TY - GEN
T1 - Three-dimensional modeling of excavation sequences
AU - Finno, Richard J.
AU - Blackburn, J. Tanner
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Finite element analyses of the construction of supported excavations are simplifications of the actual process. Issues related to geometry, the support system details, constitutive representation of the soil response and the construction process dictate the use of such simplifications. While many of these factors remain beyond current numerical capabilities, three-dimensional finite element analysis can be effectively used to simulate actual excavation sequences. This is illustrated by analysis of the excavation for the Ford Engineering Design Center in Evanston, IL. Observed lateral movements and strut loads at this site are compared with results of three-dimensional finite element simulations of the design and actual excavation procedures to illustrate the method's applicability. Copyright ASCE 2006.
AB - Finite element analyses of the construction of supported excavations are simplifications of the actual process. Issues related to geometry, the support system details, constitutive representation of the soil response and the construction process dictate the use of such simplifications. While many of these factors remain beyond current numerical capabilities, three-dimensional finite element analysis can be effectively used to simulate actual excavation sequences. This is illustrated by analysis of the excavation for the Ford Engineering Design Center in Evanston, IL. Observed lateral movements and strut loads at this site are compared with results of three-dimensional finite element simulations of the design and actual excavation procedures to illustrate the method's applicability. Copyright ASCE 2006.
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U2 - 10.1061/40803(187)189
DO - 10.1061/40803(187)189
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33845687837
SN - 0784408033
SN - 9780784408032
T3 - GeoCongress 2006: Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Technology Age
SP - 189
BT - GeoCongress 2006
T2 - GeoCongress 2006
Y2 - 26 February 2006 through 1 March 2006
ER -