Abstract: Analyses of well-documented field instrumentation data from two deep excavations in Shanghai soft ground indicate that displacements of shallowly buried pipelines caused by adjacent excavation are predominantly governed ...

Abstract: From 25 to 21, a large excavation (approximately 26,  m2 in plane) was conducted in stiff clay deposits for the Gate of the Orient building in Suzhou, China. To reduce project cost and shorten construction duration, composite ...

Abstract: This paper introduces thirteen kinds of typical excavation failures widely encountered in practice in China along with corresponding failure mechanisms and damages to adjacent structures and facilities. Emphasis is placed ...

Abstract: AbstractTill now, practitioners are not fully aware of the risks and technical challenges associated with either pre-excavation dewatering or through-wall leaking in thick aquifers; thus, relevant incidents happened ...