Comparative evaluation of building responses to an adjacent braced excavation

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 210-223

  Boone, S J ^a   Westland, J ^a   Nusink, R ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b Morrison Hershfield Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angular distortion; Building damage; Cracking; Excavations; Settlement

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; EXCAVATION; GROUND MOVEMENT; GROUND SETTLEMENT; URBAN SITE;

BUILDINGS; CRACK INITIATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EXCAVATION; GROUND SUPPORTS; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES;

BRACED EXCAVATIONS; BUILDING DAMAGES;

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE;

EID: 0033237109     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-100     Document Type: Article

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