The Importance of Geotechnical Investigation Instructed by Failure

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  • Jung, Gyung-Ja (Expressway & Transportation Technology Institute, KEC) ;
  • Lee, Doo-Haeng (Expressway & Transportation Technology Institute, KEC)
  • 정경자 (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원) ;
  • 이두행 (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원 연구기획팀)
  • Published : 2009.09.25

Abstract

To address the importance of geotechnical investigation, failure cases are taken up for consideration. One of them awaken this country to the importance of exact geotechnical investigation at the cost of many lives. Other failures were also occurred as the result of insufficient geotechnical investigation or missing some facts given by geotechnical investigation. A case which shows the unpredicted and unaccustomed settlement at bridge abutment introduced to emphasize the importance of exploring unknown nature of local soils.

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