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Retaining structures
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C. R. I. Clayton
C. R. I. Clayton
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Emerald Publishing Limited
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https://doi.org/10.1680/rs.19324
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1993
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Base stability and ground movement prediction for excavations in soft clay

By
T. D. O'rourke
T. D. O'rourke
Cornell University, USA
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T. D. O'rourke
Cornell University, USA
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    1993

  • Introduction

  • Factor of safety for base stability

  • Simplified procedures for estimating lateral wall movement

  • Base stability approach

  • Application of simplified predictive methods

  • General approach

  • Concluding remarks

  • Acknowledgments

  • Appendix A. General derivation of wall energy and deflection expressions

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