ABSTRACT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Table of Contents
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM
OBJECTIVES OF PRESENT WORK
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS WORK
INTRODUCTION
EXCAVATION METHODS
RETAINING WALLS
LATERAL SOIL MOVEMENT
BEHAVIOR OF LATERALLY LOADED PILES
NUMERICAL MODEL AND PARAMETRIC STUDY
INTRODUCTION
SOIL MODEL
PILE WALL AND FOUNDATION MODEL
Analysis procedure
PARAMETRIC STUDY RESULTS
INTRODUCTION
BEHAVIOR OF PILE WALL
BEHAVIOR OF THE ADJACENT BUILDING FOUNDATION
SOIL MOVEMENT DUE TO EXCAVATION
PARAMETRIC STUDY RESULTS ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
EFFECT OF PILE WALL TYPE
EFFECT OF PILE WALL LENGTH
FACTOR OF SAFTY AGAINST BASAL HEAVE
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
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