Table 3.

Calculation phases in the finite-element analyses

PhaseDescriptionTime: days
1Activation of SPWs1
2Excavation1–7
3Stall-time (construction)Varied (texc.-slab)
4Apply line load simulating wet concrete*1
5Deactivate line load*, activate slab0–1
6Stall-time (construction)Varied (90 and 3650)
7End of dewatering, start return of steady state pore pressures730
8ConsolidationVaries

*In scenarios 2 and 6.

†Until uexcess,max <1 kPa.

Note: Italic font indicates cases involving a groundwater table located at 1 m depth b.g.1.

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