Lessons learned for ground movements and soil stabilization from the Boston Central Artery

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 966-989

  O'Rourke, T D ^a   McGinn, A J ^b  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^b Brierley Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Excavation; Ground motion; Numerical models; Simulation; Soil cements; Soil properties; Soil stabilization; Supports

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; EXCAVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SLOPE STABILITY; SOILS;

DEEP MIXING METHOD (DMM); GROUND MOTION; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOIL STABILIZATION;

SOIL CEMENT;

DEEP MIXING METHOD; EXCAVATION; GROUND MOTION; GROUND MOVEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL STABILIZATION; TUNNEL;

AVES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRESSURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SHEAR PROPERTY; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STABILITY;

EID: 33746234837     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:8(966)     Document Type: Article

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