One Cause" (1988). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 23.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/2icchge/2icchge-session6/23
Diagnosis of Structural Damage and Movement Due to More Than One Cause
A structural and ground investigation was carried out on a domestic property at Leigh, Lancashire, England. The settlement of the property was measured and showed a complex pattern of movement which was separated into: (i) an overall tilt towards the east; (ii) an outward tilt of the northern and southern ends; and (iii) severe tilting and cracking at the northern end. Following detailed investigation separate causes were assigned to each of these movements as: (i) preferential longwall mining to the east of the site; (ii) eccentric loading at the northern and southern ends; and (iii) moisture removal from the stiff clay beneath the northern end by the roots of a nearby tree. Details of the settlement of the property, soil conditions and mining situation are presented together with appraisal and analysis of the separated movements.
