This book assembles the practical rules
and details for the efficient and economical execution of deep
excavations. It draws together a wealth of experience of both design
and construction from published work and the lifetime practice of the
author. This second edition is extensively revised to include changes
in design emphasis including those due to Eurocode 7 and descriptions
of the latest equipment, construction techniques and geotechnical
processes. Additional details include those of the latest piling and
diaphragm wall equipment and innovations in top-down construction
applied to basements and cut-and-cover works. The section on caissons
has been expanded to include design methods. The successful conceptual
design of temporary and permanent works for the support of deep
excavations requires both freshness of ideas and experience of similar
construction. The purpose of this book is to present varied
international examples in sufficient detail to allow this to succeed.