Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Date
02 Jun 1993, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Abstract
The Olmsted Locks and Dam project consists of new twin 1200-foot locks and dam located on the Ohio River near its confluence with the Mississippi River. The site of the locks and dam presents some unique geotechnical challenges. A major landslide on the Illinois bank, artesian groundwater conditions, significant seismic considerations, and the design of the pile foundation and the construction cofferdams presented major challenges to the design engineers. The geotechnical investigations and the design considerations involved in this project are discussed.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
3rd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1993 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
Ruhl, J. C., "Overview of Geotechnical Issues Involved in the Olmsted Locks and Dam Project" (1993). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 21.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/3icchge/3icchge-session02/21
Overview of Geotechnical Issues Involved in the Olmsted Locks and Dam Project
St. Louis, Missouri
The Olmsted Locks and Dam project consists of new twin 1200-foot locks and dam located on the Ohio River near its confluence with the Mississippi River. The site of the locks and dam presents some unique geotechnical challenges. A major landslide on the Illinois bank, artesian groundwater conditions, significant seismic considerations, and the design of the pile foundation and the construction cofferdams presented major challenges to the design engineers. The geotechnical investigations and the design considerations involved in this project are discussed.
