Deep rotational stability of tiedback excavations in clay

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 506-515

  O'Rourke, T D ^a,b   O'Donnell, C J ^a,c  

^a ASCE   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

^c MUESER RUTLEDGE CONSULTING ENGINEERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; EXCAVATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LANDSLIDES; SAFETY FACTOR; SLOPE STABILITY; SURFACE TESTING;

CIRCULAR SLIDING SURFACES; ROTATIONAL STABILITY; SIMPLIFIED BISHOP SLICES METHOD; TIEDBACK EXCAVATIONS;

CLAY DEPOSITS;

ANCHOR; CLAY; EXCAVATION; FAILURE MECHANISM; ROTATION; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TIEBACK;

EID: 0031171673     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1997)123:6(506)     Document Type: Article

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