Prediction of Frame Structure Damage Resulting from Deep Excavation
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 138, Issue 12
Abstract
Ground movements caused by deep excavations may potentially lead to building damages in urban cities where the majority of buildings are frame structures. A new damage chart, with two key parameters of the differential settlement and frame dimensions, has been proposed. The chart has been validated against published data, and field measurements have been obtained during the construction of mass rapid transit (North East Line) in Singapore. The proposed chart can be used as an alternative or a supplement to other similar charts. Although the measurement of the frame dimensions is straight forward, the accuracy of the chart highly depends on the predicted building settlement, which still remains a challenge.
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Acknowledgments
The first author acknowledges the research scholarship from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Both authors also acknowledge the help from Mr. Nick Shirlaw from Golder Associates (formerly Land Transport Authority) for data collected from the construction of the MRT NEL in Singapore.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 138 • Issue 12 • December 2012
Pages: 1530 - 1536
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© 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jun 3, 2008
Accepted: Dec 6, 2011
Published online: Dec 8, 2011
Published in print: Dec 1, 2012
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