DISCUSSION. THE COLLAPSE OF DIAPHRAGM WALLS

This is a discussion of a paper by M.D. Bolton and W. Powrie (1987), published in Geotechnique, volume 37, No. 3, pages 335-353. The discusser, M.P. O'Reilly, makes suggestions regarding pore pressure transducers and their associated cables that will concentrate stresses and initiate ruptures. The author then makes his reply.

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  Institution of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • BOLTON, M D
  • Powrie, W
• Publication Date: 1988-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 324-325
• Serial:
  • GEOTECHNIQUE
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited
  • ISSN: 0016-8505

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Collapse; Diaphragm walls; Pore pressure; Rock fracture; Stresses; Transducers
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00469608
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM