Research Article

Estimating the Basal Heave Stability of Narrow Braced Excavations

Table 1

Physical and mechanical parameters of materials.

MaterialsProperties
H (m)Γ (kN/m3)μE (kPa)C (kPa)Φ (°)

Steel/780.32.00E + 08//
Concrete/250.23.00E + 07//
Miscellaneous fill2.8180.47.00E+031012
Silty clay11.2190.31.30E + 041816