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Lateral Support Systems and Underpinning Design and Construction
Lateral Support Systems and Underpinning Design and Construction
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Report No. FHWA~RD- 75-128
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4. Title and Subtitle 5, Report Date
LATERAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND UNDERPINNING Apr ill, 1976
Vol ume I. Design and Construction 6. Performing Orgonization Code
Unclassified Unclassified I
Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed poge authorized
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PREFACE
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
rnTRODUCTORY SECTION
Page Number
TITLE PAGE i
PREFACE ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS iv
CONVERSION FACTORS viii
SYMBOLS x
TEXT
Page Number
CHAPTER 1 DISPLACEMENTS 1
1. 10 General 1
1. 20 Characteristics of Wall Deformation 1
1. 30 Magnitude of. Displacements 4
1. 40 Parametric Studies 15
1.50 Distribution of Deformations 20
1.60 Lateral Deformations in Adjacent 22
Soil Mass
1. 70 Effect of Construction Procedures 27
1. 80 Estimating Settlements 28
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" TABLE OF CONTENTS (con1t)
Page Number
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (con't)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (conft)
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LIST OF CONVERSIONS
General Notation
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.mm millimeter s
2
mm square millim.eters
3
mm cubic millimeters
m.l miLLiliter s
N Newton
Ibs pounds
pC£ pounds per cubic foot
pLf pounds per lineal foot
psf pounds per square foot
psi pounds per s quar e inch
sec second
Conyer sions
1 lb 4.45 N
1 in - Ib O. 1127 N-m
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List Of Sym,bols
The following list of symbols has been prepared to aid the inter-
pretation of symbol use in the text. This list identifies only the major
symbols used ill the text and their general meaning. Each symbol (with
subscripts) is defined in the text for its particular usage. This list is
not a complete list of all symbols or all symbol usage in the text but
is a summary of major symbols and their usage.
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Symbol Represents Reference
u pore pressure
w general sytnbol for weight
w general symbol for water content
general symbol for displacement
or movement; also angle of wall
friction
Sv (max) vertical displacement (maximum)
Poisson's Ratio
poisson's Ratio
general sytnbol for friction
angle of soil
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Symbol Represents Reference
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CHAPTER 1 - DISPLACEMENTS
1. 10 GENERAL
Tied-Back Walls
If the top of the tied-back wall remains fixed, then the deformation
mode is similar to that of an internally braced wall (see Figure 2b, left
panel). On the other hand, settlement of the wall, partial yielding of the
ties, gross movement of the soil mass, or shear deformation of the soil
mass may result in inward movement of the top and rotation about the
bottom as shown in Figure 2b, right panel.
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(a) INFINITELY RIGID WALLS
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TRANSLATION ROTATION ROTATION FIXED
ABOUT BOTTOM ABOUT TOP
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(0) TYPICAL FOR INTERNAL BRACING
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Comparison of Braced Walls with Tied-Back Walls
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VERY STIFFTOHARD SOFT TO STIFF
OTHER SOIL
SAND AND GRAVEL CLAY CLAY
Su < 2000 psf CONDITIONS
Su~2000psf
TIEBACKS I PRESTR. I BRACING TIEBACKS I PRESTR. I BRACING I PRESTR. I BRACING I PRESTR I BRACING
BRACING (STANl» BRACING (STAND.) TIl' BACKS BRACING (STAND) TIEBACKS BRACIN'G (STAND)
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MAXIMUM MOVEMENT. I I 1. 14 04~ I I
- - - - - - 100% OF CASES EXPERIENCED LESS
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MAXIMUM MOVEMENT. I I -59 I I
ATYPICAL OR UNUSUAL CASES. REFER I ALL
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NOTE: NUMBERS REFER TO REFERENCES
IN TABLE I.
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20 I SOFT CLAY
• t 5% - DISPLACEMENT OFF SCALE.
MAGNITUDE EQUAL TO 5%. I 123j- 26 I(ORGANIC I et~°lc AND PEAT)
I l-~ 5% .~ 3.1 % J SOILS) 1
2.5 .
0= DIAPHRAGM WALL
Figure 3. Normalized vertical movements. e=SOLDIER PILE OR
STEEL SHEETING
VERY STIFF TO HARD SOFT TO STIFF OTHER SOIL
SAND AND GRAVEL CLAY CLAY
Su~2000 psf Su < 2000 psf CONDITIONS
TIEBACKS I PRESTR· I BRACING TIEBAC~S PRESTR. I BRACING I PRESTR./ BRACING I PRESTR. I BRACING
TIEBACKS BRACING (STANQ) TIEBACKS BRACING (STAND)
BRACING (STAND.)
I BRACING (STAND.)
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75% OF CASES EXPERIENCED LESS I i
1.5 MAXIMUM MOVEMENT. I STEEL I (SOFT CLAY
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II AND PEAT)
- - - - - 100 % OF CASES EXPERIENCED LESS
MAXIMUM MOVEMENT. ~ ~•.!.! - 'I eS7
Lambe. Wolfskill. .sSP ~I rlll:-. Fill, Organic 58' 7" 9" Consolidation settlements si~nificant.
" Wong 1197UI (JlI'I':'lrt~SSl~(1) Silt, .till, rock 117.701) 117.8em) (ll.'1e,n) ~cttlclllcnts of 3" (7. hem) up to 70'
(21. 3m) from excavation.
O'Rourke and
Cording (19i41
SP ~trut ~ Dense Sand and
(Pn·slrl..'sscd) gravel, Stiff
60'
(18.3011
I. 5"
(3.8em)
..
9"
(l.3cml
Removal of struts incrcased settle-
ment from 0.9"(2. 3cml to l. 5'
(G St. Excavation) clay 13.8eml.
O'Rourke and SP St ruts Dl~nsc Sand and 82' 1. 5" 1.25" Some time-dependent consolidation
Cording (19741 (Prestressed) gravel, Stiff (25011 (3.8em) (3. 2cm) settlements.
(7th" C Strec!sl clay
O'Rourke and SP Ticba(.:ks Dc nse Sand and 40' .7 10 2" Street settlements small while
Cording (1974) and g ravel, Stiff (12.2m) (1.8eml (5. kill) soldier piles settled due to down·
Ware, Mirsky, clay 2" drag from tiebacks. Soldier piles
and Lcuniz (1973) (5. lern) settled 2"(5. tern) maxinlum.
14th'" C Streetsl
Lambe, Wolfs kill OW Struts FiU, hard tQ 50' 1" 1.2" Minor consolidation settlements.
and Jaworski (Prestressed) medium clay, (15.2ml (2. Semi (3.0eml 5l:hool located 5 1 (1.501) from wall.
( 19721 till
Burland (19741 and OW Struts (Slabs Gravel and 52' 6" I"
St. John (19741 poured as vc Ty 5ti££ (15.9011 (I. Semi (2.5em)
(New Palace Car ~xcavalion clay
Parkl proceeded)
Burland (19741 and OW Tiebacks Very Stiff clay 26' 1.1" Much of the wall movement was pure
St. John (19741 (7.9rn) (2.8em) Ir;.Lnslation and continued with time.
(Ncasdcn Under- EXlrcllwly small vertical settlements
pass) ~~~ccpt directly behind the wall .
O'Rourke and SP Struts Dense Sand and • 2'1', Did not report depth of excavation or
Corrlin~ (1974\ (PrestT~sscrl) gravel ann stiff amO\1nt of s<,tttement.
(11th'" C Streets) clay
Burland (1974) and OW Slabs and Gravel and 52' .5" . (lll
St. John (19741 Tiebacks v~ry stiff (15.9011 (1.3cm) (1.5el11l
(London YMCA) day
10 N.C.!. (19621 SSP Struls Soft to medium 19.5' 3" Consolidation settlements due to
(Oslo Technical clay (5.9011 (7.(,cm) 10wI'ring of head in underlying
School) s<llld.
II N.C.!. (l96lJ SSP St ruts Soft to medium 36' 8.9" 5. I" Nearby underpinned structure
(Vaterland HZI (Prestressed) clay (11m) (22. (,el11) (13em) settled significantly.
12 McRostie. Burn SSP Tiebacks Medium to 40' 4.5'· -4" EXct~ssive tieback prestressing
and Mitchell stiff Clay (12.201) (11.4em)(.IU.2eml pulled wall away from excavation.
(19721 Sensitive clay consolidated due to
shearin' streSses.
13 Di Bia~io and OW Floor slabs Medium clay h2' 1.6" 1.1. 2" St rucl\tTl'<.
2'(0. (ll,:m) from wall.
Roti (1972) u~l~d 10 (18.9m) (4. Icml(2. 5·3. Oeml All settlement appeared to be due
suppa rt wall to lateral wall deflection.
~eproduced from
est available copy.
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Table 1- Summ.ary of references on displacem.ent. (Continued. )
14 N.G.I. ( 1962) SSP Struts Soft to medium 37' 7" 6.3" Pi! 1'1 of excavation pc rformed
(Gronland # 21 clay (II. 3m) (l7.8em) (Ii,. Oem) under water.
15 Shannon and SP Tiebacks Very stiff clay 78' 3" 3" Maximum settlement measured at
Strazer (19701 and sand (23.8m) (7.6em) (7. (H::rn) \....all.
Settlement may be due tu
downward force exerted bv tiebacks.
16 Swatek, ASTOW, SSP Struts Soft to stiff 70' 9" 2.3" La rj!c settlement attributed to
and Seitz (1972) (Prestressed) clay (21. 4m) (22. gem) (5.8em) locali7,cd heavy truck traffic.
Typically settlements <
5"(12.7em).
17 Rodriquez and SSP Struts Soft to medium. 3 7' 7.9" Staged construction to minimize
Flamand (1969) (Prestressed) clay (11.3m) (20.lem) nlOVC n1.cnts. Dewatered to prevent
bottom hca ve.
18 Scott. Wilson and SSP Struts Dense fine 50' 8" Poor performance attributed to
Baue r (1972) sands (15.3m) (20.3em) poor construction techniqucs and
dc'\.... atering problcms. Ncarby
structures damaged.
19 Chapman, Cording SP Struts and Sand and 45 ' .25" I" Running soil encountc red in one
and Schnabel (1'9721 Rdkers gravel and (13.8ml (0.64eml (2. 5cml section.
(Prestressed) stiff clay
20 Boutsma and SSP Struts Soft clay and 33 ' 14" 6" Some settlement due to extensivc
Horvat (1969) soft peat (IO.lm) (35.6em) (15.2eml dt.''\vatering for long time perLod.
Af{('l1t!d structures (,00' from
excavation. Liquefaction of back.
fill during extraction.
21 Insley (19721 SI-' Rakers .soft to medium 25 ' 2.5" Une section tested to f .ilurc.
clay (7.6m) ((l.4cnt)
22 Tait and Taylor SSP Struts and Soft to 45' (,,, 7.5" Lar.l.!yr nlOVCl1lcnts ,1tfributed to
( 1974) Rdkers madiunl (13.8ml (l5.2em) (l9.leml lack of finn bottor"\! for \vall.
(Prestressed) clay Utility lines dam-"1j:!.c<.l; no major
dalnagl' to ad.1;~cent structures.
23a Hansbo, Hofman. SSP Rakers SoCt clay 23 • 13.8" II. BOO Poor sheet j•• le interlocking. Long
and Mosesson (7. Om) (35. lem) (29. gem) tinn! between excavation of n.-nter
(1973) portion and bracing. Disturbance
durin~ pile driving for foundation.
23b Hansbo. Hofman. SSP Tiebacks and SoCt clay 23 ' 2" 2" Improved c)¥lstruction techniques.
and Mosesson Rake rs (7. Om) (5.lem) (5. I em)
() 973)
24 Prasad, Freen-tan, SP Tiebacks Very stiff 45 ' .2 11 Tllp of wall Inovl·d away from
and Klajnerman clay (13.8ml (.5. 1en" MaxinHlIn tllOVelllent
l.'x<.:Olvation.
( 19721 at top.
26 Sandqvist (1972) SSP Tiebacks Sa nd and silt 19.5' 7.9" 2" ~wltlement in organics dUl..' to
with organic (5.9m) (20. leml (5. le",1 red ground water level. Pill!
10\\'1.:
Reproduced from
best available copy.
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Table 1. Summary ofreferences on displacement. (Continued.)
28 Goettle, Flaig, SP Tiebacks Dense sand 23 ' .25" • 25" Structure with footings only 2'
Mille r, and and gravel (7.0m) (0. (,4cm) (0.1,4cm) (0. (12m) fronl w~ll was undamaged.
~chaefer (19741
30 Clough, Weber, and SP Tiebacks Very stiff 64' 1.25"+ 1"+ Top of wall moved away from
Lamont (1972) clay (19.6m) (3.2c";:;) (2.5cm) excavation.
31 Nelson (1973) SP Tiebacks Sandy over- 90' 1" 4" Cracking in street indicated pOlcnw
burden, hard (27.5m) (2.5cml (I0.2cm) tial stability failure {(,'h,axlI5. 2cmj)
clay shales Maljian & Van Beveren (1974),
34 Dietrich, Chase, SP Tiebacks Silty sand 23-54' 2.5 11 I. HU Latl~ral movements measured at
and Teul (1971) (7 -16. 5m)(6. 30m) (4. {H:m) lap of wall.
35 Cunningham and OW Tiebacks Medium clay 23' -- 4" Tiebacks anchored to deadman.
Fernandez (1972) under dense (7.0m) (10.2cml
sand
36 Cole and Burland OW Rakers Very stiff 60' 1.5 11 2.5" Most movements occurred while earth
(1972) clay (18.4m) (3.8cml (6.3cm) berm supporterl wall. Ex(:avation in
heavily ovcrconsolidated clay.
38 Armento (1973) OW Struts Sand and soft 70' 1. 7" I" Some settlement may have been
(Prestressed) to medium (21.4m) (4.3cm) (2.5cm) Vi! us(~d by othe r cxca va tions in
clay the area.
39 Cunningham and OW Struts 50ft and 32' S. S" 3.5" Unde rpinning of ncarby footings
Fernandez (1972) medium (9.8ml (13.9cml (8. 9cml n~quired after 5.5"(13.91.:01) of
clay settlerncnt. 50- 70~a of movement
during caisson construction.
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40 Tan (19731 OW BaS~~tllcnt Soft clay 43' (,'I t
-- S.~tllcnwnt eslilnalcd on basis of
slab as (13.2m) (15.2cm) substantial da.mage to slrUl.:ture
support 40'( Il.Gm) frorn excavation.
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Table 1. SunlInary of references on displacement. (Continued. )
41 Breth and
Wanoscheck (1969)
OW Struts Hard clay and 60' -- .4"
limestone (18.401) (1. Oem)
43 Thon and Harlan DW Struts Soft to medium 78' I" 1.2" .-- <
44 Barla and Mascardi SW Tiebacks Stiff clay 85 ' _. Z.6 11 Cracking in nearby structures.
( 1974) (25.901) (6.&cm)
47 Schwa rz (J 972) and SW Tiebacks Clayey marl 97.5' .2" .6" Many levels of tiebacks at.very
Andra, Kunzl. and (stiff clay) (29.801) (0.5Icm) (1.5cm) close spacing.
Rojek (1973)
49 Hodgson (1974) OW Tiebacks Fill, gravel 26' -- . I lit Special construction procedure
and struts very stiff clay (7.9ml (0 ..kln) used.
50 Corbett and
Strou. (1 0 74)
SP Tiebacks FiJI, sand
ami marl
51 '
(15.601)
- - .8"
(2. Oem)
Heave observed 18m fronl 'Wall.
53 Saxena (19741 OW Tiebacks Organic Silt 55 ' -- Z.7" Tops of some wall sections moved
and sand (16.801) (c.9c m l toward soil bv same amount.
54 Ware (19741
Personal
OW Struts Sand and
(Prestressed) gravel and
62'
(18.901)
-- 1.25 11
(3.2cm)
communication stiff clay
55 Goldberg - Zaino SP Tiebacks Fill, organic 45' 1.5" I" Vertical settlements due to lagging
&: Assoc. Files sand, stiff (13. 8m) (3.8cm) (2.5c m ) installation. Most horizontal
clay, till movement away from excavation.
-duced from
Repro .\ ble copy·
best aval a
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Table 1. Summary of references on displacement. (Continued. )
57 N.G.I. ( 191>2) ~SP Struts Medium and 26' 3.9" 5.5" SignifiLant IlHJ\'Clllcnts after
Te lcconlmunications (Prestressed) soft clay (7.9011 (Q.9cml (13.9clll) 5t I'ut rL'lJlOval.
Center
58 N.G.I. (19621 ~SP Struts Medium and 26' 4. 2)1 l!J Lateral tldll'ctions probably
Enerhaugen South (Prestressed) soft clay (7.9m) (\0.7em) (5. lcm) Illore than shown.
60 N.G.I. (1962) ~SP Slabs as Medium to 371 7.5" Air pressure and upsidc dO\\n
G ronland N I suppurt soft clay (11.301) (\9. Oem) l:onstrul:tion uSL',I.
(,) N.G.I. ( 19i,2) ~~p Struts Medium and 3U' 3.9" 5.9"
Vaterland ;; 3 soft clay (9.2011 (9. gel11) (14.9cm)
02 Maljian and SP Tiebacks Stiff to vc Ty 110' 3" 2" ~1axinlllll\ vcrtit.:al seulcllwnt
Van Beveren stiff clay and (33. om) (7. oem) (5.lem) i..ltypkal for the site--usually
( 1974) cohc!:iive sand lah:l"al IllOVCf'llcnt greater than
and silt ve rtical.
Soft jointed
rock
59'
(18.0ml
I"
(l. 5l:1ll)
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Reproduced from Sheet 5 of 5
Notes: best available copy.
1. SSP;; Steel sheet piling
SP :;; Soldier pUc wall
DW :;; Diaphragm wall
SW ;:; Secant wall
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Vertical and horizontal displacements in the ground outside
the excavation arise from:
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L4 - - - - - - FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
- - - - - - OBSERVED DATA
Figure 9. Comparison of lateral movements from finite element
analysis and observed movements.
The results of the finite element analysis should not be taken in
the quantitative sense. The intent is that such an analysis should be used
as a guide in the de sign and in the consideration of various options for
a bracing system.
L 50 DISTRIBUTION OF DEFORMATIONS
L 51 Vertical Deformations
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D/H
o Oi5 1,,0 1:5 2:0
AVERAGE ANGULAR ~~ ~ - -
-"--"f-'- 10
DISTORTION - / ..../ " ~-
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/-;;:7;7/':,-- II
SETTLEMENT
bv ENVELOPE ------- 5
0.5
/"f /'/ -----13
hV max CLAY
Su<2000p'f - - -- ----12
// //~ ~ I ~ D rLEGEND
~ "f /.
by = SETTLEMENT AT DISTANCE D
-)(--~-- 263
--0 0-- 8
-0 s:J--4
.k- o.
bVmax NUMBERS REFER TO PROJECTS
SUMMARIZED IN TABLE I.
The results indicate that for tilting about base and flexure
the settlements are concentrated within a distance one-half the excavation
depth. On the other hand, when rotation is the predominant mode of
deformation, significant deformations may occur at distances up to
1. 5 times the excavation depth from the excavation face.
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D/H
--
0 0·5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
0
--
WALL DEFORMATION
bV O. bV max = 1.9" .. D
bVmax Omox =6in
H
1.0 J 0) TILTING ,,
D/H
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
WALL DEFORMATION
bv max =4.7"
I ~D
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f- DATA BEYOND REFtECTED
ELASTIC STRAINS AND IS
NOT REPRESENTATIVE
/ OF FIELD BEHAVIOR.
~V 0.5 /
/
bvmax /
bmox =6;n
/ FROM FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS.
1.0
b)ROTATION
D/H
0 0,5 1.0 1.5 .0 2.5
0
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...... tV ESTIMATED FIELD PERFORMANCE
WALL DEFORMATION
~o.5 =2.5"
P D
bvmax bvmax
H
21
3
i bmox=4in
c) FLEXURE \
1.0
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o 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
o ", L.- DATA BEYOND REFLECTS
", r - ELASTIC STRAINS AND IS
./ NOT REPRESENTATIVE
OF FIELD BEHAVIOR.
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Ov max = 5.4 WALL DEFORMATION
05 -. D
H
JH,' 'h=4in
11 Dh mox= Bin
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1.0
c) LATERAL TRANSLATION PLUS FLEXURE ,
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\
D/H
o 0·5 1.0 1.5 2.0 25
o
./
WALL DEFORMATION
I >D
'h =4in
&hmax=6in
- --
_. '"""'- ESTIMATED FIELD PERFORMANCE
WALL DEFORMATION
I ,D
-24-
WALL DEFLECTION
r
Ohm£.x
/:3" 05 1.5 2.0
\~
\
\
\
\ 0.5
I .z..
I
I
H bh
I bh max .
I 1.0
I FROM SHANNON AND STRAZER
I (1970)
D/H
6hmox _2.1"
,-
\
05 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
\
\
\
\ 0.5
\ Z
\
, H
\ 1.0
\
\
I FROM BURLAND (1974)
AND S1: JOHN (1974)
-25-
D/H
~" 0 0.5 0.75 1.0 1.5 2.0
0
I
I
f
H 0.5
I
\ bmox=
6'
Z/H
I
1.0
\ ;a 0
t
I
\ H
I
I
I
1.5 r I
(
I
I
\
\
,WALL O:FLECTION
D/H
0.5 0.75 10 .0
0
/
/
H
/
Z/H
Ibmo =6" bh
\ Oh mox
\
\ 4"
~ ..
-26-
The aforementioned field data suggest ,two trends. First, the
pattern of the lateral movement follows closely with the deflected shape
ot the sheeting. Second, the lateral movements can extend a substantial
distance from the excavation face, and may involve general inovement of
the soil mass embodied by the tiebacks. Discussion of several case
historties is made in Volume II (Design Fundamentals).
-27-
Even though the entire support system may be in place, the sides
of the excavation may continue to creep inward with time. This problem
appears to be particularly acute in tied-back walls in very stiff to hard
clays. There is also some evidence to indicate that lagging in soldier
pile walls tends to pick up more load with time in all soils. Excessive
bulging or even failure of some lagging has been observed.
1. 80 ESTIMATING SETTLEMENTS
-28-
CHAPTER 2 - GROUND WATER IN OPEN CUTS
General
Interlocked Sheeting
Provided that the steel sheet pile wall remains intact and
penetrates into an underlying impervious stratum, the effectiveness of
sheet piling as a cutoff will be very significant in pervious sands and
gravel. On the other hand, in granular soils of low permeability (for
example, silty or clayey sands) interlocked sheeting will have relatively
little effect on the flow into the excavation. In all cases, however,
sheeting effectively cuts off flow in pervious interbedded layers, which in
the case of soldier pile walls, may lead to ground loss at the face.
-29-
The above discussion applies only to intact sheeting. The presence
of boulders, difficult driving conditions, or obstructions can lead to
ripping of the sheeting and/or jumping out of interlocks which will seriously
impair if not destroy the effectiveness of the cutoff wall.
-30-
INTERLOCKED STEEL SHEETING
. .
'. .
.,~._\-
/
• . ~SAND~
.. , -;:;: ..
. (O-Pw)
I
I
;-FLOW LINE
\ORGANIC
SILT ~
H
h EQUI POTENTIAL
-31-
CHAPTER - 3 LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE
Ko
= OJ.
(]V
where:
where:
K
o
= coefficient of earth pressure at rest
¢ = angle of internal friction in terms of effective stress.
-32-
(a) FULLY ACTIVE
'T-· .
" .:"~ FULLY ACTIVE
1\
1\ ".
:. crh= Ka~
AT REST
1\
I \ ."
\ '"
~_.......l_'-1./Oh~ Ko ~
I , ....
I \ .".. I=====::!;"---'~ \.
I \ .".
I
,
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
,I
-33-
of both. The earth pressure distribution is triangular and the resul-
tant occurs at the third height of the wall.
2
For sands, K a = tan (45 0 - r6/2)
K
a
= 1 - 2Su
H
where:
O'h
- = horizontal effective stress
S
u = undrained shear strength (r6 =0 case)
-34-
(0) RANKINE ACTIVE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION
IN COHESIVE SOILS
TENSION
N= 1.H..
Su
T
H
P = 1;2
A
= 1/ '6 H2
2
~ H2 - 2S u H
(1- ~ )
I
I
I
I
~~H-2SU--1
='llH(J-2Su )
I
~<'--- __ 'l.u H ~H
,
(N = ~H)
Su
PA = Y2 H· ('6H-4 Su)
H = ~ '6 H2 - 2 Su H
= Y2 )' H 2 ( I - ~ )
1 ~lH-.4SU ~
=¥H(I-4S u ) =~H(I- ~ )
iH N
-35 -
(or cannot) develop and therefore tension cannot occur. However,
the net total lateral force on the wall is equivalent to that described
by subtracting the "negative" pressure at the top frOIn the positive
pressure at the bottoIn. Assuming that this net force increases line-
arly with depth of wall, it can be represented by a net pressure diagraIn
with a triangular distribution of the saIne for ce Inagnitude as shown
on Figure ITh. The ordinate at the base of the wall is:
tH - 4S
u
General
.\ .. .' . '. \
\ \
\
~
\
DENSE
STRATUM
J J I / I
DENSE
STRATUM
-37-
./ A LA
'"
L1 I---
./
a
R
a I '
La
L2
C L
/
R /
C
C
L3
/ 0 L
R / O
0
L4
-. -
-38-
PR~SSURE DISTRIBUTION TOTAL FORCE
a) Sands
\ K
2
= tan (45 - rp/2)
P
t
= Trapezoid
H
A P = Rankine
A 2
P =.65K '(H
t A 2
Rankine Active
P A = .50 K '(H
A
Pt
- = 1.30
P
0.65 K '(H A
A
~ l<A '(H-1
m =
1.0 except
where cut is underlain by deep
soft normally consolidated cla
c) Stiff - CIa y s
0.25H
ForN<40 P
A
-=4 P =0
o. 50H For 4 < N <. 6, use the large r N ' A
~==t==:::: of diagrams (b) and (c). N< 4, P A <. 0
NOTE: Equivalent
Rankine Active = 0
-39-
a. Sands: This diagram, which was developed from de-
watered sites applies to cohesionless soils. If the soils outside the
excavations remain submer ged, then the earth pressure should be
computed using the buoyant unit weight of the soil. Hydrostatic pressures
are treated separately and added to the effect of the earth pressure.
-40-
(a) RELATIVELY UNIFORM CONDITIONS
Pt =0.1I2~H2 TO O.lSScrH 2
0.30H
TH
RANGE
O.SOH
1 ~"""O-.15--:''6'-H-~
0.20H
~f----0-.2-':5~-H ------,
T O.SOH
H
i : O.l5~H ~I
0.20H
I_ 0.25~H ~I
-41-
regarding the effect of weak strata within the depth of cuts, contingen-
cies arising from construction (for example, over-excavation below
support level, or ineffective toe berms), and cuts in excess of 60 or
70 feet deep.
Cohesive soils near the top of the cut will justify pressure
reduction as shown in Figure 21a. Absence of cohesive soils near
the top of cut will require the higher pressures associated with Figure
21b.
Under such cir cums tan ces , one approach is to determine the
lateral thrust either on the basis of classic active earth pressure or
on the basis of trial planar sliding surfaces and wedge stability analysis.
In this latter case the most critical wedge is used to determine the
lateral thrust (see Chapte~ 6). In such cases, hydrostatic forces are
treated separately.
3.30 TIEBACKS
Background
-42-
Recom.mendations for Tiebacks
The following dis cussion does not include the effect of sur charge
(see Section 3.40).
-43 -
c. Cohesive Sand, Very Stiff Sandy Clays: CO!Ilpute the total
force as sociated with the diagraIn for braced excavations (Figure 2) and
distribute unifor!Illy with depth. Relatively unifor!Il conditions:
General Background
Theoretical Considerations
1. Point loading
-44-
2. Uniior:m line loading
Practical Considerations
-45-
o
~ ~
, POINT LOAD Q p
- 1\)
\
...... X=mH
~
..... ~ 0.2
.......
" m= 0.6
ro-"
ITI= Q~ ~/
z
\ ~"
0.4
.....
N J V m= 0,4
\I
C
I
I / 0.6
FOR m~ 0.4:
LIJ
:::>
..J
V 0-. (~) - 0.28 n
h Qp - (0.16+ n2)3
2
~ J m Ph~ R
0.8 (b)
~r 0·2 .78 .59H
0·4 .78 .59H
FOR m>O-4:
JlI 0.6 ,45 .48H
2
~ (H )= t.77m n
2 2
1.0
o 0.5 1.0 1,5 h Qp (m2.tn2)3
2
VALUE OF <Th (.t!...)
Qp
(0) NOTE:
meL
H
ne~
H
( c)
-46-
o 02 04 06 08 10
~~
..... - t--- I---
k' m= 0.1
o
0.2
'" t--
'" '" 'r ...
- 1--- -~l~
r.. .....
0.2
m= 0,5,
~I 11/
~
..... 0.4
"
"'" W~ 0.4
h- ~
N m= 0.7 m= 0.3
\I
... ~
c I"?
~ 0.6 0.6
~) tTl R
..J
~
~ ff' / 0.1 .60H
j / 0.3 ,.60H
0.8 0.8
V'/ V /
I
0.5 ~56H
0.7 ASH
1.0.
II,/ ,/
1.0
VALUE OF<7h (~ )
LINE LOAOQL
(0) L
FOR m~ 0.4:
RESULTANT
-47-
x
A=O.S
q = SURCHARGE
m- JL n= ~ • p = q x Ip
L =LENGTH PARALLEL TO WALL
- z •
B = LENGTH PERPENDICULAR
TO WALL
0.4 1)
5.0
4.0
3.0
0.3
t
Q.
0.2 0
E
l1..
ILl
:::>
1.6
..J 1.4
~
1.2
0.1
0.8
0.6
.4
2 3 4 5 5.8
n= ..h....
z >-
-48-
K=-~
G"h
q
o 0.5 1.0
I I I
0.08
0.58
INTENSITY OF LATERAL STRESS
Oh = K'q
"":i
f-
1.08
,
a.
w
o
J.58
2.08
8
-49-
A second approach is to apply an earth pressure coefficient,
K. to the surcharge loading and to consider the surcharge effective
within some portion of the cut. The magnitude of this coefficient
will range from K a (active earth pressure) to K o (earth pressure at rest).
-50-
CHAPTER 4 - PASSIVE RESISTANCE BELOW BASE OF EXCAVATION
4.10 GENERAL
The design should provide that the soils below the basp of an ex-
cavation mobilize sufficient passive resistance for force equilibrium or
for limiting movement. The performance of the wall will depend upon
the spacing of the support levels since the greate r the spacing, the
greater the passive resistance (and movement) that will be required
below the lowermost support level. Figure 26 illustrates the case of
a wall in which the passive resistance of the soil is insufficient to
limit excessive wall movement.
Granular Soil
Cohesive Soil
-51-
I • I
--+-+1
I
--++/
J
I
I
I
I
-52-
b. Ultimate Condition: Pore pressures generated by unloading
and strain are dissipated by' drainage. Effective stresses can be
computed on the basis of static water levels. Use strength parameters
from the effective stress envelope, c and ~.
(j
v
= vertical effective stress = ~m z - u
-53-
For the above drained condition, in which by definition there is
no excess pore pressure, the total stress at any depth, z, will be
~ z
w
where:
(J h = lateral stress
cr =(j +2S
P v u
=1 z +2S
u
where:
Soldier pile walls are not continuous walls, therefore the passive
earth pressure coefficients must be modified from those used for
continuous walls. Broms (1965) showed the passive resistance of
laterally loaded piles based on pile width and on K p values for continuous
walls was too conservative. His study showed that soil arching and non-
plane strain conditions increase the capacity of individual piles. Broms.!
recommendations are given in the charts shown in Figure 27. It should
be noted that for cohesive soils the lateral resistance of the soil
should be neglected to a depth of 1. 5 pile diameters. In cohesionless
soils where the depth of penetration is greater than one pile diameter,
soil arching causes an effective increase of 3.0 in the value of K .
P
A factor of safety of 1. 5 is recommended for use in passive
pre s sure calculations.
-54-
l >0
/ >
/ '>
T
D
1.5b
T
D
+E
D
PILE
WIDTH:a
b 1 ~SUb .1
1 1
UNDRAINED STRENGTH EFFECTIVE STRESS
(COHESIVE) PARAMETERS
(COHESIONLESS or COHESIVE)
-55-
4.40 OVERCUT DESIGN DETAILS
4.50 BERMS
-56-
CHAPTER 5 - DESIGN ASPEC TS OF LATERA L PRESSURE
General
Continuous Members
where:
M = moment
C = moment coefficient
w = distributed load on span
1 = span length
Since construction methods greatly influence the position of the
elastic line of members (especially vertical members), there is no
. practical way that the moment can be pre,cisely analyzed. Therefore,
=
a coefficient of C 0.10 is recommended for continuous members
supporting a uniform distributed load.
-57-
.' :
AREA A
S
AREAS
C
AREAC
AREAD
E AREAE
" ' f ,.".
I .. ~ , ~
-58-
Discontinuous Wales
Member Connections
Lagging
-59-
SOLDIER PILE
-60-
I" CLEAR SPACE
IF NO BUTT
WELDING
/
SPACER
/ 110+-------.,1-
I======:::;:=====:::::j - === = == =
PLATE IF STRUT
DEEPER THAN WALE
/
CONTACT
LAGGING
r/ /
/
' - - - - - - . . , . . - - STIFFENER
J AT STRUT
Figure 30. Plan view of typical wale splice and strut connection.
-61-
----h~-ALL STIFFENERS
~ _ _ PLATE
SPACER
USED WITH
STRUT
CONTACT LAGGING (PREFERABLY AT
SOLDIER PILE)
.--...........- STIFFENER
-62-
For bracing:
Lateral Resistance
In cases where the soils below the base of the cut are soft
clays the passive may never equal the active pressure, no matter how
deeply it is driven. Since the passive resistance from the weak layer is
small the sheeting acts much like a cantilever member; thus, a large
load is developed in the lowest strut. For these conditions, where the
base is stable against bottom heave, little is gained from driving the
sheeting deeply below the bottom of the cut (see Figure 33).
-63-
\ Pt (FROM DESIGN EARTH PRESSURE
, FIGURE 28)
\
P ---:;..01\
t
I \
R
D
, -----.--
\
\
BOTTOM OF CUT \ L d-e
__
, I
~
.,.1' •• , .#.' K'
RE
-=3;5~~/-./:.J.~~l-'I'T"
\ KAY
0
t., l. •..•• ". I.!. l'
•• \j' • II ACTIVE
Pp
(
....~~_,I-' _ PA
1. Compute R = O. 5 P L
E t d -e
2. Compute depth x such that: =R + P
pEA
P
K
Use minimum F. S. =
1. 5 for passive coeffidenl. K' = -E...
1. 5
P
3. Check M
max
<. yield moment of sheeting
4. Drive to depth D = 1. 2x
-64-
A
--f+ .---~--
SAND
H
~
z=H
BOTTOM OF
F CUT
.. MEDIUM
tH
CLAY
-=5 .-.-
Su "'-_E--20~H ...
NET
PASSIVE ACTIVE
Su = 2fH :I O.20;,'H
5
RANKINE ACTIVE =~H - 2(.20~H) =
O.60)fH AT z = H
RANKINE PASSIVE
AT z =H =0 + 2(.20~H) = OAO~H
-65 -
Therefore, a minimal penetration of five feet or 20 percent of
the excavation depth, whichever is greater, is recom.rnended. In
situations where the base is unstable, consideration may be given to
deeper penetration and stiffer sheeting as a possible means to prevent
bottom heave.
E )
F , .
. J Very • .,
.• .
~
.
( r-
• " , I . J Dense I
~
,I
-66 -
As the excavation proceeds below level D to level E, little
passive resistance is provided because of the soft soil above F; hence,
the wall deflects inward. Effectively, the wall spans from level D to
F (the excavation base) with full active pressure applied and negligible
passive resistance above F. The deformation of the sheeting is such
that during this excavation stage it resists essentially the same load
over the span D to F whether or not strut levelE is installed. This
would be particularly true in the stiller diaphragm walls. The effect
of this large unsupported length is twofold:
Case Studies
-67 -
Distribution of Earth Pressures
Comparing Case la with Case lb, the analysis shows that walls
in the soft clay are expected to experience relatively higher pressures
near the base of the cut than the wall in the medium-stiff clay. This
trend is more obvious for the stiffer concrete walls. As Case 1b shows,
this behavior becomes less pronounced as the soil becomes stiffer. One
possible remedy for reducing this effect in soft soils would be to prestress
the second lowest strut and lock in a high residual compressive force.
For Case 3, where the soils within the depth of cut are
stiff (N< 4) and soft soils exist immediately below the base of the
excavation, the results show that the strut loads are greatest in the
lower two struts. This occurs for the same reasons given for Case
la, that is, lack of support below the excavation base. For this soil
profile, the pattern of pressure distribution appears independent of
wall rigidity since both give essentially the same normalized pressure
diagram.
-68-
p/Pmox p/P mox
0 O.S 1.0 0 0,5 1.0
I I I I 1 I
a
LAf
La
A
c
0 0
E E
A A
a B
c C
0 0
E E
PZ-38 11
48 CONC. WALL
N = 4.8 AT BASE OF CUT
CASE Ib - HOMOGENIOUS MEDIUM-STIFF CLAY
-69-
P/P max p/P max
0 0.5 1.0 o 0.5 1.0
I I I I I I
Pa= La
I1
PZ-38 SHEETING 48 CONC. WALL
N= 2.3 AT BASE OF CUT
CASE 2 - SOFT OVERLYING STIFF CLAY
A A
B B
C C
D 0
E E
::...
Pmax = 17 K = MAXIMUM STRUT LOAD Pmax =62
K
11
PZ-38 48 CONC. WALL
N=6.4 AT BASE OF CUT
CASE 3 - STIFF OVERLYING SOFT CLAY
-70-
APPARENT LATERAL PRESSURE (psf)
I I I iii I I i I I I I I
o 2,000 4,000 6,000 o 2,000 4,000 6,000
A A
B B
c c
D D
1 - - - -...... 1
E I E
I
r-lO~K~~
PZ-38 WALL 48" CONC. WALL
B
'II B
c I c
D I D
I
/
E / E
O.4~
-71-
There is scant field evidence to support the trends illustrated
by the finite element analyses. One cannot accept these implications
literally~ but nevertheless, pending further advances in the state of
the art~ they are a matter of concern. Therefore, when overconsolidated
soils are present, one should be aware that loads may build up on the
support system causing overloading, especially if a relatively rigid
wall is used which restricts the lateral swelling of the soil.
-72-
CHAPTER 6 - STABILITY ANALYSIS OF SHEETED EXCAVATIONS
6.10 GENERAL
where:
= stability number =
)'H +9
N
S
u
H = depth of excavation
-73-
B
I~ >i
,..
... -~SETT~~ENT
I .. >' # >'" •
I I
Om I
I
I
I
I
I ~
H
;;JI'<" ~
t
I
I
I
I
I
\- - - --
HEAVE
"-
-- --- "-
- - - - - -ilsu
I
J2..
v'2"
\
\ )I X .-/ I
\ ""'./ /
\. /"-
/
--
/' '-....
"'-
- ~
0) BOTTOM HEAVE FAILURE
.......... .,/"
"
,I ' .
. ". 'W' ;.
I '.
~,,~.
j '. . •. . . . . . . .
. . ""'. "
f
:
,
•
.. '
'"
' •• ""
:
' ",,'
...
•
'/
-74-
H
~'----=B-'~~
=(Su Neb - q)
H mox.
({m
10 ~---...,.-----r-----r----~-----r
9 ~-----I-
":;'::::==;'iiiji;iir-------1
SQUARE(BIL~=~I2.)
B/l=0.5
8
6
L= LENGTH OF TRENCH
4
0 2 4 5
HIS
-75-
B
Suo This average should be taken over a zone described between
below the excavation base and 2. 5B above the base.
-76-
5r-----...,.-------,~----....------.
~O (FROM O'APPOLONIA,1971)
a:::...J
a.. ILl
>=
~~
z ~ :3
'0
-flm
z ...J
u.. «
o g 2 ------.-.....
o ...J
~
a:::
-77-
............
)( 0
~t > 8
b
\
lor
.......... FROM PLANE STRAIN TESTS
o ON BOSTON BLUE CLAY
~ (LADD et 01 1971)
.1\
a:: 4 ------ ._ .. --- .. ~ -_._---
z
o
!ic
d
(f) 2
~
z
o
o
a::
1LI
'"
>
o 1
-1.0 -0·5 0 +0.5 + 1.0 +1.5
SHEAR STRESS RATIO, f
-78 -
SYMBOL L(FT) Elx I() (ksf) K
e 15 4 0.79 H
8 9 4 6.25
I--
El 9 40 62.5
z 2.0 I. B ~ I>.3H
......
.Q
U
Z (JAWORSKI. 1973)
>-
~ K=
W
ElL
LL A
l l
2 I
-- -
STRUTS __
COMPETENT
SOIL LAYER
tM R (N tan rp + CL) R
Safety Factor =""fM = W P L P 1 H R
D T aw - 1 -1 - 2 2 - s
-80-
the retaining willi (H s ) should be considered in the analysis. The soil
shear resistance should be taken equal to the passive force determined
in accordance with Chapter 4. (Passive Resistance).
-81-
PASSIVE
~ 1<
_ _ _A_C.:....T_IV_E_W_E_D_G_E_S_ _........ WEpGES
Stratum I
!/II' c!' <t I
Stratutn II
!/Ill' cll' "11
Stratum III
C1'IIl' cIU' ~lli
For general solution vary 0<:, {3. and~ angles to obtain minimum value
for factor of safety.
Method of Analysis:
1. Assume 0<, angles.p, J.
2. Sequentially analyze the active and passive segment for loads
PIll and P y • Include water pressure.
3. Sum forces in horizontal direction for factor of safety
PI + P z
i. e. F. S. =
P IIl - P Y
I
I
I
I
/~ Wn
/
.cD:
(~=?)
P P
w
= horizontal water p'ressure
wI II
U = uplift water force on Wedge II
R
Typical Analysis of Wedge
(Wedge II)
Figure 43. Wedge stability analysis for braced cut.
-82-
· CHAPTER 7 -BEARrnG PRESSURE OF DEEP FOUNDATIONS
7.10 GENERAL
7.31 General
7.32 Sand
= N (j
q v
-83-
Table 2. Abstract of presumptive bearing capacity, ksf.
Glacial Till':'
Hardpan':'
Gravel, well-
graded sand and
gravel':<
I
00
of>.. Coarse sand':' 6 6 _ 12 2 6 _ 81 6 _ 81
I
Fine sand 2 - 4 4 _ 83 . 4 _ 61
Hard clay 10 10
Stiff clay 4 5
Medium clay 2 4 5
:::~
Massachusetts and New York Code allow 5 percent increase in bearing value per foot of additional
embedment, but not more than twice tabulated value.
1 - Range reflects compactness, gradation, and/or silt content
2 - O. 1 x N, but not less than 6 ksf nor more than 12 ksf (where N= no. of blows in SPT)
3 - 0.1 x N, but not less than 4 ksf nor more than 8 ksf (where N= no. of blows in SPT)
where:
N
q
= dimensionless bearing capacity factor that is a
function of the shear strength parameter, ~, of
the bearing material and shape of the loaded area
7.33 Clay
= N c Su
where:
where: B =breadth
L =length
-85-
I 10,000
I
I ~
II I
II I
I/-
;/ w~/ J !
W/
/
lfJ~l
//1~/ I
1000
ftj /
r;.7
1/
/~/
/
// .0-
Q:-.~ / / ~o/ I ~ j/
Z
/~ ~1 / /
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lv
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'7 ~ ~~/
4~~:Cj~
V;?v.
~
10
30° 35° 40° 500
ANGLE OF INTERNAL FRICTION ~
FROM VESIC(1965)
Figure 44 Bearing capacity factors for deep
circular foundations.
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Note that for clays the net ultimate bearing pressure is
independent of depth (and therefore overburden stress). It is a function
only of the shape of the loaded area and undrained shear strength of the
soiL
S
eff = 0<. S
u
where:
~ = reduction factor
Surface Loading
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1.0 -----~~--------,-------~
0·8
0.6 1.5
~-----~rl------~~-:"":':"'=':"":~=-------i
AVERAGE
0<. x Su
tsf
0.4
Su , tsf 2 3
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where:
= settlement
f
q = distributed load
E = modulus of deformation
where:
E
k :: Eq. 7.41.3
B (1 - 1)
B
B' Eq. 7.41. 4
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It is conunon to express the coefficient of subgrade
reaction in ter:ms of the value for a 1 foot square plate (k ) as this is
1
the size for conventional plate loading tests. Therefore,
k
B
=
Typical values for k 1 are shown in Figure 46.
Rectangular Footings
(1 + 0.5 B/L)
1.5 Eq.7.41.5
where:
Effe ct of Depth
= Eq. 7.41.6
where:
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FINE GRAINED SOIL
MEDIUM
1~~lsOFlf STIFF I STIFF I VERY STIFF I
350 I 2 3 I I
UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH Qu' T.S.F.
t
/4
300 300
250
k, =COEFFICIENT OF SUBGRADE
REACTION FOR I FOOT
SQUARE BEARING PLATE
/
/ /
If)
....
lL
...... 200
AT GROUND SURFACE.
/ /
V
~
(f)
/
Z
0
/
....
z 150
I I I I -./ 150
k - FOR COARSE GRAlNE(
V /
.JJ:.-
'SOILS /
A
100
A' .
~
k, -FOR FINE'GRAINEC SOILS
50
·VV RELATIVE DE NS/TY. %
70 90 100
10 20 30 40 50 60 80
o I
I. LOOSE
VERY I LOOSE MEDIUM DENSE DENSE I VERY
DENSE I
COARSE GRAINED .SOIL
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1.0 .. • I ,
LENGTH TO
BREADTH RATIO
0.9 vs
SHAPE FACTOR
0.8 FOR A CIRCLE OF
DIAMETER B. Fs =0.89
0.7
en 0.6
LL ..
a::
0 . 0.5
I b
\0 ..... ~I ELASTIC THEORY
N ~ CD
I ><1 m
LIJ J ~ 0.4
Q.~
<l
I II
en u.(/) 0.3
0
0.1 1.0 10.0 100.0
LIB LENGTH TO BREADTH RATIO
Surface Loading
2
k =k(B+1 Eq. 7.42. 1
B 1 2B
D S
k ::: k (1 +2 D/B) Eq.7.42.2
B B
where:
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~ II. D'If RI <l . t~, , -D >I .1I
VLx8
1.0 F'\
~~ \
.95 \ DEPTH RATIO
\~ t'-e
~.~4 ~} VS
.90 ~
'-.' DEPTH FACTOR
'",,25,
CIRCLE
.85 =.v
~ ~ k~ ~~O.5) 1\ ,
0::
'Ye" I~~
0 80
_r--....: ~ t::..... 't'- 1\
...U<n ~~ ..............
i! ~
,0 ~ .75
-~ ........
- ~
~II ~ ~
- ~~
O
.70 ........... ~
fu &L YB
0 R ~ ,~ ~ 100=
.65
(tB~"'l:.~~0
.60
100% SIDE J~ ~~ ~
FRICTION ~,
.55
I I I I 1\, I~~
~ .50
~
I o 0.2 O~ 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.8 Q6' 0.4 0.2 0
= Eq.7.42.3
Clays
jJ = q/k
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1.0
DEPTH RATIO
0.9 vs
U) /0 DEPTH FACTOR
~~
0.8
• (.!)
lLo 0.7 BASED ON JANBU(l963)
I')~
..J
(5 0.6 qs
en
rr
«
..J
::J 0.5
Z
«
a:
C)
0.4 FOG FOR
I
a: SANDa
~ ~ GRAVEL .
0'
I rr 0.3 BASED ON
g JANBU(l963)
~
LL 0.2
J:
I- S
a.. K = COEFFiCiENT OF SUBGRAOE REACTION AT SURFACE.
UJ D
a 0.1 K = COEFFICIENT OF SUBGRADE REACTION AT DEPTH, D
o -' ' I ,
q = load in tsf
settlement in feet
f ==
k = B
where:
Sands
B +1
k ==
F x F
(
2B
D DG
where:
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CHAPTER 8 - OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION METHODS
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£. When the excavation is in deep deposits of weak
soils, the cumulative total of all displace.ments occurring below the
last placed strut level amounts to about 60 percent of the total
measured movement.
"Wall Type"
8. 22 Underpinning
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8.30 WALL TYPE
8. 31. 1 Applicability
8. 32. 1 Applicability
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sand for example). A common, difficult situation is when, such soils
are underlain by rock or by impervious soils within the depth of the
excavation. This sequence makes it extremely difficult to fully dewater
to the lowest extent of the water-bearing formation.
8.33.1 Applicability
8.41 Tiebacks
8.41. 1 Applicability
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8;41.2 Operational Considerations
Excessive Prestressing
Lateral Creep
8.42. 1 Applicability
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intermediate support. A s the distance between the sides of theexcava-
tion increases, internal bracing becomes less efficient, and therefore
tiebacks become more attractive. In some cases inclined rakers are
economical alternatives.
8. 50 UNDERPINNING
8.51 Applicability
8. 52 Operational Considerations
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A nUInber of factors Inay cause ground loss. Lagged
underpinning pits for construction of piers have Inany of the saIne
contingencies mentioned previously for soldier pile walls. The potential
for ground loss also exists when "blow conditions" develop in open
shafts or open-ended piles below gound water table.
8.61 Scope
8.62 Grouting
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been used iIi difficult gFound water situations where more conven-
tional methods have failed or are inade_quate. However, the use of
ground freezing as a primary construction method is increasing.
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bottom. of the excavation at interm.ediate stages and at final depths.
These uncontrolled displacem.ents represent about 60 per cent of the
total.
In deep excavations, the imbalance created by load re-
m.oval causes excessive shear strains, in the "plastic" range of stresses.
stresses.
6. Seepage: Seepage at the toe will weaken passive
restraint and/or cause ground flow into the excavation.
8. 80 COSTS
8. 81 Purpose and Scope
This section is intended to provide so:me general guide-
lines to enable engineers to m.ake a IIfirst pass ll approxim.ation of
costs or to co:mpare alternate s che:mes. Obviously, these cost guidelines
are not precise, and they will vary by geographic area and job conditions.
Costs have been developed on the basis of 1975 prices
and labor conditions prevailing in the urban northeast.
8.82 Walls
Concrete Diaphragm.
Tangent Pile
(single row) $15 to $18 $19 to $23
Cast-in-place Slurry1
Wall (30 11 :I: thick) $20 to $35 $31 to $44
~~When applied to the exposed portion of the wall, this includes carrying
the toe penetration to about 25 per cent of exposed wall height below the
bottom. of the excavation.
(1) Price variation is relatively insensitive to variations in wall
thicknes s in the range of 2 to 3 feet thick. Difficult excavation in
hard :materials (till, boulders, weathered rock) will raise costs
to from $40 to $,60 per sq. ft. (Ta:maro, 1975).
~--- -
Reproduced from
besl available coPY.
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8~ 83 Supported Walls
8. 83. 1 Tiebacks
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8. 83.2 Internal Bracing
1When applied to the exposed portion of the wall, this includes toe
penetration to about 25 per cent of the exposed wall height below the
bottom of the excavation
8. 84 Underpinning
c. Pali Radice
Reproduced from
best available copy.
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8. 85 Ground Freezing
1. Geometry of excavation.
2. Earth and water pressures to be supported.
3. Amount of time available for completion of the
support system.
4. Duration of time for which the excavation is to be
held open after completion.
5. Union or non-union work rules. (Union work rules,
which demand round-the-clock manning of completely
automated electrically powered equipment, frequently
substantially increase the cost of ground freezing).
8. 86 Grouting
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CHAPTER 9 - SOLDIER PILE WALLS
9. 10 INTRODUC TION
Lagging
-110-
(a) WF SECTION OR H-PILE SECTION
. '. .
.
...
~
. .-. .'
LAGGING LAGGING
TO FRONT TO SIDE
OR t. _---00,..,.:
TIEBACK
e,g, DONOlO (1971)
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(0) CONTACT SHEETING
(NYACK, N .Y,)
-1l2-
ing soil to protect against ground loss from seepage. In slow
draining ground the louvres are filled with salt hay. This material
permits water to bleed through but also acts as a filter which pre-
vents loss of ground (see Figure 52).
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sssssss s s
PLAN
Ii .. LAGGING
I '2 -2".:t
BOARD
SOLDIER PILE
FRONT ELEVATION
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(0) CAST I N PLACE
.. . ,
- • .. "
V/// /
-. . .'-, ,•
/
~
,
, .-
.....
I
. ~
SOIL ...
• . .. .
.."
.• ".
,
. •.
'" .
~
(, , ~
... ' ~
r
~
.....
~
(b) SHOTCRETE
-115 -.
PREFABRICATED
ELE M EN T ---.,u.u;~
\~~~r?"f---REINFORCING
GROUT
GROUT
".....: '._-
' .. : ,/
CAST-IN- PLACE
SECTION
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~ I
r
-: .. "I.' j
I
,:::-_ _-.....,.__
, I , j.
WOOD
OR
PREFABRICATED CONCRETE
ELEMENT
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9.32 Wood Lagging
9. 32. 2 Arching
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Table 3. Strength properties for
typi.cal grades of timber.
Allowable Modulus of
Flexu ral St re s s Elasticity
Wood Type and Grade I
1
f b , psi E, psi
I
I
Douglas Fir - Larch, surfaced I
dry or surfaced green used at
max. 190/0 M. C.
Construction 1200 1,500,000
Selec t Structural
II 2050 1,800, 000
I
dry 0 l' surfaced green used at j
I
I
max. 19% M. C. i
Cons truction I 1150 1,100, 000
Select Structural
I 1950
I 1,400,000
Reproduced from
best availa ble copy.
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diagram but allows a 50 percent increase in the allowable flexural
stress of stress graded lumber. \
9.33.1 General
9. 33. 3 Overcut
sion in ~,;material
'" ··'v",
rammed in this manner and/or there. is . concern
with futli;r,er~ashoutfrom ground water action, the soil can be mixed
J~""
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Table 4. Recommended thickne sse s of wood lagging.
Recommended Thicknesses of
Unified Lagging (roughcut) for Clear Spans of:
Soil Description Classification Depth 5' 6' 7' 8' 9' 10'
Clays. heavily over- CL, CH 25' to 60' 3" 3" 4" 4" 5" 5"
consolidated fissured.
Cohesionless silt or fine ML; SM-ML
sand and silt below water
table.
Soft clays ~H ) 5.
Su
CL, CH 0' to 15' 3" 3" 4" 5" -- --
Slightly plastic silts ML - 15' to 25' au 4" 5" 6" -- --
below water table.
Clayey sands (loose),
below water table.
SC
- 25' to 35' 4" 5" 6" -- -- --
Note:
*In the category of "potentially dangerous soils",
use of lagging is questionable.
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~.;qith
ce:rnent and dry packed. Louvres also aid in backpa- _~ing. Louvres
also provide an opportunity to take remedial measures to -:~prove
filtering or to correct for ground loss behind previously :::lstalled lagging.
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(0) CURVED SOIL FACE AND DOUBLE WEDGING.
WEDGES
(b) CONCRETE
~,. •
'f>,,"
10.'
II " .
•
II
V
I
I
D'
,
b
A
,-
b-
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• • '6. &
...
A·./)
, •
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r
V
v
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~
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"
_,
Lo
'
4. ' - ...
q
'/11
.. ''0,{
I
-- .
... ' .- ... ~"
....... - .....
....-r...,...-r,..,...
. "."
- ....
SOLDIER PILE
STEEL SHEET
~
. " I·
,I (
I 1o.L.r---.
, l! N-I'---+-- STEE L
( I SHEET
.' I' .
DETAIL r 1'1
I'
... '. I "
< ,I
"i 1:\
. ,.
, 1:
I· , .
0
',
WALE
I:1,' I
SECTION A-A
-123-
collapse of soil into the augered hole. This can be prevented by using
casing or by using a bentonite slurry suspension to stablilize the hole.
-124-
for driving. In hard ground, bearing piles may be equipped with a
driving point to help penetrate .boulders and/or to get sufficient depth
for adequate lateral resistance or bearing capacity.
-125 -
9.42 Installation of Lagging
9.43 Removal
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Table 5. AWPA minimum retentiun standards
for sawn timber below ground.
lbs/cu. ft.
Retention
Trade" Names:
(1) Chemonite
(2) Erdalith, Green salt
(3) Boliden K - 33
Osmose K - 33
*Data from AITC, "Timber Construction Manual", 2nd Edition, Wiley, 1974.
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CHAPTER 10 - STEEL SHEET PILING
10. 10 INTRODUCTION
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- - ........... '. ~
-----,~===~
-..............:... ~.';
,~:-,
\...::::===~....J-...:
", ,
-.= =
PZ 38 PZ 32 8 PZ 27
~-, :'
:'' I
,}~
\ -,,\ ...
'-'
", ,
" ..... II
II
.
'I
,II
-- -::."
--
PMA 22 PDA27
-129 ..
Table 6. Domestic steel sheet pile secti.ons.
I
Moment i Section
Section
Dimension (in)
D, depth L, length
Weight
Ib/ sf I
of Inertia
in 4 /ft
Modulus
in 3 /ft
I PZ 32
I 11. 5 21 32. 0 220 38.3
! I
(l) Single pUe is 3-1/2" deep.
As driven, wall is 7" deep.
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FRODINGHAM. IBXN.2N,3N,4N_
'"
,.- , , .-
, .-, ,
"
~II
L= 1874 (IBXN)---..I
Ii
L= 19 (2N.3N,4N)-~
11
~--- L = 20.67
11
1
- - - - -....
BELVAL Bl-250,Bl-350,B2-450,B2-550
~----L= 19.68"------~
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-
Table 7. Foreign steel sheet pile sections.
Moment Section
Dimension (in) Weight of Inertia Modulus
Section 'D, depth L. length Iblsf in4 /ft in 3 /ft
(1)
Frodingham
1B x N 5. 63 18. 75 27.00 36 12. 9
2N 9. 25 19. 00 23. 01 99 21. 4
I 3N
4N
11.
13.
13
00
19.00
19.00
28.08
34.99
175
292
31. 4
44.9
(1) I :
!
Hoe sch I :
i, ,
:
i
Belval(2) i
19. 68 . I, II
No. 250 9.48 22.98 105 22.30
No. 350 11. 40 19.68 Ii 26.75 I 180 31. 10
No. 450 13.80 19.68 , 34.82 I
,I
333 48.40
No. 550 13.80 19.68 55.71 547 78.50
I i
(1) Data from:' L. B. Foster Company, Pittsburgh, Pa,
(2) Data from Skyline Industries, Port Kearny, N. J.
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therefore takes advantage of the full section modulus of both piles
(Tschebotarioff, 1974).
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Table 8. Steel type s used for sheet pile s.
fb, psi
f y ' ps i AIS C':' Des ign
'ASTM Grade Yield Point Flexural Stre s s
A 572
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may, of course, consolidate as a result of vibrations during d1;'iving
or extraction. It is believed, however, that the influence of such
vibrations in loose granule.::- soil will be confined to within about 10
to 15 feet of the sheet pile wall.
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CHAPTER 11 - CONCRETE DIAPHRAGM WALLS
11. 10 INTRODUCTION
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GUIDE WALLS ~
------~----------- ~
/' / // / -' /~ ./ -=-=:
// r=-" I( / BENTONITE
~ .. " RETURN
. ,l ~.
.,._1
BENTONITE FILLED
- TRENCH
I
....
VJ :~ .~
.. ," :'", .,
-..J
I
" CLAM'SHELC::SUCKET
.......... ~ ---.u-
---,-- . ____ '!i
----
--- "
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.
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co
230 ,\,
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~ -----=--- .
.:.:..: ,~':'-~. r-~.·~:~~~·.~ ::'~:';.; -=----===
~-:. ,- .. ',,, " " .: ..-~ .. _------.. _-
I
~ - ~
Figure 60. Preparations for concrete placement.
(Courtesy of lCaS Corporation).
.'
.,
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. I
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.....
:"t~·~~·,,~~· '! ".: 1
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.--
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'. /<·:'''~~~'~:~·S
; ,
'.,', ,
• I .'.. ~ :. ....- ;" ~ •• :.: ~ "J
:... '
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; 1111111111111111111111' · '
:-6. . ~':. ;.'~
.. ,"::' ;;'.; : ~'. I, "PANEL~ DURING
I
.- ~.':; '~EXCAVATION
~,
~. '4'· .•....
o t." .... _. ,'~'":~'-':= ~-=-= ... . ;.
I
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o ~ ...." ~";.~'''~:' :;.:,:,.,.~
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en
,...,
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a-
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At,
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11. 30 SLURRY TRENCH STABILITY
II. 31 General
11.32 Mudcake
-142-
II. 33.2 Stability Analysis
11. 34 Arching
Reproduced from
best available copy.
-143-
'i..
-144-
11. 40 PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF SLURRY STABILIZED EXCA VA TIONS
11.42. 1 General
-145-
-:-;;'".
-146-
d. Fluid Loss in Highly Pervious Soils.
Merely increasing bentonite concentration in soils having permeabilities
greater than about 1.0 -1 to 10 -2 cm/ sec will not be effective (Sliwinski
and Fleming, 1974). Hutchinson, et al (1974) propose the addition
of about 1 percent fine sand as a means to penetrate and block the pores
of pervious soils having permeability greater than lQ-1cm/sec. Other
additives include a range of inert plugging substances such as; nut
shells, plant fibres, rayon, cellophane flakes, mica, ground rubber
tires, etc.
Fann Viscometer.
-147-
Reproduced from
best available copy.
/
~-r600 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1
• I ~
~ I PLASTIC
i5 'r300 ----- - - - - - - -- ~---l-- - --- VISCOSITY
<t
l&J
D::
~
,..
,.. ,..
,..,..-' I
I
I
I
~--------------------!------
}/
~ I I
I
I
I
I
YIELD STRESS, 'tY
300 600 ROTOR SPEED (rpm)
-118-
the funnel to drain is reported as Marsh funnel viscosity~ Obviously
the more viscous the fluid, the longer the drain time. The FPS
specification requires that the Marsh cone drain time be between
30 and 60 seconds.
Filtering Performance
-149-
11. 43.1 Highly Pervious Soils
-150-
severe pH contamination due to presence of iron oxides. The slurry
became so ~ick and viscous that it was necessary to totally replace
before concreting.
-151-
the tremie concrete will satisfactorily displace the bentonite mud-
cake and develop effective bond against the soil. British practice
with cast-in-situ piling formed in slurry stabilized holes bears out
the successful development of soil adhesion, especially in cohesive
soils. In more pervious granular soils the mudcake is more difficult
to displace and may reduce side friction by about 10 to 30 percent
(Sliwinski and Fleming, 1974).
11. 52 Concrete
-152-
11. 53 Steel
-153-
ROUND JOINT, USING STOP- END TUBE
PRIMARY PANEL
CONCRETED
. -154-
TWO-STEP EXCAVATION
o o AUGER PRIMARY
HOLES.
W!I/I/I/I/I~
TREMIE PRIMARY
PANEL.
TREMIE SECONDARY
PANEL.
or JD
EXCAVATE PRIMARY
PANEL AND SET
SOLDIER PILES.
JW!IIIII//11/JlJ[
TREMIE PRIMARY
PANEL.
t7JVI///////J1//I!J~
TREMIE SECONDARY
PANEL.
-155-
reinforcing steel in cast-in-place walls. Figure 67 shows guide wall
sections.
1 L 62 Trenching
1 L 62. 1 General
Procedures are:
COMPACTED BACKFILL
~ I I
I I
• I· I NOTE: ADD CEMENT TO
_..:-1-'\}' I. BACKFILL TO
PREVENT UNDER-
MINING AND TO
INCREASE STABIL-
ITY.
-157-
Clam Shell
-158-
Sliwinski and Fleming (1974) report a method
to penetrate soft rock by first boring 30 inch diameter holes at regular
spacing and then removing the material between the bored holes with
a hydraulically operated grab tool. Tamaro (1974) reports a similar
procedure used by ICOS to penetrate bouldery formations.
11. 71 General
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(a) TONGUE a GROOVE
GROUT REMAINING IN PLACE
EXCAVATION. SI DE
"\:GROUT REMOVED DURING EXCAVATION
~=~~~.~
EXCAVATION SIDE
~ R:MOVED DURING EXCAVATION
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PREFASIF SYSTEM:
SECURING THE FOOT:
THE HOOK ENGAGING
INTO THE LOCKI NG
BAR.
i --cj I&~-+
PREFASIF SYSTEM:
THREE EXAMPLES OF
USE OF THE SLOTS TO
GUARANTEE A WATER-
TIGHT JOINT BETWEEN
SECTIONS.
1- WITH THE WATERSTOP
JOINT:
2-WITHA REINFORCED
CONCRETE KEY.
3-WITH SEALING GROUT
ALONE.
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panel size. Depending upon wall thickness the depth limitation is
normally in the range of 30 to 50 feet.
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11. 73. 2 Two Step Excavation: First for Piles:
Second for Panel
11.74. 1 General
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I. SET SOLDIER PILE IN PRE-EXCAVATED HOLE
PRE-CAST SOLDIER
______ PILE -----~-"f.
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SET SOLDIER PILE IN PRE- EXCAVATED HOLE.
~
.'.
.
'"
.. '
'.
STEEL WIDE FLANGE
SECTION DRIVEN TO
m
\d/)
BEARING STRATUM LEAN
IF REQUIRED. CONCRETE
CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT
(2b) ,,
\
'1'
... _e ...
\
,
,
CAST-IN- PLACE
CONCRETE
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fREBARS
CD =========I~)
C-=!::I===::
====:
C-==;:::::;::I: I)
SET SOLDIER PILES ANDREBARS
IN ALTERNATE PANELS.
@. QJZZI;7At:
EXCAVATE INTERVENING PANELS
AND SET REBAR CAGE.
CONCRETE
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(0) SMALL DIAMETER (COMMONLY "TANGENT" PILES)
d" 12 TO 16
. .
:j r:: I ~"±
-0000,..1------+-0- j ROW I
"1 \ ( )
\ ,,(.)(
1.
/" ,-,....~ I--- , - -- ~ -- \ --r -....
)f )(
.L
H
_\l...--_ _
J
)
ROW 283 etc.
AS REQUIRED
,
(
........
)f
\.--
)(
, - / \...--- '-../ ' - . /
ROTATING CASING
WITH CUTTING
EDGE.
(SECANT)
CONCRETE FILLED
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The grout is am.ixture of Portland cement,
fluidifier, sand, and water. Sometimes a mineral filler may be added
as well. The grout is injected under pressure through the central hole
as the auger is withdrawn, and soil cuttings are removed from the
auger flights as they emerge from the ground. Immediately following
grouting, a cage of reinforcing steel or a wide flange beam section
is inserted into the wet mortar.
11.74.4 Discussion
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CHAPTER 12 - INTERNAL BRACING
12. 10 INTRODUCTION
12.23 Connections
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SUFFICIENT WELD
TO HOLD IN PLACE
BRACE
(WEB HORIZOTAL)
-- -- -- - - - - -- -- -- ----
STIFFENERS
(TACK WELD
IN PLACE)
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SUFFICIENT WELD
TO HOLD IN PLACE
BRACE
(WEB VERTICAL)
STIFFENERS
a) BRACE DEPTH SMALLER THAN
WALE FLANGE WIDTH. (TACK WELD IN PLACE)
PLATE
BRACE
(WEB VERTICAL)
SU-F-FI-CI-ENT --J:.==fr;~~~~
WEL.O TO HOLD IN
PLACE
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INCLINED" KICKER" OR
"SPUR BRACE" --,,......-J
STIFF TaB
AT BRACE SOLDIER
(~l THICK) BEAM
WELD A- WELD B8 C·
VERTICAL COMPONENT HORIZONTAL WOOD
SHEETING
OF BRACE LOAD
(3" THICK)
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12.30 INSTALLATION
12.31 General
12. 34 Preloading
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JACKING BRACKET
(CUT FROM VF
BRACE (PIPE OR BEAM) BEAM)
BEAM
FLANGE
a) WEDGING
STIFFENERS
WALE
b) TELESCOPING PIPE
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WALE
JACKING BRACKET
JACK
PLATES a WEDGES
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made using a telescoping strut or a split pipe which fits over the pipe
brace.
A = area of strut
s
E
s
= modulus of strut (30,000 ksi)
Since the soil behind the wall yields under the increased
load, the actual stress increase will be less than that indicated by
the limiting case condition.
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Case Decked or Open Load Variation
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CHAPTER 13 - TIEBACKS
13. 10 INTRODUCTION
During the last 20 years the use of soil and rock anchors to
support side walls of excavations has increased significantly. Tie-
backs (or anchors) have been used to support both temporary and
permanent excavations.
Since the wall reaction is the only part of the tieback in the
excavation, a tied-back system provides an open work area. At pre-
sent the design of tied-back walls in the United States is based largely
on empirical relationships obtained from successful tied-back in-
stallations. The purpose of this chapter is to present the techniques
used in tied-back wall design and construction.
13. 21 General
13.22 Deformations
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WALL -~
REACTION
"SUPPORT MEMBER (TIE)
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detail in Volum.es II (Design Fundamentals) and III (Construction
Methods) of this research.
b. Wall stiffness
c. Tieback prestress
g. Volum.etric strain
-180-
~ -.i----~~---_
• 181-
Free Body Diagram and Forces
-18Z-
E
~net
~---Pa
-183 -
the ratio of the maximum pos sible tieback force to the design tieback
T
force; F. S. = T max • The maximum tieback force is determined from
des
the appropriate vector diagram.
-184-
A E
0( =¢ on failure plane
( CL)
1':
F.S. =max > 1.5
Tdes
w S,s
-185-
A E
Pal
at • , ON FAILURE PLANE
-186-
p
a
a. Upper Tieback
W
I 1.5
S
«PI
es
B. Luwer Tieback
T
Z
F. S. = T max>
_ 1. 5
Z
des
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A E E
~
I
i'-
2
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p
a T
,._.L..--.
T1
"'" 1 .
..... des
ma
F. S. = > 1. 5
S
'PI
0< = 'P on failure plane.
T
1-2
max
F. S. 1.5
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A E E
fbi
~I
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T
1-2 max
T
, ..!.des
......... ~2 des
.....
V'{I
Sl2f
I
1.5
T 1-2
max
F. S. = 1.5
T1 + T2
des des
-191-
w
I
I
I
I
CI
s;
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Safety Factor in Terms of Soil Strength
13.23.4 Discussion
-193-
Po Po
Normal to
Failure Plane
<¢ .. 0)
w w w
F.S._ Sc avail =Su xL Shear strength available N tan¢ SuxL N tan flJ
I
F. S.
Sc mob Su mob xL Shear strength mobilized N tan 0<. F. S. = Su mobxL N tan 0<.
-0
-
N:>.
I
(0 ) (·b} (c)
Cohesive Soil Cohesionless Soil Soil With Both Cohesive and
Cohesionless Properties
Note: Consideration of Horizontal and Vertical Wall
Forces Increases Factor of Safety
P
CL
-
B w
2 w
~!2desXl2
2 .- _
net I, +l2
B
3
.....I T
~ 2
U1 net
I N tan j!l _ tan j!l
F. S. =
N tan()( tan 0<:
c (0 ) ( b)
Free Body (Cohesionless Soil)
Vector Diagram
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Wall
Not Suitable
For Anchorage
Base of Excavation
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Table 9. Swnm.ary of tieback types and applicable soil types.
1- LOW PRESSURE
Straight Shaft Friction 12-24" NA A NA Very stiff to hard clays Friction
(Solid stem auger) (30 - Dense cohesive sands
60cm)
Straight Shaft Friction 6-18" NA NA 30 - 150 Very stiff to hard clays Friction
(Hollow stem auger) (15 - (200 - Dense cohesive sands
45cm) 10 35kN/m 2) Loose to dense sands
(12-14"
most
common)
Underreamed Single 12-18" 30-42" A NA Very stiff to hard co- Friction and
Bell at Bottom (30 - (75 - hesive soils bearing
45cm) 105cm) Dense cohesive sands
Soft rock
Underreamed Multi- 4-8" 8-24" A NA Very stiff to hard co- Friction and
bell (10 - (20 - hesi ve soils bearing
20cm) 60cm) Dense cohesive sands
Soft rock
Z. HIGH PRESSURE-
SMALL DIAMETER
Regroutable (3) 3-8" NA NA 200-500 Same soils as for non- Friction and
(7.5 - (1380 - regroutable anchors bearing
20cm) 3450kN/m 2 ) plus:
a) stiff to very stiff
clay
.b) varied and difficult
soils
A - applicable
NA - not applicable
R~~~oduced from
best available copy.
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Large Diameter Anchors
a. Straight-shafted Anchor
p =o<S 1fd L
u u s s
where:
d
s
= diameter of anchor shaft
L
s
= length of anchor shaft
b. Belled Anchor
2
p
u
=o<Su 1J'd s L
s
+ iff /4 (D - d 2) N S (Littlejohn, 1970a)
s cu
where:
d , L , Sand 0( are as before
s s u
D = diameter of anchor bell
N
c
=bearing capacity factor =9
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ESTIMATED LOAD FOR
ANCHORS IN COHESIVE SOIL
P
u
= oZ. Su L
s
1T d s
0<. = O. 3-0. 5
(a)
Friction Anchor
eX := 0.3.0. 5
Nc =9
(b)
Belled Anchor
ex :II 0.3-0.5
(; :II 0.75-1.00
N lIZ 9
c
(c)
Multi-Belled Anchor
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c. Multi-belled Anchor
2 2
P =c(S 1fdL +1r/4(D _d )NS +8S 1rDL
u u ss s cu'-u u
where:
d , L , S , 0( , Nand D are a s before
s s u c
L = length of underreamed portion of anchor
u
fJ = reduction factor in Su for soil between
underream tips = O. 75 - 1. 0 (Littlejohn,
1970a; Bassett, 1970; Neely and Montague-
Jones, 1974)
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(a)
Friction Anchor
(No Grout Penetration)
(b)
Bulb Anchor
(Grout Penetration)
-202-
2. Grout penet~ation in anchor zone (very pervious
soils)
_ -"., 2 2
P
u
=A (j
v
7TDL tan,p
seen
+ B crv@ d II /4 (D - d )
s
(Littlejohn, 1970a)
where:
d , D, Land,p are as before
sse
if = average vertical effective stress at anchor
v entire anchor length
"v@ = vertical effective stress at anchor end
v end
closest to wall
A = Contact pressure at anchor soil interface
effective vertical stres s (cr v )
Littlejohn reports typical values of A ranging
between 1 and 2.
B =bearing capacity factor similar to N but
smaller in magnitude. A value of q
B =N 9 is recommended provided
1.3-1.4
h~ 25D; where h is the depth to anchor.
P = L n 2 tan
us e
,p
where:
n = 26 - 40 kips/it (380 - 580 kN/m)
2
L = 3 - 12 ft (0.9 - 3.7 m), D =
15 - 24 inches
s (400 _ 610 mm).
depth to anchor = 40 - 50 ft (12.2 - 15. 1m).
b. Empirical Relationships
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. 400 r---r----r---,.---....o:r---~"....._,
Very Dense
~
SandY
• • • • Medium to
••••••• ·Coarse Sand
• • . • • ~ ... (with gravel)
Cu =3o~-405
5 10 15 20 25 30
Length of Anchor, Ft.
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The following table sum:marizes the load capacity of
single injection small diameter anchors:
Ultimate Load
Soil kips/ft kN/m
Clean sand/gravel soils 10 - 20 145 - 290
Clean medium to coarse 7 - 15 100 - 220
sands
Silty sands 5 - 10 70 - 145
c. Regroutable Anchors
The last two modes of failure are true of all anchors and will be discussed
in Section 13.25.
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20
--,- I
I
-
I
t- -+-
I
I
····0
BRUSSELS
Medium Sand
MARCOULE
16 --0 Alluvium & Marl
.
........
I BERCY
....... "
- - 0 Seine
III
-L- Alluvial
....Po.
~
I Sands
>..
. 12
.....
....
U
III ST. JEAN-DE-LUZ
Po.
III
--e Clayey Sand and
U Gravel
~III 8 1------..4+-J..~---'-_4_--M..........l-_+_-_+_-~___,_t _ ~ ST. CLOUD BRIDGE
.cGl Soft Chalk
.... I
-- ...
BAGNOLET
E-4
---!- Gypsum Marl
....IIIGl
I
8
~ 4 .-....",.~~b't-Il..-_....,---+---'----+-----'---t - - - - -
S I I - - - - -Ostermayer (1974)
........
s::
L I Very Stiff Clay
D I - I- wJ = 48 to 58
\ wp 25 to 35 =
0J-_......_...,.,~ ~_ _..L..-_~_--I 1IIl
4 0
Maximum Grouting Pressure, psi
-206 -
Table 10. High pressure small diameter tiebacks
in cohesive soil (after Ostermayer, 1974).
Without With
Soil Type Post-Grouting Post-Grouting
Note:
.207 -
Anchor Load in Cohesive
Soil
With and Without
Post Grouting
10 I-
N
. 8 I-
-
...,
~
(5) No. of Test
tf.l
.....0.. Anchors
::x::
l
~
c: 6 I-
o
.....
..., Without Post
.....()
~ Grouting IIII
~
With
Without
Post
00---0 Grouting
2 I-
With
••---e. Post
Grouting
Ostermayer (1974)
11 Marl Clay Wl=32 to 45; W = 14 to 25
p
12 Marl Sandy Silt wI =45; W =22
P
13 Clay-medium to wI =45 to 59; W =16 to 35
p
highly 'plastic
Goldberg-Zoino &. Associates NOTE: I K/ft2 = 47.9 KN/m 2
21 Medium Plastic Clay
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a point on the anchor and extending to the top of the rock. Figure 98
illustrates the geometry for this case. The criteria used to evaluate the
value of the angle, e, and the location of the apex of the cone vary with
the type of rock, method of load transfer, and designer (Littlejohn, 1975).
Grout-Rock Bond
where:
d = diameter of anchor shaft
s
L = length of anchor shaft
s
~ . = grout-rock bond strength
skln
The values of skin friction, &skln
" for various
rock types are summarized in Table 11.
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P = Apex of Cone
p (Varies from Midpoint
to Base of Anchor)
-210-
Table II. Typical values of bond stress for selected rock types.
-211-
13.24.5 Safety Factor of Soil or Rock
13.24.6 Discussion
-212-
13.25 Tendon Design and Load Transfer
-213-
Tie Member
Sand or L ean Ce
Grout (B TIlcnt
ackfill)
-214-
High strength steel wire strands, cables, and
bars are most commonly used for tie members. Often the choice of
the type of tie is limited by the method of installation or convenience.
Table 12 lists typical properties and dimensions of steel wires, strands,
and bar s fDr tie member s.
Resin Grouts
Cement Grouts
Concrete
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Table 12. Typical steel properties and dimensions for ties.
Type Diameters Ultimate Stress Yield Stress Ultimate Load Yield Load
of Tie (inches) f (ksi) f (% f ) (kips) (kips)
u Y u
-
(1) Many wires are used in anchor to obtain load carrying capacity.
(2) Several cables or strands are used in an anchor.
(3) There are many bar or rod types and manufacturers. The data presented
here is typical and is not meant to indicate the only bar types available.
Table 13. Recommende'd maximum .$tresses for tie members in anchor.
·Wire 240 80 70 55 55
2
(1. 66 kNhnrn )
Cable or 270 85 75 60 60
2
I Strand 0.86 kNhnm )
N
.-
--J
I
Bar or 130 - 230 85 75 60 60
Rod (0.897 - 1. 59
kN/mm 2 )
f
lMaximum De sign Stre s s, f , is equal to 1. ~5 - which corre sponds to the
d
recommended factor of safety for, production temporary anchors. For
special test anchors or permanent anchors the design stresses will be
lower due to the higher required design and tested factors of safety.
13.25.5 Corrosion Protection
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er;oo
CllCll
~:lJ
QlO
..
<a.
Qle
_.,...
I iil Cll
N era.
..... (i)~
~
,...0
I
0 3
"tl
':'
;'
~~,~
~'~ c'
~.,# ~
\,-' ,'" '::~
.-!. . . ~ ¥.:f;~"
"'0 ".~.;;':~;:,,,. ~~ ~.
.. .. .
~~. -"~ ~.i;~
"
',,,
The type of tie, the treatment of the bond free zone, the
method of tensioning the tie, and anchoring of the tie at the wall are all
virtually independent of the type of tieback.
-220-
.~.
cause of their fl~xibility. In small diameter holes steel bars or rods
often require centering while cables and wires generally will not because.
of their irregular surface.
13.41 Reasons
-221-
Friction
'----Connection
-222-
Figure 102. Button-head connection for wire tie s.
-223 -
•
••• •••
... .. • • • • • •
• • • ,. • • •
• • • • • • •
I:' • • •
·, ·..··...................... ..
. ...
• • • It • • •
• • • • • • • • Design
... • ..
~
, ...
·• ·...
.• • .• •, ...•.•.• .•.•.• .••...• •
~
• • •
• • •• • •• • •• • _ • e ,
~
"
·• • , . .•.•.• .•.•.•
• • t • • • • • • •
• •
· . ., .. , •.
•.• • .• .••
•
It
•
•
•
•
•
•
I·'
•
•
• •• • • •
•••• • ••
• •
...................
................
.. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .
~
...
.
..... .
•
• ••
•
• • •• • •• • •• • ••
...... .
• ••• • • •• • •
...................
• • • •• • • • • •
· .. .. . .... .. ..
• •••••• •
• • • •, • • • • •
• •
• • • •,• • • • • • • •
•• • • ,
• ••• • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • •
· ......
•• • • • • • • •• • • • •••
• • • • •• • • • •• •
• • •
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Table 14. Typical equipment for construction of tiebacks.
Range in Spacers Angle of
Anchor Preferred Soil Diameter Typical and Inclination
Type Type Equipment (typical) Lengths Grout Type Plate (to horizontal) Bond Free Zone
Straight
Shaft-
Large
Diameter
1
(1) Solid Competent cohe- Truck-mounted 12"_24 ' 50'-130' Pumped con- Spacers and 0 0 _ 90 0 Lean concrete or
Stem sive soil which crawler-mounted (30cm- (typical) crete. plate gener- (better at sand backfill.
Augers can remain open or crane-sup- 60cm) (15m - ally used. shallow Plastic sheathing.
unsupported. ported augers 40m) angles)
guided by Kelly
Bars.
Multi- Competent cohe- 4"- 8" Total Cement grout Spacers used Generally in- Lean concrete,
Under- sive soil or rock (lOcm - lengths in or concrete. to cente r ties. stalled at weak cement grout,
reamed that can remain lOcm) excess of [Concrete for Plate used in angle (30 0 - or sand. Entire
Anchor open unsupported. Shaft 50' (15m). larger dia- some methods 60 0 ) tie length except
(Multi- To date expe ri- Spacing meter an- to transfer for plate is un-
Bell) enCe in United 8"- 24 11 between chors] entire load. bonded in SOme
Kingdom. (lOcm - bells methods.
60cm) approxi-
Under- mately
reams 1. 5 - l.O
x diameter
Du~ 1.5d s bell.
Table 14. Typical equipment for construction of tiebacks. (Continued).
Range in Spacers Angle of
Anchor Preferred Soil Diameter Typical and Inclination
Type Type Equipment (typical) Lengths Grout Type Plate (to horizontal) 'Bond Free Zone
Small
Diameter
Anchors
(Not Re-
groutable)
(1) Driven Sands and gravels Crawler-mounted 4"_8" Generally High early Spacers may Generally in- Weak grout or
preferred but can percuss1vlLdriv- (lOcm - lengths strength cement be used if ties stalled at sand used to back-
be installed in all ing equipment. ZOcm) about 70' grout. Grout are not 150 _ 600 fill. In some
soils except Casing driven Shaft (ZOrn!. has high ce- attached to de- angle. cases, holes lift
those with ob- and then extract- rnent to water tachable points open. Ties
structions. ed. ratio. High with threaded typically sheathed
pressure rods more and greased.
grouting (>150 common.
psi) (103SkN I
m Z)
(Z) Drilled Sands and gravels. Crawler-mounted 3"- 8 11 Generally High early Spacers may Generally Weak grout or
in Anchors Generally used drilling equip- (7.Scm- lengths strength c e- be required installed at sand recommended
in soils with ob- mente Drill bit ZOcm) less ment grout if flexible tie angle of 150 - or hole left open.
structions or precede s casing shaft, if than 70' with high ce- ls used or no 60 0 • Ties sheathed or
where driving or ins~de casing. soils are (ZOrn). ment to water plate or point greased or both.
casing is diffi- permea- ratio. Grout- is used.
I cult. ble, bell ing pressure
N may form. generally
N >lSOpsi
0' (103SkN/m Z)
I
Regrouta- All soil types. Same equipment 4"- 8 11 As before Cement grout Spacers not As before As before.
ble Usually used in as before for (10cm - for small (l) 1st grout generally 'for small
Anchors softer soils, drilling or driv- ZOcm) diameter at 100 psi needed for diameter
variable con- ing casing Shaft anchors. (690kN/m Z) bars although anchors.
ditions, or (depends on soil (Z) Znd grout good for flex!-
where obstruc- conditions). through indi- ble ties.
tions are Grout pipe for vidual packers Points be-
encountered. each anchor. at pressures coming
up to 800 psi common.
(SSZOkN/m Z)
(3) succes-
sive grouts
as needed.
Rock
Anchors
(Z) Drilled All competent As above for soil 3 11 _ 8 11 Generally Cement grout Bolts or Rock anchors Weak cement or
Anchors rock types. anchors. Rotary (7.5cm- < 30' (9m) at high pres- washers in generally at sand backfill in
drilling equip- ZOcm) into rock. sure l50psi bottom with 45 0 angle.' soils above.
ment for rock shaft (l035kN/m Z) spacers. Ties sheathed
drilling. Per- depend- or quick and greased.
cussive drills ing on setting re sin.
also. rock and
load.
Gravel Competent cohe- Both augering 4"- 8" As before Cement grout Casing serves As before As before.
Packed "sive soils that and driving (lOcm - .at high pres- as spacers.
Anchors will remain equipment is ZOcml sure> 150 psi Points usu-
open when not required. Driv- Shaft (1035kN/m Z) ally used.
supported. ing equipment
for casing in-
serted after
gravel in hole.
I
N
N
-J
I
.......
·
,..,.-
-228-
.
.,,
.~ -" .
-229-
~ ""i
..,~
"
~,
I'
j
tJ
:~:
ft",',"
I,f,;,.
t"'~,l,' Ii,:~)~
~
,
N '11"
lIJ
o
I
C,,\ J
$.
tf,-...j.:
1ii.~"J"C
~~u~M~>'~
I
- ~"
'c1li'.'~'~""
,~,""" '"' ~
~~~
13.4'3 Recommendations
-232-
2. Reasonable experience with soil 150% 5% of productiort ties
a.t:J.d anchor. Nearby structures of should be tested in this
within the "zone of influence". design manner. In addition, 3
ties in each soil forma-
tion should he tested to
200% of design. 1
-233 -
Acceptable Creep Rate,
)( )( .... Observed and Predicted
- - - - - - - - k c = 0.08" f log cycle
Creep Rates for Production
Unacceptable Creep Rate,
Tieback Tested for 20 min.
(k
k c > 0.08" 7 log cycle
= 0.06" flog cycle)
o c
l~ I I I I
~
~~"
0.051 -"''''",
C'eptqb
""'"",-1~-1C'
T
1Il
4) " ' j::)
I .... I • • 'Ie
• ~oCil
~
N u O. 10
W "'i- '. llC'tJ<t; I I
~ oS
I
c:: ." I ' .... . . -11)C'40
........o ",-{........ . ~
u
4) I'\. " I ' .
~
4) O. 151 I
Cl I '\ ',1----
1\'
O. 20 ..-----------+---+-------.---+-----~---+_--------~
: \ ""
I "
I ,
1"= 25.4mm
I '~
I ....
0.25 I 10 20 100 1000 ........ 1 000
Time, minutes (log scale)
2. Unload to zero
Test Load
2. Unload to zero.
-235 -
13.43. 3 Evaluation of Anchor Test Loading
Anchor Capacity
Creep Considerations
-236-
/
/
125 I I /
I / -- ./
I~
1001 ~~ ...
/ I ///// ~re /'
0,7...#
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~~~ ./
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d
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~ 4°~~.. I
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I
0
Theoretical Elongation
~
~ ~p
ll4:!! / ~\.o~ Curve with l e ff=O
.a
lIS /
0 i'ill4'.$ // / I -v...i >",'*" 1-- Theoretical Elongation
~
Cur.ve with leff=O. 5 Ig
25 -; /L , , / Theoretical Elongation
Curve with leU= 1. 0 Ig
1//"/ Observed Elongation for
o 0 Typical Tie During Testing
o
V 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.
Elongation, inches
I I
Q)
.... 1 ca.e~~~r J !
E-4
....c:
Q)
- See Figure 109.
u
J I
'0"'
~
Case III Ie£! = 1.0 19f _ _ - ,I
c:
....0
VI
c:Q) t - See Figure 109.
I
N
w
E-4
/I
.
:T-
II.
:
I
00
I E-4
Case IV Estimated Tie Force Distribution for Actual Loading
"tI
. t---
CIl
0
...:I T o 0--
....... , See Figure 109.
------- I
I !
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... ". '. ..:. ."':'.'
'. ;..' : ~ ~ .' :. ..: : .::.!
_ ~. • .. .,..... .. Q .. <1" •• - -..!... _
I I
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CHAPTER 14 - UNDERPINNING
14.10 INTRODUCTION
14. 22 Deformations
-240-
shifts relative to another portion of the structure. Tiebacks or braces
may be used to proide the resistance needed to withstand horizontal
forces. Vertical displacement below the bearing level obviously
cuases settlement. Vertical displacements above the bearing level
contribute to additional load on underpinning elements. This may
also cause settlement.
14.23. 1 General
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14.23.3 Group Action
14.32.2 Procedure
Load Tranfer
-242-
SHEET
PIT
ELEVATION
2x4 CLEAT
PLAN PLAN
(0) (b)
r---
,.......
:I::I
'¥ -:x:
.:J
'~,,'II .'\ '\ '\ '\I
~ - - --
--
-- --
~ -- - ~
. --
-- ~
SHEETED PIT
, -- -- ~
.- .- y
-
A -
''(Y-N)(
-
.... I. UNDER FOOTING
~
-- - ~
1\
ELEVATION -
- --
~ ---
-
~)i'~~
"'Q\'>.
ELEVATION
(d)
P\-AN
(e)
DRYAACK OR PLATES
AND WEDGES.
.,. ..
...
APPROACH PIT -. .. "
" -'l-~--CONCRETE .
UNDERPINNING
ELEVATION
(8)
-243-
foundation is normally filled with drypack- -a mixture of cement and
moist sand that is rammed in place. Plates and wedges may also be
used.
Belled Piers
.244-
soil through lagging l o:t an unbalanced hydrostatic head causing a "blow"
at the bottom of the pit.
14.32.5 Examples
Jacked Piles
-245-
-
Figure 112. Details of pit underpinning.
(COurtesy of Spencer. White. and pren"s).
_246-
er;o
en en
~1:)
...
11I0
I <a..
N ClJc
_.n
IJ:>. Qj""en
-J era..
I ~:;--
nO
03
1:)
"
~ ,~
",.
-. ,\F~,,"
',,' .
~'" .
l ,
.. '
Driven Piles
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~, .. ." ...
. . "1
. ... , .... FCOTlNi. 6 .
. • b>
~
~.
~.
,.. .
'. I
.
•
~
:
~ . A ~ .
-249-
COLUMN
.AM
WALL OR COLUMN
-250-
Transfer load with drypack, plates and
wedges, or jacks. This transfer of load
can be m.ade at either the bottom. of the
footing, the top of the pile, or a com.bination
of the two.·
Driven Pile s
-251-
WALL ---~~
STEEL
BEAM
1'~fC--- FOOTIN G_ _........
BRACKET
STEEL BEAM
ELEVATION
NOTE: SIMILAR DETAILS IF
STEEL PILE I S DRIVEN
IN PLACE.
-252-
-,I
WALL
FOOTING STEEL
COLUMN
I
ORYPAC
OR
I I
PLATES
I. I
AND I
WEDGES
I I
I I CONCRETl;
STEEL I I FILL
COLUMN
I
. TO t
r
.6.
.. "
.~.
f ~'I, .....
:1
~-~
I
SLOT
I ~ AUGER HOLE
I I
~I I
It
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~---- WALL ----+---t~ BRACKET REIN-
FORCING STEEL
"'+-"--1~-BRACKET
t-C'---- FOOTING,_---"'""1
DRYPACK-f::=~~~::::::=::;l
OR
CAISSON
PLATES
AND '
WEDGES
REIN.STEEL
CAISSON REIN-
FORCING STEEL
CONCRETE
BRACKET (IF REQ'D)
PLAN
AUGERED
CAISSON
CAISSON REIN-
FORCING STEEL
(IF REQ'D)
BELL IF REQUIRED
-254-
~--SLOT
DRYPACK OR-==~~e~~-l-7"L_...,.--,
PLATES a
WEDGES I
I
CUT SLOT _--,.4'.. I
I
I UNDERPINNING
CONTINUOUS / ELEMENT I
I
UNDERPINNING AUGER HOLE
/
ELEMENT /
/
I
/
UNDERPINNING
ELEMENT
-255-
14.40 GROUTED PILES
14.42.1 General
Installation
-256-
•~ f)
o ,
WALL
BASEMENT
WALL
BASEMENT FLOOR
... a _ _ . . ~---::!.I.
• • _ 0 • _0 • __ 0 0 00 PILE CAP
I OR
FOOTING
I" "" I I
II \ \.T;:: I I: I
I I
I I I I \ \ ': I I I I
I I I I \ \ I I I I I'
,. II 'I
1-1
ROOT
~~o~----PILES ~ ffl
I
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U1
-.)
I
Design Considerations
14.51 General
-258-
Table 15. Results of load tests in Pali Radice.
12** 8 47.5 47.5 59.4 0.035 0.0187 G Main Switching Plant. Genoa
17** 8 73.5 73.5 27.5 0.252 0.449() C Special Foundations for Transmission
(Electrical Towers between Garigliano-
Latina)
22** 8 59.5 59.5 68.3 0.061 0.0354 G Swimming Pool - Sc;mdone Pool, Naples
. 1- L'D
(I) k = P/L'D = - P--
**
Bares, F. A. (l974)
RE~D CONCRETE
EXISTING CAPPING BEAM
BUILDING
fONOEDILE 'tRETICULATED
ROOT PILES" RETAINING
• 0
STRUCTURE .
'-
II
'\
..
\)
J •
"
"
, ,
- .
I
.•
'.
:
Uo ' ".'
• g' ' , ,
'.'
) :'! • 'i
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, .~-
'. '\
{' r~'.
-261-
r8RAC:KET
FOOTING. COLUMN
/ CAN MOVE INDEPENOENTLY
I I
(b)
-262-
from the footing and. is maintained in place by jacks. The footing can
settle while the column remains in place. After construction the column
is reconnected to the footing.
14. 55 Bridging
-263-
(a) CONSTRUCTION
4 .... .. .. ".. ...... ".!'
.. '
.... "
",
..
.
.. ..' ...... =: ',: ....'; .:..'" ",." . ' 0 ...
~F
Sequence
1. Underpin bridge with steel piles and jacks to adjust for settlement.
2. Con!ltruct jacking pits on each side of highway, jack: 1.2 m. pipes
and cone rete pipes.
3. Construct 3 m wide x 2 m. high tuanels below pipe.. Concrete each
tunnel before building next one.
4. Construct walls of highway tunnel.
-264-
ol PLAN \ \ CARRYING BEAM
___ ~t~~-~--~L.-,
t IlUILDlNG ~
PIPE SHIELD
b) SECTION
~------8UILDJNG-------II~
f RUBBISH
FILL
~
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.T.IT.PlCH'.
CATHEDRAL
FILL 9:.~.
LOESS ...
·..
,·b
,
0
• '<>
GRAVEL ..•.
o •
SAND
8 • •.
•a-
SILT 0
•
~ STIFF FISSURED
J: CLAY WITH SAND
..... 8 SILT LENSES
1\:-
-266-
8UfLDtNG
· .·....---1IIIf
. ..... .
..
..
" ..
. . '
..... ....-t
. CONCRETE
.
.. . ..
4
' BEAM
. . .
.. '" ...
PILE
'UNDlRPlNNINe ILEMENT
-267 -
14.62 Plates and Wedges
14.63 Jacking
-268-
~-WALL
DRYPACK
OR WEDGES
a
PLATES
__
.-COLUMN
It
...-FOOTING
I ~. I
T , I I
I I
I I
I
I
1
I I
LFOOTING
-269-
14. 73 Inclined Shoring
14.80 PERFORMANCE
-270-
CUT NOTCH IN FOOTING
DRYPACK. PLATES AND WEDGES
_ - - - TEMPORAHY JACK IF
REQUIRED
FoLOOR")
~ - BRACK ET ----.b;:::::===:J1 0:======::::::;'
FLOOR
FOUNDATION
WALL
-271-
"t4--STEEL SHORE
COLUMN
WELD
'Y'4-- SHOR E
-272-
J--- CONCRETE COLUMN
CONCRETE
COLUMN
ROUGHEN
EXISTING --+-.....,
DRYPACK
CONCRET~...-......
CONCRETE
COLLAR
STEEL (C0MPLETLY
SHORING AROUND
C.0LUMN~
REINFORCING STEEL
CONCRETE
COLUMN
GROUT
OR
DRYPACK
STEEL SHORE ~,
-273-
CAST IRON COLUM N
_ _- GROUT HOLE
PIN
~~t:--=._-:;- ;:--::..:--:}i-~
CLAMP ----_J CD
CD
TEEL
SHORE
BOLTS
~ '-
CLAMP TYPES
Figure 130. Pin and clamp details for a cast iron column.
-274-
I
N
-J
U1
I
15. 10 INTRODUCTION
15.21 Purpose
-276-
a} PERVIOUS LAYERS WITHIN DEPTH OF CUT
CLAY
CLAY
. GROUTED ZONE
(IMPERMEABLE)
-- -----"
CLAY
DIAPHRAGM ~ z
WALL If
a
SAND GRAV£L
~
•
~" .
. '\j~').'7<;
•-. ,., "('1.
",~,xX')(""
'
:Jl •
IX'.
, ')(')l'. ~ ;'/:.
VoJ
)()I
1
. .
~)(.
~_
)loX)}( }\~.):.
,)( ..)(.~,)(, ,)(••l,X·) ~
':'X.).)I' .) ,':,r,) ~.'\I,,)(' )j .•)(.)(, ." ;X, '1 )(')(' .~'
, •
, -
,"..
,.
~')( )(.)(, '.X· ~.){·x ~ " .. w.y~_·- - L _
\/\1- • '.
,
'."
•
Ir
(PERVIOUS) x
(NOTE: X ~m>Z ~ Vi)
HARDPAN (IMPERVIOUS) -
Figure 132. Grouting for ground water control.
-277-
cl BOULDERS OR SHATTERED ROCK
,
SAND
STEEL SHEETING
CLAY
SAND
SAND, GRAVED
6 BOULDERS
ROCK-BADLY
JOINTED 6 SHEETING
FRACTURED PENETRATION
UNCERTAIN
, )(x
"cv,,, " A'
\ \
I
I, -1,
-278-
prevent running of soils, or protect overlying structures during bored
tunnel construction. Figure 133 illustrates several examples of soil
stabilization through grouting.
-279-
a) CUT AND COVER
'. 1~l(
'{ -1.
."X Iv.
~., . L.: 0
GROUTE D
ZONE
x y
xx.
~ ~ ~.
\ ~~."
~yx·'\:X:,)· Q
.
~XXO~"·
.)( x. . 'r:"
.~~ . x·
o·
0
. J)<Y , LOOSE
- Yvx ~ SAND
SOLDIER PILE "" x)()()(X"
)( xx ." .~".:.
WALL
STIFF CLAY
SAND
GROUTED
ZONE
" SAND·
STIFF CLAY
-280-
S"FRUCTURE
SHEET PILE
WALL
.~. . .r
LOOSE
.. SAND
.-
,"
r'
,. . /
"
'"
r " ,. .- ..... . ,.
-7(--------------1',.
f
. ,"
(
r
(,
_r
,- ,-
r " • r
, ,
ROCK
-281-
soil samples. Therefore, laboratory and field permeabilities may
differ considerably. An assessment of all parameters--grain size
distribution, stratigraphy, laboratory permeability tests --provides
a basis for judging whether a soil deposit can be successfully grouted
and what grouts are likely to be most efficient.
DIS (soil)
Groutability ratio = D 85 (grout)
> 25
-282-
Table 16. Clas sification of common grout type s
(from Massachusetts Institute of Tectmology, 1974).
Chemical Grouts
P rec iptation Silicate Chemicals
Aluminate Chemicals
Chrome lignosulfate s
-283 -
Chemical grouts are therefore idealized to behave as Newtonian fluids
of characteristic viscosity. Viscosity of the grout, together with the
permeability of the soil and the injection pressure will control the
groutability. E. Maag in 1938 (Ischy and Glossop, 1962) developed a
simplified model of the behavior of a Newtonian fluid:
o<.n
t = 3khr
o
where:
r
o
= radius of the injection pipe
t = time of grouting
-284-
Table 17. Limits of grouting ability of some mixes.
.....
.-l
U1
0 Permeability k >. 10-3m/s 5
10-\ k>IO- m/ s k
< -5
10 m/s
-285-
Table 18. Grout type s for ground stabilization.
-286-
Figure 135 provide guidelines for grout selection.
15.31 Materials
-287-
AASHO CLASSIFICATION
I GRAVEL
I
COARSE
SAND
IMEDIUM t FINE
I 5_1L_T _
I I I I I I I I I
CEMENT SOIL I
r.1 AY I
SILICATE SOLUTIONS I
(HROME- L I I
I I I I I I I
-288-
Table 19. Physical prope rUe s of chemical grouts (after Neelands and Jame s, 1963).
Methylol UF 6 5-300 1. Q8 X
bridge
polymer
15.32 Procedures
-290-
(a) (b) (e)
DRIVE LANCE. SEPARATE POINT WITHDRAW LANCE
AND PERFORM WHILE INJECTING
FIRST INJECTION. GROUT IN ONE FOOT
INTERVALS.
-291-
, f'
r
DOUBLE PACKER
',.
PIPE SEALED INTO HOLE
"
RUBBER"MANCHETTE"
'.'
" GROUTING ORIFICE
GROUTING PIPE
\)
r~ DOUBLE-PACKER
;)
I>
CD ® ~.
® .ttl,
"",' ~"; •. ~
'",....
'.r.'
0'\'
.:".
:'t
'r .,"
~.
.(,1:
:. ~
.,,-.
• J
':~
'"
.. "0'
J•
';.0 ."0'-
• ,:
-292-
15.32.3 Injection Pressures
Vibratory Lances
15.41 General
-293 -
can then be tested in a laboratory to determine the permeability
characteristics of samples. Since the samples are "difficult to obtain
and since there are no standarized procedures for testing grouted
soils, this method is of lim.ited value.
J 5. 43 Soil Stabilization
-294-
CHAPTER 16 - GROUND FREEZING
16.10 INTRODUCTION
-295-
b. Volumetric heat (C) of both the fluids and
solids in the zone to be frozen, or the ratio
of the amount of heat required to change the
temperature of a unit mass of material one
degree to the amount of heat required to raise
the same mass of pore water one degree.
Frozen and unfrozen soils have different heat
capacities. Moisture content (w) (weight of
water in percent of dry weight of soil) is the
major factor that must be considered in
calculating heat capacity. The approximate
volumetric heat capacity is:
= vo d (0 ..2 + O.
1005w) In
. BTU / ft 3/0 F (frozen)
where:
Typical Values
w Jd
Soil Type (% dry wt.) (pC£)
Silty or clayey well-graded sand
and gravel 5 l40
Clean well-graded sand and
gravel 8 130
Well-graded sand 10 120
Poorly- graded sand 15 110
Inorganic silt or fine sand and
silt L5 - 25 llO - 85
Stiff to very stiff clay 20 - 30 95 - 80
Soft to medium. clay 30 - 40 80 - 70
-296-
c. After the tern.gerature of water is just
lowered to 32 F, latent heat of fusion (L)
of the pore water is the amount of heat
rern.oval needed to convert the water to ice.
Because latent heat is lar ge corn.pared to all
other heat losses, it usually represents the
rn.ost important factor in the freezing process.
144 BTU are required to convert one pound of
water in.to ice (or approxirn.ately 80 cal! grn.).
L = 1 d O. 8w grn.-cal/crn.
3
(~d 3
in grn./crn. )
or
3
L = 1 d 1. 44w BTU 1ft
General
Creep
-297-
30i i i I i
GRAY, SILTY CLAY
W=45%. 1Sd= 1180pereu m.
I e= -29o C. <1"3 =0·0 kg per sq em.
251 II I I I
Od:: (OJ - CT'3) = DEVIATOR STRESS
20
~
Z
.
« I I l I/ rr:. _ =7~ kg per sq. em.
0:: 15
.....
en
-.J
I «
N
~ X
(Xl
I
« 10
i I
I I / I ~
Od3 =65kg per sq.em.
i
I
I / If I ~ I
5
Tf 5 10 15 20
I
Tf Tf
2 3
DURATION OF LOADING (T) HOURS I
(AFTER SHUSTER .1972)
Figure 138. Strain versus ttrne and loading for a frozen soil.
160
140 I
I
I
~ I
120 1
z I
« I
a: 100 I
l-
en I
..J
CREEP FAILURE """"'FI
« 80
a:
::>
....
«
z 60
\V
.
40
20 80 psi
2S 0 F 20 .s.L
A---=::::f:::::::=::'::::::;====:±::::::c==c:=£:::::::L-_...J t f =TIME TO
5 10 15 20 25 CREEP FAILURE
TIME (t). HOURS
(AFTER SANGER 1968)
-299-
Stress is held constant for each of the three curves.
Ultimate Strength
• 300-
t\I
E 160
~
0)
~
-*'::J140
-o
I
SAND. W = 16-17%
t; 120
Z
W
a::
I- 100 2
(f)
W
>
(f) 80 CLAYEY SAND. W= 11-12%
(f)
W
a::
a.. CLAYEY SAND.W=21 -26%
~
o
u CLAY, W=43-49%
40
-301-
2000
.~
/
I
o
.
1500
lP"
/
SAY
Z
W
0::
l-
en
~ 1000
V5 ¢
en /
w -
__ -'0:.1
0::
a..
~
I
/
I
.- ...
... .... ~
- C~ r----- t--
o 500
I
/
l.-
oo;;;;;;;;:=:~
U
'"0--0-
I
I
fif' NOTE: TEMPERATURE OF FROZEN
I ;' '" SOIL HELD CONSTANT.
I " "
/
//'
" I I
o 5 10 15 20 25 35 35
WATER CONTENT (w), %
~ 1200
:z:
~ 1000
I I I I I
NOTE: TEMPERATURE OF FROZEN
z SOIL HEI u CONSTANT.
w I
~ 800
~
I-
(J)
~ 600
(.~
~ I ......
-P--.- ~
en
(J)
~ 400
I 1'-
~ !}:LAY
/~
1 MI"IU
1":- ""'(.l...
a.. ,
f.\.
~ SILT
o 200
u
.~ !
I
(. 10 20 30 40 50 60
WATER CONTENT(w).%
(GENERAL UNDERGROUND
STRUCTURES INC. 1975)
-302-
In the design process, increased freezing rates
can be obtained by decreasing freeze elel'llent spacing and/or increasing
the temperature differential by increasing the capacity of the cooling
equipment.
-303-
temperature, T 2. Therefore, the total
heat .loss from a unit volume of soil is:
= C
u
(T
0
::::
. where:
T
o
= Initial ground temperature
(usually mean annual temperature).
= Freezing temperature.
-304-
Ground freezing below pavement differs from
ground freezing as a construction method in several ways: (I) it is
much slower; (2) the ice front is usuaUy parallel to the stratigraphy;
and (3) it is typically in the capillary zone above the water table.
-305-
REFRIGERATION
REFRIGERATION UNIT
UNIT t
I II
L1QUIFIED
BRINE
= I II
CONDENSOR GAS
n (, ,I
CHILLER
t
IY)~
t l
r---
"-'" "-'"
CIRCULATING COOLANT RELIQUEFICATION LI QUI OIGAS EXPANDABLE GAS
SYSTEM SYSTEM SYSTEM
c. Expendable Refrigerants
Freeze probes are emplaced with spacing (liS ") and probe
size (r 0) according to time requirements and required freeze wall thick-
ness for strength. Strength requirements are based upon the type of
frozen structure (i. e. gravity wall); strength requirements determine the
average temperature of the frozen Inass. A photograph showing piping
-307 -
Note: Manifold for liquid nitrogen. Nitrogen gas be ing vented to
atmo sphere.
-308-
connections between a series of freezing pipes is shown in Figure 144.
-309-
Note: Each group of freeze pipes form.s a series of loops from. brine
supply line back to the return line.
-310-
Note: Wall is protected by reflective thermal insulation.
-311-
16. 34 Construction Monitoring
-312-