Abstract: Tiebacks are used extensively for temporary lateral support for exterior walls of the new underground Harvard Square transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Although not required for permanent conditions, some tiebacks ...

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: Finite element analysis of a sewer tunnel crossing over existing sub‐way tunnels in New York was performed. The clearance between the sewer tunnel and the subway tunnels was very small and the purpose of the finite element ...

Abstract: Geotechnical instrumentation for both routine monitoring and research was conducted during construction of the new Harvard Square Station, part of expansion of a rapid transit line in metropolitan Boston. The cut‐and‐cover ...