Case Study of Predicted and Actual Deflections of the Secant Pile Wall in Waterfront Toronto Project
Jim Hansen, Hannah Chessell, Charbel Abi-Nahed, Bhrugesh Patel, Ali Nasseri-Moghaddam
In the proceedings of: GeoNiagara 2021: 74th Canadian Geotechnical Conference; 14th joint with IAH-CNCABSTRACT: A 1.1-kilometer-long, 1.2-meter wide, 45-meter deep secant pile cutoff wall was constructed to facilitate the excavation of a naturalized river valley for the Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure project in Toronto, Ontario. The wall was designed to retain up to 6.8 meters of soil and water without the use of anchors or bracing. While most of the piles were reinforced with heavy steel beams, glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement was used in several locations where a "soft eye" was required for utility penetration. Lateral deflections were estimated to be up to 9 cm for the steel reinforced piles and potentially 22 cm for the GFRP reinforced piles. Optical surveying and inclinometers were used to observe the actual pile movements during construction. This paper presents the analyses performed in design and compares the predicted response to the movements observed during construction. It was observed that the final realized lateral movements were in the range of 7 cm.
RÉSUMÉ: Un mur à pieux sécants de 1,1 km de long, 1,2 m de large et 45 m de profondeur a été construit pour faciliter l'excavation d’un canal fluvial naturalisé pour le projet de renforcement des infrastructures et de protection contre les inondations à Port Lands à Toronto, en Ontario. Le mur a été conçu pour retenir jusqu'à 6,8 m de sol et d'eau sans l'utilisation d'ancrages ou de contreventements. Bien que la plupart des pieux étaient renforcés avec de lourdes poutres en acier, un renforcement en polymère renforcé de fibre de verre (PRFV) a été utilisé à plusieurs endroits où un «œil doux» était nécessaire pour la pénétration des services publics. Les déflexions latérales ont été estimées à jusqu'à 9 cm pour les pieux en acier et potentiellement à 22 cm pour les pieux en PRFV. Des levés optiques et des inclinomètres ont été utilisés pour observer les mouvements réels des pieux, qui ne dépassaient pas 7 cm. Cet article présente les analyses effectuées en conception et compare la réponse prévue aux mouvements observés lors de la construction.
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Hansen, Jim, Chessell, Hannah, Abi-Nahed, Charbel, Patel, Bhrugesh, Nasseri-Moghaddam, Ali (2021) Case Study of Predicted and Actual Deflections of the Secant Pile Wall in Waterfront Toronto Project in GEO2021. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.
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