B.

Sc PHOY MENG LIM

St. Petersburg, Russia
Contents

I. SETTLEMENT OF A CIRCULAR FOOTING ON SAND ................................................................................2

II. SUBMERGED CONSTRUCTION OF EXCAVATION ....................................................................................3
III. UNDRAINED RIVER EMBANKMENT ...........................................................................................................5
IV. DRY EXCAVATION USING A TIE BACK WALL .........................................................................................6
V. CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD EMBANKMENT ...........................................................................................8
VI. SETTLEMENT DUE TO TUNEL CONSTRUCTION.....................................................................................10
VII. RAFT FOUNDATION OVERCONSOLIDATED CLAY ................................................................................15
VIII. LOAD CAPACITY OF BOIL PIEL ..................................................................................................................15
IX. A-SYMETRIC RAFT FOUNDATION .............................................................................................................17
X. LOAD CAPACITY OF A SUCTION PIEL ......................................................................................................19
XI. EXCAVATION PIT...........................................................................................................................................22
I. SETTLEMENT OF A CIRCULAR FOOTING ON SAND

Geometry of a circular footing on a sand layer

A circular footing with a radius of 1.0 m is placed on a sand layer of 4.0 m thickness as shown in
figure. Under the layer there is a stiff rock layer that extends to a large depth. The purpose of the exercise
is to find the displacements and stress in the soil caused by the load applied to the footing. Calculation
are performed for both rigid and flexible footings.
 Table 1: Material properties of sand layer

II. SUBMERGED CONSTRUCTION OF EXCAVATION

Geometry model of submerged excavation

Table 2.1: Material properties of the sand and clay layer and the
interfaces

Table 2.2: Material properties of the diaphragm wall (Plate)

 Table 2.2: Material properties of the strut (anchor)

III. UNDRAINED RIVER EMBANKMENT

River embankments may be the subjected to varying water levels. The change in water level and
the resulting change in the pore pressure distribution influences that stability of the embankment.
The embankment is 5 m high and consists of relative impervious clay. The upper 6 m of the subsoil
consists of soft soil layer, of which the top 3 m is modelled as a clay layer and lower 3 m as a peat layer.

The River embankment subjected to a change water revel

 Parameter Name Sand Peat Clay

Type of material behavior 𝛾𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑁/𝑚3 17 8 16

Soil unit weight above phreatic level 𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑁/𝑚3 20 11.5 18
Soil unit weight below phreatic level Type Drained Undrained Undrained
Permeability in hor. direction 𝑘𝑥 (𝑚/𝑑𝑎𝑦) 1 0.01 1E-3
Permeability in ver. direction 𝑘𝑦 (𝑚/𝑑𝑎𝑦) 1 1E-3 1E-3
Young’s modulus (constant) E (𝑘𝑁/𝑚2 ) 20000 500 2000
Poisson ratio 𝜗 0.35 0.35 0.35
Cohesion (constant) ∁′ 1 7 2
Friction angle 𝜑′ 35 20 24
Dilatancy angle 𝜔 0 0 0

IV. DRY EXCAVATION USING A TIE BACK WALL

Node-to-Node anchor

Geogrid
Table 4.1: Soil and interface properties
 Table 4.2: Properties of the diaphragm wall (Plate)

Table 4.3: Properties of the anchor rod (node-to-node anchor)

Table 4.4: Properties of the grout body (geogrid)

V. CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD EMBANKMENT

 Table 5: Material properties of the road embankment and subsoil

VI. SETTLEMENT DUE TO TUNEL CONSTRUCTION

VII. RAFT FOUNDATION OVERCONSOLIDATED CLAY

VIII. LOAD CAPACITY OF BOIL PIEL

IX. A-SYMETRIC RAFT FOUNDATION
X. LOAD CAPACITY OF A SUCTION PIEL
XI. EXCAVATION PIT