Location
Arlington, Virginia
Date
15 Aug 2008, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Abstract
The Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) Project also known as "Big Dig" has been the largest public work ever attempted in the American history. The selection of an appropriate earth retaining system for elimination of ground movement and preservation of adjacent structures was a key constructability challenge for construction practitioners at the CA/T. This paper explains the critical factors which had an effect on the selection of the Soldier Pile-Tremie Concrete (SPTC) slurry walls at the project. The advantageous of this system has been illustrated for other projects that face similar challenging conditions.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
6th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2008 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
Mojahed, Shahriyar and French, Mark, "The Selection of an Earth Retention System at the Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project" (2008). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 28.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/6icchge/session05/28
The Selection of an Earth Retention System at the Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project
Arlington, Virginia
The Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) Project also known as "Big Dig" has been the largest public work ever attempted in the American history. The selection of an appropriate earth retaining system for elimination of ground movement and preservation of adjacent structures was a key constructability challenge for construction practitioners at the CA/T. This paper explains the critical factors which had an effect on the selection of the Soldier Pile-Tremie Concrete (SPTC) slurry walls at the project. The advantageous of this system has been illustrated for other projects that face similar challenging conditions.
