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When diaphragm wall is used as the permanent vertical bearing structure, design standard of the bored pile adopted has to induce the risk or iste. The vertical load transfer mechanism and bearing capacity of the diaphragm wall are examined by a field testing program at the site in Shanghai soft clays. Test results indicate that the diaphragm wall almost behaves as a rigid body under the vertical load. It induces that the skin friction and the toe resistance of the wall develop simultaneously. The skin friction resistance carries the large portion of the vertical load, and the toe resistance of the wall provides about 9.2% of vertical bearing load. Toe-grouting technique is found to achieve a remarkable increase in skin friction and toe resistance. The toe resistance of the grouted wall provides about 17.5% of vertical load.
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Foundation item: the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50679041) and the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (No. B208)
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Hou, Ym., Wang, Jh., Chen, Jj. et al. Vertical bearing behavior of cast-in-place diaphragm wall in Shanghai. J. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. (Sci.) 15, 153–157 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-010-9736-8
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