Dr Mike Long (University College Dublin) and Michael Looby (Byrne Looby Partners) John Mitchell Lecture 2010
The recent period of sustained economic growth in Ireland has led to an increase in the use of underground space, with some development now including 4 underground levels. This period has also seen the development of marginal sites, such as Dublin docklands, which previously would have been considered unsuitable for deep basement construction.
This lecture provides an update on recent developments in deep excavations. It looks at case history data which confirms retaining wall behaviour in Dublin glacial till is extremely stiff. It outlines an alternative method of design practice and construction in this area.
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Deep excavations in Dublin: recent developments
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