Research Article
May 1970
Measured Performance of Braced Excavation
Authors: T. William Lambe, F.ASCE, L. Anthony Wolfskill, M.ASCE, and Ing H. Wong, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 96, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper documents the measured performance of a braced excavation located along Accolon Way, a part of Boston's Haymarket Square to Charlestown extension of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). The section considered herein is at Station 76+30 and is known as “Test Section B.” It is one of a group of test sections instrumented and studied by the MIT Department of Civil Engineering under a contract with the META.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 96 • Issue 3 • May 1970
Pages: 817 - 836
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© 1970 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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T. William Lambe, F.ASCE
Edmund K. Turner Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Soil Mechanics Div., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
L. Anthony Wolfskill, M.ASCE
Research Associate in Civ. Engrg., Soil Mechanics Div., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
Ing H. Wong, AM.ASCE
Research Asst. in Civ. Engrg., Soil Mechanics Div., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
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