Lessons (Re)learned from Geotechnical Failures

Richard J. Finno

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Lessons (Re)learned from Geotechnical Failures

Richard J. Finno^*

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Abstract

Despite the advances in knowledge in geotechnical engineering over the last decades, failures during construction of structures still occur. This paper describes four such failures related to excavation support, and discusses their causes, from both technical and non-technical standpoints. The failures described include both limit and serviceability state failures. One can expand the notion of redundancy to include non-technical issues and it is in this context that the failures are discussed. The case histories show that if redundancy had been properly employed during design and construction, the failures probably would not have occurred.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	14-28
Number of pages	15
Journal	Geotechnical Special Publication
Volume	2020-February
Issue number	GSP 321
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482841.002
State	Published - 2020
Event	Geo-Congress 2020: University of Minnesota 68th Annual Geotechnical Engineering Conference - Minneapolis, United States Duration: Feb 25 2020 → Feb 28 2020

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Civil and Structural Engineering
Architecture
Building and Construction
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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