Session 5: Case Histories of Retaining Structures and Deep Excavations

An Unsuccessful Urban Deep Excavation in Soft Soils

Richard Rodgers, Treadwell and Rollo, Inc., Pleasanton, California
Michael Majchrzak, Kleinfelder, Inc., Pleasanton, California

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Analysis of Fatal Accidents Caused by Trench Failure

Yasuo Toyosawa, Research Institute of Industrial Safety, Ministry of Labour, Japan
Noriyuki Horii, Research Institute of Industrial Safety, Ministry of Labour, Japan
Satoshi Tamate, Research Institute of Industrial Safety, Ministry of Labour, Japan

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Augercast Pile Retaining Walls

D. W. Hohmeyer, Soils & Structures, Inc., Muskegon, Michigan

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Behavior of a Braced Sheet Pile Wall in Soft Clay

T. Edstam
Leif Jendeby

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Behavior of Braced Sheetpile Excavation in Detroit Clay

H. Abedi, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., Wakefield, Massachusetts
T. G. Porter, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., Wakefield, Massachusetts
B. H. Lien, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., Wakefield, Massachusetts
J. A. Ramos, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., Wakefield, Massachusetts

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Behavior of Deep Excavations Using Sheet Pile Bracing System in Soft Bangkok Clay

Wanchai Teparaksa, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Braced Excavation at the NIPSCO Bailly Station Power Plant

J. D. Bray, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
R. J. Deschamps, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Ad. J. Augello, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
R. S. Parkison, Thatcher Engineering Corporation, Gary, Indiana

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Construction of Pedestrian Tunnels, Essex Junction, VT

B. F. Townsend, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.., Cambridge, Massachusetts
A. D. Walker, Geo-Con, Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Cut and Cover at Landrückentunnel North

R. Pöttler, Kling Consult, Krumbach, Germany

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Dewatering of a Large Excavation Pit by Wellpoints

M. U. Ergun, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
M. S. Nalçakan, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Discussions and Replies Session 5

Shamsher Prakash, Missouri University of Science and Technology
J. N. Gómez, Javeriana University, Bogotá, Colombia
Eyjolfur Arni Rafnsson, Honnun Ltd., Consulting Engineers, Iceland
Roy E. Olson, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Earth Pressures on Walls of a Deep Excavation

Z. C. Moh, Moh and Associates, Taipei, Taiwan, China
R. N. Hwang, Moh and Associates, Taipei, Taiwan, China

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Failure of a Large Circular Excavation

R. E. Olson, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
R. E. Heuer, Geotechnical Consultant, McHenry, Illinois

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Failure of a Twenty-Foot High Retaining Wall

R. E. Olson, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Failure of Sewerage Mains Constructed in Soft Estuarine Deposit

M. M. Rahimi, Public Works Department, NSW Australia
C. Karwaj, Public Works Department, NSW Australia
P. K. Deb, Public Works Department, NSW Australia

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

General Report on Session No. 5: Case Histories of Retaining Structures and Deep Excavations

John T. Christian
Çetin Soydemir
Alan J. Lutenegger

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Geotechnical Performance of a Tunnel in Soft Ground

A. B. Parreira, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
R. F. Azevedo, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Geotechnology Allows Construction of Two Cohabirating Projects

W. A. Bischoff, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, San Jose, California
M. L. Larson, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, San Jose, California
S. S. Huang, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, San Jose, California

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Large Excavation Behavior at Petacalco, Mexico

G. Castellanos, Federal Commission of Electricity, Mexico, D.F.
S. Sedano, Federal Commission of Electricity, Mexico, D.F.

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Measured Behavior of a Deep Excavation in Weathered Rock

M. T. McRae, University of California, Berkeley, California
S. S. Kishnani, Rutherford & Chekene Consulting Engineers, San Francisco, California
J. C. Burton, Rutherford & Chekene Consulting Engineers, San Francisco, California

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Measurements and Predictions on the Elkhart Greek Culvert

P. M. Byrne, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
T. Srithar, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
C. B. Kern, Ministry of Transportation & Highways, Province of British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Performance of a Braced Excavation in Siltstone

Wolfgang Roth, Dames & Moore, Los Angeles, California
Anthony Stirbys, Dames & Moore, Los Angeles, California
Corbin de Rubertis, Dames & Moore, Los Angeles, California
Richard Ellis, Dames & Moore, Los Angeles, California

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Performance of a Pier Consisting of Three Sections

Edwin P. Woo, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Cambridge Massachusetts
Cetin Soydemir, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Cambridge Massachusetts
Thomas K. Liu, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Cambridge Massachusetts

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Performance of a Semi-Rigid Braced Excavation in Soft Clay

B. H. Lien, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., River Rouge, Michigan
H. Abedi, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., River Rouge, Michigan
J. A. Ramos, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., River Rouge, Michigan
T. G. Porter, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., River Rouge, Michigan

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Performance of Earth Retention System, St. Louis Data Center

Thomas L. Cooling, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, St. Louis, Missouri
Marty C. Hagerty, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Prediction of Structural Slurry Wall Behavior

Mark Tamaro, Thornton-Tomasetti/Engineers, New York, New York
Pablo Lopez, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, New York, New York
Sibel Pamukcu, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Predictions of the Behavior of a Deep Braced Excavation

Jeen-Shang Lin, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
J. G. Deng, Ming-Shing Engineering College, Taiwan, China

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Pressure Relief Tunnel System at US22/SR7 Interchange, OH

J. R. Graham, Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio
R. W. Humphries, Golder Associates, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
J. M. Fuller, Golder Associates, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
G. M. Elliott, Golder Associates, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Reinforced Earth® Wall Supported by an Unstable Foundation

T. Schick, Harding Lawson Associates, Houston, Texas
S. R. Neely, Harding Lawson Associates, Houston, Texas
A. A. Joseph, Harding Lawson Associates, Houston, Texas

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Reinforced Soil Structure Test Sections in Mountainous Terrain

Pichit Jamnongpipatkul, Department of Highways, Phetchaboon, Thailand
Yongyuth Taesiri, Department of Highways, Bangkok, Thailand
Voranit Charumas, General Engineering, Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Studies on a 4.0m High Reinforced Earth Wall

Swami Saran, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India
I. N. Khan, Rajasthan Irrigation Department, Jaipur, India

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

"Unconventional" Drilled Pier Underpinning

Robin M. Lim, Berlogar Geotechnical Consultants, Pleasanton, California
Michael Majchrzak, Kleinfelder, Inc., Pleasanton, California

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Underpinning of a Tilted Building, A Case History

Ch. Marangos, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM