Hydraulic failure of diaphragm walls: a possible methodology for safety improvement |
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Authors: | Vincenzo Pane Diego Bellavita Manuela Cecconi Alessia Vecchietti |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Engineering,University of Perugia,Perugia,Italy;2.Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering,University of Cassino and Southern Lazio,Cassino,Italy |
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Abstract: | The paper presents a methodology aimed at reducing—or even avoiding—the risk of heave and uplift failures of reinforced concrete diaphragm walls. The method is based on the simple concept of increasing the drainage capacity of the embedded portion of the retaining walls. The behaviour of a strutted excavation in a cohesionless soil below groundwater is examined by means of two distinct series of numerical analyses, respectively focused on the hydraulic and mechanical behaviour of the retaining system. It is shown that, for some frequent cases, such methodology is capable to improve the safety of the retaining system with respect to both hydraulic and geotechnical limit states. |
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