Deep excavations in stiff soils in Singapore

• Main Author: Poh, Teoh Yaw.
• Other Authors: Wong, Ing Hieng
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19417
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The construction of the tunnels in the Central Expressway (CTE) Phase II involved deep excavations. The tunnels pass through two main stiff soil profiles in Singapore. An extensive instrumentation programme was carried out alongside the excavations to monitor the behaviour of the temporary support s...