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Sustainability and
Geotechnical Engineering
Prof Chu Jian
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, NTU
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Outline
Geotechnical Eng & Sustainability
(1 hr)
Geotechnics for sustainability
(3 hrs)
Geo-hazards
(1 hr)
Part 1
Tekong>
2000ha
Singapore
Changi East
2 container
port
nd
Tuas
>3000 ha
Jurong
Island
~3000 ha
>2000ha
Marina
1960s: 600 km2
bay
2000s: 710 km2
Population: 5.4M
Courtesy of Dr Ho
Courtesy of Dr Ho
In 1823, Raffles declaration that: .the Port of Singapore is a Free Port and Trade
thereof is open to ships and vessels of every nation free of duty equally and alike to all.
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Changi
East Land
Reclamatio
n Project
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Finger 2
Geological Map of
Singapore
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Going underground
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Jurong
Rock
cavern
(source:
ST online)
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Underwater Reservoir
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Earthscaper, Mexico,
a 300-m-deep inverted
pyramid containing a museum,
retail, offices and even
residential space. (Credit:
Bunker Arquitectura)
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Kish, Iran
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Tunnel
s
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Excavation
& retaining
structures
Slopes
Soil conditions:
Drainage conditions:
Sustainable Development
Resilient Systems
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Punggol waterway
Resorts World Sentosa
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Failure of deep
excavation
Nicoll Highway
failure in
Singapore
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Excavation
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(1) An underground garage was being dug on the south side, to a depth of 4.6 meters
(2) The excavated dirt was being piled up on the north side, to a height of 10 meters
(3) The building experienced uneven lateral pressure from south and north
(4) This resulted in a lateral pressure of 3,000 tonnes, which was greater than why the
pilings could tolerate. Thus the building toppled over in the southerly direction.
Geo-Environmental problems
Contamination of the
Old Kallang gas work
site
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http://www.langecontainment.com/profile_32
.htm
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Summary
Geotechnical engineering is an important
component for
providing solutions for sustainability
providing infrastructure
providing safe and clean environment
preventing or mitigating natural disasters
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