Analysis of case histories from construction of the Central Expressway in Singapore

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 732-746

  Wong, I H ^a   Poh, T Y ^a   Chuah, H L ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Deep excavation; Displacements; Numerical analysis; Stiff clay

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONSTRUCTION; EXCAVATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MONITORING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS; ROCKS; VEHICULAR TUNNELS;

CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY; INSTRUMENTED EXCAVATIONS;

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

CLAY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TUNNELLING; WALL MOVEMENT;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0030267115     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-099-320     Document Type: Article

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