Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Date
08 May 1984, 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Abstract
This study presents the results of thrust measures on the shoring of two large excavations, located in downtown Geneva, in fine saturated soils of low capacity and great thickness. Loads were measured by regular extensometer readings, completed in one excavation by three daily readings on VSL load cells. Although the obtained measurements seem puzzling at first sight, their analysis enable to draw some useful conclusions for the design of deep retaining structures.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
1st Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1984 Missouri University of Science and Technology, 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
Fontana, A., "Thrust Evolution on the Shoring of Two Large Excavations in Geneva" (1984). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 44.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/1icchge/1icchge-theme2/44
Thrust Evolution on the Shoring of Two Large Excavations in Geneva
St. Louis, Missouri
This study presents the results of thrust measures on the shoring of two large excavations, located in downtown Geneva, in fine saturated soils of low capacity and great thickness. Loads were measured by regular extensometer readings, completed in one excavation by three daily readings on VSL load cells. Although the obtained measurements seem puzzling at first sight, their analysis enable to draw some useful conclusions for the design of deep retaining structures.
