Abstract: This paper compares the responses of buildings with different structural types on shallow foundations subjected to excavation-induced ground settlements and provides a better understanding of the complex soil-structure ...

Abstract: A major element in the design and construction of tunnels and braced excavations in urban areas is the control of ground movements and protection of adjacent or overlying structures, which are often constructed with masonry ...

Abstract: Building damage due to excavation-induced ground movement is evaluated using a damage criterion based on the average state of strain in the distorting portion of the structure, and by considering the effect of building ...

Abstract: Analytic models and field data are used to develop procedures to evaluate the tolerance of brick‐bearing‐wall and small frame structures to the ground displacements that develop during opencutting and tunneling. The role ...

Abstract: The strong influence of construction procedures was demonstrated by comprehensive field measurements of initial fining behavior and of ground movements for a soil tunnel. Plowing movements for the first tunnel shield created ...

Abstract: In many tunneling and excavation projects, free-field vertical ground movements have been used to predict subsidence, and empirical limits have been employed to evaluate risk. Validity of such approaches is largely unknown ...

Abstract: Braced excavations for the Central Artery/Tunnel project in Boston, Mass. include several instrumented sections for monitoring excavation and ground response to soil removal and strut installation. Strain in the struts is ...