An Un-Conventional Earth Retaining Structure

An existing reinforced concrete barrel of the Weber Branch Siphon and Weber Coulee Siphon along East Low Canal in the State of Washington, U.S.A. is used as an earth retaining structure during required excavation for construction of an additional cast-in-place reinforced concrete barrel in close proximity. A continuum-based numerical model is implemented to simulate significant construction stages in sequential order so that soil-structure...