Location
New York, New York
Date
15 Apr 2004, 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Abstract
The section near the village of Koumaria of the Egnatia Odos highway included a 300 m long cut and cover structure near the foot of a slope being undercut by a river. The combination of the temporary steep cut slopes and the unfavourable weather conditions with low field shear strengths led to successive slope failures in that area and resulted in a heavily affected profile. As a result the cut and cover structure was abandoned in favour of an open cut and various remedial measures were applied for the rehabilitation of the affected area. In the case of another 140 m long cut and cover of the highway near the village of Peristeri sliding movements took place during the excavation of the temporary cut slopes. Those were controlled using the observational method with a combination of earthworks, drainage and retaining measures which ensured the construction of the cut and cover structure.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
5th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2004 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Skempas, M. N. and Livadas, A. W., "Slope Stability Aspects of the Egnatia Odos Highway Project in Northern Greece" (2004). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 13.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/5icchge/session02/13
Slope Stability Aspects of the Egnatia Odos Highway Project in Northern Greece
New York, New York
The section near the village of Koumaria of the Egnatia Odos highway included a 300 m long cut and cover structure near the foot of a slope being undercut by a river. The combination of the temporary steep cut slopes and the unfavourable weather conditions with low field shear strengths led to successive slope failures in that area and resulted in a heavily affected profile. As a result the cut and cover structure was abandoned in favour of an open cut and various remedial measures were applied for the rehabilitation of the affected area. In the case of another 140 m long cut and cover of the highway near the village of Peristeri sliding movements took place during the excavation of the temporary cut slopes. Those were controlled using the observational method with a combination of earthworks, drainage and retaining measures which ensured the construction of the cut and cover structure.
