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September 27, 2007

Tight urban sites spawn creative excavations

  • Using a combined shoring system for the Olive 8 project's excavation saved more than $1.5 million.
    • By JON SILVER
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Photo courtesy of GeoEngineers [enlarge]
    The Olive 8 hole was shored up with a combination of large soldier piles with tightly spaced soil nails in the upper portion of the excavation wall and steeply inclined tieback anchors in the lower portion.

    IT SEEMED LIKE a tall order: Excavate a tight urban site without disrupting neighboring towers or critical utility lines. And do it without busting the project budget.


     
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