DEEP EXCAVATIONS AND DEEP FOUNDATIONS - EFFECTS ON THE NEARBY ENVIRONMENT

In recent years, buildings have been built taller while building plots have become smaller, which causes difficulties. This article describes different effects of building construction and of settlements on the nearby environment. Three examples are given: two high rise buildings constructed with piled raft foundation and deep excavations in close vicinity to the river bank, and another building constructed over railway tunnel superstructure. The examples show today's main difficulties of geotechnical engineering in urban areas.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

  Institute for Geotechnical Engineering
  Zurich,   Switzerland  8093
• Authors:
  • Edelmann, L
  • Schwab, H H
  • Amann, P
• Conference:
  • Planning and Engineering for the Cities of Tomorrow. Second International Conference on Soil Structure Interaction in Urban Civil Engineering
  • Location: Zurich, Switzerland
  • Date: 2002-3-7 to 2002-3-8
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 177-181

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial buildings; Excavation; Geotechnical engineering; Railroad tunnels; Settlement (Structures); Superstructures; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00930482
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 3000091696
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 5 2002 12:00AM