Evaluation of basal heave factor of safety for jet-grouted excavation

• Main Author: Tan, Fiona Choon Yi
• Other Authors: Goh Teck Chee, Anthony
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63746
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In braced excavation of clay, basal heave factor of safety is one of the major considerations for the engineers. To evaluate the basal heave factor of safety (FS), many conventional methods are proposed. The methods proposed by Terzaghi, and Bjerrum & Eide remain as two of the most commonly used...