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A Parametric Study on Stability of Open Excavations in Alluvial Soils of Lahore District, Pakistan

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Rapid urbanization and expansion of metropolitans in the developing world is pressing the need of tall structures with multiple basements. In several such projects, open land is available around excavation site and unsupported deep excavations by maintaining appropriate side slopes offer economical solution. In this research, subsoil stratigraphy of Lahore district was established to be comprising of a top clay stratum 1.5–8 m thick, followed by a sand layer. Considering subsoil data from several geotechnical investigation reports, the effect of four key parameters viz., cohesion of clay layer, friction angle of sand layer, thickness of clay layer at the top and slope inclination of underlying sand layer on safety factor of open excavations was studied. Six hundred twenty-five slope stability analyses were conducted by considering different geometries and soil properties. Based on the results of these analyses, a regression model was suggested to estimate safety factor of open excavations in similar stratigraphy which would be useful in feasibility studies and preliminary design of deep excavations. It was established that the clay layer cohesion was the most dominant contributor to safety factor.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan

    Muhammad Irfan

  2. Civil Engineering Department, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

    Aziz Akbar & Ammad Hassan Khan

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Riadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Mubashir Aziz

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Irfan, M., Akbar, A., Aziz, M. et al. A Parametric Study on Stability of Open Excavations in Alluvial Soils of Lahore District, Pakistan. Geotech Geol Eng 31, 729–738 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-013-9623-9

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