A simple model for ground surface settlement induced by braced excavation subjected to a significant groundwater drawdown

• Main Authors: Zhang, Wengang, Goh, Anthony Teck Chee, Hou, Zhongjie, Wang, Wei, Zhang, Runhong
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Ground Surface Settlement; Logarithm Regression
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86577; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49284
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Braced excavation systems are commonly required to ensure stability in construction of basements for shopping malls, underground transportation and other habitation facilities. For excavations in deposits of soft clays or residual soils, stiff retaining wall systems such as diaphragm walls are commo...