Abstract
The construction of diaphragm wall panels can cause the stress change and soil movements in adjacent ground. In this paper, the construction sequence of a typical diaphragm wall panel in saturated soft clay is simulated with a 3D finite element program. The soil is assumed to behave as an isotropic linear elastic/Mohr–Coulomb plastic material with a soil–water coupled consolidation response. Influence of the pore water pressure is concerned to consider the consolidation behavior of the saturated soft clay. The analysis shows that the changes in effective horizontal stress and pore water pressure during diaphragm wall installation depend on arching mechanism and permeability. The variation in stresses and movements of ground computed by the coupled consolidation analysis and the total stress analysis are compared. Influences of the permeability coefficient on the installation effects are discussed by parametric studies. Finally, a case study of a diaphragm wall construction in Shanghai, in which the ground settlements were monitored, is presented to illustrate the prediction procedure of coupled consolidation analysis.
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