Inverse Analysis of a Supported Excavation in Chicago
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 145, Issue 9
Abstract
Adaptive management is a design approach which allows one to change support and/or construction procedures during excavation based on observed responses to meet specific design objectives. To obtain the most benefit from an adaptive management approach, inverse analysis procedures are used to make parameter updates based on observations collected during the early stages of a project and applied to later stages to predict future performance. This paper describes the inverse analysis of lateral wall deformation data collected from a supported excavation in Chicago. The Hardening Soil (HS) model and the HS model with small-strain stiffness are used to represent stress-strain behavior of medium clay and stiff clay layers of an excavation in Chicago. Initial parameters for the soil models are based on previous inverse analysis studies conducted for excavations in Chicago soils. Deformations computed using the initial parameters are compared with the field measurements to evaluate the capabilities and limitations of each model. Optimization during inverse analysis is based on a gradient method using measured lateral wall deformations. Changes in the optimized parameters during various levels of excavation are assessed. Computations made with the optimized soil parameters are compared and their efficacies for prediction purposes are evaluated.
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Acknowledgments
The funding for the work reported herein was provided by a National Science Foundation grant CMMI-1603060. The support of Dr. Richard Fragaszy is greatly appreciated. Hayward Baker, Inc. was the excavation support subcontractor, and GETEC provided the website with real-time access to the SAA data. The authors thank Mr. Justin Lewis and Mr. Nathan Van Winkle of Hayward Baker for their efforts in collecting the field performance data.
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Volume 145 • Issue 9 • September 2019
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Received: Dec 6, 2018
Accepted: Apr 4, 2019
Published online: Jul 3, 2019
Published in print: Sep 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Dec 3, 2019
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