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Mitigation of Collapse of Manually Excavated Caissons in Karst Terrain

CHEN Fei1, GONG Ping2   

  1. (1.Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000;
    2.Gannan Division of Geological Survey, Ganzhou 330002)
  • Received:2015-07-06 Online:2016-08-20 Published:2016-08-26

Abstract: This paper presents the mitigation of the collapse in the manually excavated noncircular oblong caisson in karst terrain. The causes of the collapse were investigated throughout the site specific conditions, the collapsed caissons were treated with grouting and optimize the protective layer of the excavated caisson.

Key words: Karst Terrain, Manually Excavated Caisson, Caisson Collapse, Grouting, Protective Layer