- Author
- Tucker, R. L. | Reese, L. C. | Nicholas, M. H.
- Title
- Trench Pressure Measurements with Hydraulic Shores. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Texas University at Austin
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC Department of Labor, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS GCR 80-202, May 1980,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- trenching; shoring; pressure measurement; soil properties; soil pressure; hydraulic equipment; construction | clay
- Identifiers
- slope stability
- Abstract
- A system was developed by which strut-loads in shallow trench bracing can be measured. The system makes use of commercially available hydraulic shores. The results of a pilot study in which the system was developed and used to measure strut loads are reported. Data on strut loads in a fissured clay, taken during and after the development of failure slip surfaces, are reported.