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DEEP 2008 Software!!!
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ADDITIONAL DEEP EXCAVATION CASE STUDIES
The following table provides basic information on
additional case studied for deep excavations. The majority of
the deep excavations are supported by slurry walls. Wall Types:
RCDW: Reinforced Concrete Diaphragm Wall, SPTC: Soldier Pile &
Tremie Wall, SPW: Sheet Pile Wall, SP: Soldier Pile and Lagging,
TPW: Tangent Pile Wall, SMW: Soil Mix Wall
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Project
Name
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Year
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Wall
Type
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Exc.
Depth (feet)
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Support
System
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General
Soil Conditions
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State
Transportation (Boston, MA)
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1982
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RCDW
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27
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2 Lev.
TB, R
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Glacial Till
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One
Memorial Drive (Boston, MA)
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1985
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RCDW
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30
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2 Lev. TB
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Glacial Till
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500
Boylston (Boston, MA)
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1987
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RCDW
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42
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4 Lev. TB
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Glacial Till
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Amoco
Standard Oil (Chicago, IL)
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1971
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RCDW
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23 - 44
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1 Lev. TB
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Glacial Till
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Water
Tower (Chicago, IL)
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1973
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RCDW
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44
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1 Lev.
TB and
1
Lev. R
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Glacial Till
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Prudential
2 (Chicago, IL)
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1986
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RCDW/
SPTC
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25
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1 Lev.
TB, and 1 Lev. R
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Glacial Till
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AT
& T Corp. Center (Chicago, IL)
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1987
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RCDW/
SPTC
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27
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3 Lev.
Rakers
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Glacial Till
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Northwestern
University
(Chicago, IL)
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1993
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RCDW
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23
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1 Lev.
Tiebacks
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Glacial Till
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Museum
of Science and Industry (Chicago, IL)
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1996
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RCDW
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34
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3 Lev.
Tiebacks
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Fill
and Stiffer Clays
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60
State Street Bldg. (Boston, MA)
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1975
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RCDW
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32
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3 Lev.
Tiebacks
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Fill,
Glacio-Marine
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Dana
Farber Tower (Boston, MA)
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1995
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RCDW
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88
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6 Lev.
Rakers
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Fill,
Glacio-Marine, Bedrock
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World
Bank Bldg. (Washington, DC)
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1991
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RCDW
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60
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5-Lev.
Tiebacks
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Mixed
Sands, Silts & Clays, Rock
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Washington
Conv. Center (Washington, DC)
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2000
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RCDW
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30
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1-Lev.
TB, and 1 Lev. R
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Mixed
Sands, Silts & Clays
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75
State Street Building (Boston, MA)
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1983
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RCDW
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65
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6-Lev.
Top/Down
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Till, Bedrock
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Rowes
Wharf (Boston MA)
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1984
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RCDW
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55
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5-Lev.
Top/Down
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Fill,
Glacio-Marine, Bedrock
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125
Summet Street Bldg. (Boston, MA)
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1990
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RCDW
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60
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6-Lev.
Top/Down
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Till, Bedrock
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Post
Office Square Garage (Boston, MA)
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1989
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RCDW
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75
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7-Lev.
Top/Down
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Till, Bedrock
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Beth
Israel Hospital (Boston, MA)
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1994
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RCDW
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55
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7-Lev.
Top/Down
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Till, Bedrock
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Millenium
Place Bldg. (Boston, MA)
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1998
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RCDW
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55
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7-Lev.
Top/Down
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Fill,
Glacio-Marine, Bedrock
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Guest
Quarters Hotel (Chicago, IL)
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1989
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RCDW
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35
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3-Lev.
Top/Dow
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Glacial Till
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M.B.T.A.
South Cove (Boston, MA)
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1973
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RCDW
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53
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3-Lev.
Cross Lot Braces
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Till, Bedrock
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Flagship
Wharf Bldg. (Boston, MA)
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1989
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RCDW
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47
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3-Lev.
Cross Lot Braces
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Fill,
Org.,Glacial Outwash, Glacial Till,
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Petworth
Subway Station (Washington, DC)
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1995
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RCDW
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60
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6-Lev.
Cross Lot Braces
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Fill,
Sands
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C.N.A
Tower . Building (Chicago, IL
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1970
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RCDW
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31
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1 Lev.
Rakers and Berms
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Glacial Till
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Sears
Tower (Chicago, IL)
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1971
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RCDW
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32
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3
Lev. Rakers and Berms
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Fill,
Org., Clay, Glacial Till
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CB-1
(Yerba Buena) Tower (San Francisco, CA)
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1999
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RCDW
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66
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2
Lev. Struts, 1 Lev. Rak, (Alt Tieback)
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Fill,
Org., Sand, Bay Mud.
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Beso
Mare (Patras, Greece)
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2001
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RCDW
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25
(7.5
m)
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1
Lev. TB
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Interbedded
Clays & Silts
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*Most
of these case studies have been compiled through graduate research
at MIT. We would like to recognize and thank all companies and
individuals for their contributions, making such an extensive
compilation possible. These include (but not limited), GEI consultans,
Haley & Aldrich, STS consultants, Mueser Rutledge Consulting
Engineers, Shnabel Foundattions, and Clark Foundations.
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