Predictions of the Behavior of a Deep Braced Excavation

This paper describes in detail a prediction about the responses of the soil and the RC diaphragm wall of a deep excavation in Taipei. The 21.8 m excavation was the deepest at the time, and it served as a good basis for testing previous back analysis results. As instrumentation records became available, updates were made and were passed to the contractor for the construction control purpose. The prediction was considered as a success