Settlement Control of The Embankment Along Commissioners Street Using Ground Improvement
Mark Tigchelaar, Yared Sholla, Wayne Sunghyun Park, Omar Fayez, Allen Bowers
In the proceedings of: GeoSaskatoon 2023: 76th Canadian Geotechnical ConferenceSession: Foundations 2
ABSTRACT: The Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure (PLFPEI) Project is a $1.25 billion program that will revitalize 800-acres of flood prone land. In connection with the Port Lands Flood Protection Enabling Infrastructure project, a grade raise is proposed along Commissioners Street and Don Roadway to protect local neighbours from floodwaters from the Don River in the event of extreme weather. A new fill of up to about 4m in height will be placed to raise the existing grade within the right of way of the roadways. Due to the extensive thickness of compressible peat and organic soils, significant settlement of the foundation soils is anticipated. Following a comprehensive review of different design alternatives to control the post-construction settlement of the foundation soils supporting the embankment to an acceptable limit, ground improvement utilizing a rigid inclusion method was chosen as the preferred option. This paper presents the results of the foundation investigation program, design methodology, performance specifications, load transfer mechanism, and the results of settlement monitoring of the embankment during and following construction.
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Tigchelaar, Mark, Sholla, Yared, Park, Wayne Sunghyun, Fayez, Omar, Bowers, Allen (2023) Settlement Control of The Embankment Along Commissioners Street Using Ground Improvement in GEO2023. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.
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author = {{Tigchelaar, Mark}, {Sholla, Yared}, {Park, Wayne Sunghyun}, {Fayez, Omar}, {Bowers, Allen}}
title = {Settlement Control of The Embankment Along Commissioners Street Using Ground Improvement }
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 76th Canadian Geotechnical Conference}
year = {2023}
organization = {The Canadian Geotechnical Society},
address = {Ottawa, Canada} }
title = {Settlement Control of The Embankment Along Commissioners Street Using Ground Improvement }
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 76th Canadian Geotechnical Conference}
year = {2023}
organization = {The Canadian Geotechnical Society},
address = {Ottawa, Canada} }