Immediate and Long-Term Behavior of the Evanston Tunnel in Chicago Clay

The principal conclusions of this research are: undrained loading during tunneling in clay, non-radial pattern of the immediate displacement vectors, consolidation around the tunnel predominantly in the vertical direction, and long term groundwater infiltration toward the tunnel under constant phreatic surface. The time-dependent settlement is primarily a function of the soil disturbance, OCR, and the volume of groundwater that infiltrates the tunnel.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civil Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Kawamura, Nelson

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cording, Edward J.

• Engineering, Civil

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9912285

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/83464