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http://dx.doi.org/10.14481/jkges.2015.16.2.27

Stiffness Degradation during Deep Excavation in Urban Area  

Choi, Jongho (Department of Civil Engineering, Hongik University)
Koo, Bonwhee (Department of Civil Engineering, Hongik University)
Kim, Taesik (Department of Civil Engineering, Hongik University)
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Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society / v.16, no.2, 2015 , pp. 27-31 More about this Journal
Abstract
In urban area, many design projects related to geotechnical projects are controlled by serviceability rather than stability requirements. Accordingly, control of ground deformation has become more crucial and many researchers have studied soil stiffness. Recent experimental studies on the stress-strain response of Chicago glacial clays showed that the nonlinearity and anisotropy are the two key factors in evaluating the soil stiffness. In this study, experimental results are applied to analyze the deep excavation site locating in downtown Chicago. The stress paths observed from the observation points located behind and front of the supporting wall yield typical stress paths. Changes in soil stiffness nonlinearity and anisotropy were discussed by comparing experimental and computed stress paths. The stiffness anisotropy were significant even at the first few excavations. The stiffness degradation characteristics are significantly different according to relative location to the support wall even at the same elevation.
Keywords
Deep excavation; Numerical simulation; Stiffness; Nonlinearity; Anisotropy; Triaxial test;
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