Validation of Shoring Made of HDPE Pipe or CGS Pipe Normally Used for Culverts and Sewers
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 11, Issue 1
Abstract
Considering the diversity of excavation work, municipalities are always trying to find new methods of shoring. This is how the idea grew up about using a high density polyethylene (HDPE) sewer pipe or a corrugated galvanized steel (CGS) pipe as shoring on the water supply and sewer network for small-dimension excavations of short duration where proven shoring and shielding systems cannot be used and/or a backhoe cannot be used for excavating. HDPE and CGS pipes have been designed according to the requirements for water and sewer pipes. However, when they are used for vertical shoring and subjected to earth pressure, their behavior has never been the subject of quantifications or tests. This study describes the validation by calculations and tests of the use of HPDE and CGS pipes as shoring for small-dimension excavations of short duration on the water supply and sewer network.
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Acknowledgments
The writers want to thank the following organizations and people for making this study possible. (1) The Association paritaire pour la santé et la sécurité secteur affaires municipales (APSAM), Mrs. Sylvie Poulin and Mr. Langlois who made contacts easier with the municipalities. (2) The city of Longueuil, for providing the testing site and all the human and material resources for carrying out the on-site tests under excellent conditions, as well as Michel Binet, Daniel Bourdeau, Lawrence Gagné, and the blue collar workers from Public Works who mainly helped in organizing and conducting the tests. (3) The city of Victoriaville, for providing the testing site and all the human and material resources for carrying out the on-site tests under excellent conditions, as well as André Charest, Alain Houle, and the blue collar workers from Public Works who mainly helped in organizing and conducting the tests.
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Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 11 • Issue 1 • February 2006
Pages: 39 - 49
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© 2006 ASCE.
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Received: Feb 9, 2004
Accepted: Mar 18, 2005
Published online: Feb 1, 2006
Published in print: Feb 2006
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