Location
Arlington, Virginia
Date
14 Aug 2008, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Abstract
A European Commission (EC) funded Sustainable Construction of Underground Infrastructure (SCOUT) project introduces a breakthrough for the construction of “cut-and-cover” tunnel using a horizontal diaphragm walling equipment with the implementation of the Observational Method for the construction of the underground structure. Design optimisation options such as the use of different structural forms, new construction material and even the design approaches were explored in an attempt to provide a sustainable design for the underground structure. This paper will briefly describe the project background, design optimisation approach and present back analyses undertaken of retaining wall case histories to develop a methodology to derive design parameters appropriate for the implementation of the Observation Method under the framework of Eurocodes.
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
Yeow, Hoe-Chian and Feltham, Ian, "Case Histories Back Analyses for the Application of the Observational Method under Eurocodes for the Scout Project" (2008). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 4.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/6icchge/session08c/4
Case Histories Back Analyses for the Application of the Observational Method under Eurocodes for the Scout Project
Arlington, Virginia
A European Commission (EC) funded Sustainable Construction of Underground Infrastructure (SCOUT) project introduces a breakthrough for the construction of “cut-and-cover” tunnel using a horizontal diaphragm walling equipment with the implementation of the Observational Method for the construction of the underground structure. Design optimisation options such as the use of different structural forms, new construction material and even the design approaches were explored in an attempt to provide a sustainable design for the underground structure. This paper will briefly describe the project background, design optimisation approach and present back analyses undertaken of retaining wall case histories to develop a methodology to derive design parameters appropriate for the implementation of the Observation Method under the framework of Eurocodes.
