Location
New York, New York
Date
16 Apr 2004, 8:00am - 9:30am
Keywords and Phrases
high-rise building, karst engineering geology, geotechnical investigation, bore-hole, in-situ ultra-sound velocity, manualdug shaft foundation.
Abstract
This paper presents the geotechnical analyses of Guizhou Hotel, a thirty story (102-m high) building situated under complicated karst engineering geological conditions. Comprehensive geotechnical investigations prior to the design included the bore hole sampling, insitu ultra-sound velocity testing, groundwater well-pumping, and laboratory testing for rock strength. Based on the field and laboratory data, the bedrocks within the construction site (about 20,000 m2) was divided into four engineering geological units Ia, Ib, Ic, and Id, ranging from simple engineering geological condition (Ia) to very complicated geological condition (Id). Different subgrade bearing capacities were selected for the four units based on field and laboratory test results. Manually dug shaft foundations with different geometric shapes and sizes were considered for different units. Subgrade distress such as excess weathering and groundwater seepage were treated through construction measures. The field monitoring data during and after the construction indicated that very little overall and differential settlement had occurred for the structure and the geotechnical design for this high-rise building under the complicated karst geology had been a success.
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
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
Mei, Shilong and Huang, Baoshan, "Geotechnical Analyses of Guizhou Hotel" (2004). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 25.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/5icchge/session06/25
Geotechnical Analyses of Guizhou Hotel
New York, New York
This paper presents the geotechnical analyses of Guizhou Hotel, a thirty story (102-m high) building situated under complicated karst engineering geological conditions. Comprehensive geotechnical investigations prior to the design included the bore hole sampling, insitu ultra-sound velocity testing, groundwater well-pumping, and laboratory testing for rock strength. Based on the field and laboratory data, the bedrocks within the construction site (about 20,000 m2) was divided into four engineering geological units Ia, Ib, Ic, and Id, ranging from simple engineering geological condition (Ia) to very complicated geological condition (Id). Different subgrade bearing capacities were selected for the four units based on field and laboratory test results. Manually dug shaft foundations with different geometric shapes and sizes were considered for different units. Subgrade distress such as excess weathering and groundwater seepage were treated through construction measures. The field monitoring data during and after the construction indicated that very little overall and differential settlement had occurred for the structure and the geotechnical design for this high-rise building under the complicated karst geology had been a success.
