Abstract
This paper considers shoring of excavations associated with construction of buildings with particular reference to the selection of the earth pressure coefficient. The empirical criteria, given by R. B. Peck and other participants at the International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering in Mexico City in 1969, are examined. Several case histories of deep excavations are given where acceptable deformations were experienced using active earth pressure coefficients in shoring design. Where failure occurred, it was attributed to causes unrelated to the selection of earth pressure coefficient. Key words: shoring, earth pressure coefficient, deformations.
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