What is Braced Excavation?
Black Cotton soil ; Black Cotton Soil is a heavy clayey soil, varying from clay to loam.The black color in black cotton soil is due to the presence of Titanium Oxide in a little concentration. Generally, it is light to dark appearance. Found in central and southern parts of India. Clay SOIL; Clay soRead more
Black Cotton soil ; Black Cotton Soil is a heavy clayey soil, varying from clay to loam.The black color in black cotton soil is due to the presence of Titanium Oxide in a little concentration. Generally, it is light to dark appearance. Found in central and southern parts of India.
Clay SOIL; Clay soil is composed of very small fine particles and not much organic in nature. It contains clay minerals which, when get wet, develops plasticity. Clay minerals have hydrous Aluminium phyllosilicates.
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Braced excavation is a method where deep excavations with straight vertical faces are laterally supported by a sheeting and bracing system until the structure is built. In deep excavations creating a safe slope on the excavation face just for safety is generally not feasible due to high cost, inabunRead more
Braced excavation is a method where deep excavations with straight vertical faces are laterally supported by a sheeting and bracing system until the structure is built.
In deep excavations creating a safe slope on the excavation face just for safety is generally not feasible due to high cost, inabundance of space and other structures present nearby. So, the excavation is temperorly supported by sheets/walls and struts, which are removed individually when their requirements cease. Relatively flexible sheets/walls are placed against excavation walls and supported by horizontal struts which in turn resist the earth pressure in compression.
Some methods are vertical timber sheeting, shoring, steel sheet piling, soldier beams and also tiebacks.
These structures might not be removed later but they may or may structurallynot be structurally important apart from offering temperorly lateral support. For example, tie backs support excavations and also replace permanent retaining walls.
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