U.S. Germany Cooperative Research: Prediction and Interpretation of Soil-Structure Interaction for Deep Excavations

0089508 WhittleThis award supports Andrew Whittle and students from马萨诸塞州Institute of Technology in a collaboration with Stavros Savidis of the Department of Civil Engineering at Technical University of柏林，德国. 研究的重点是预测挖掘引起的地面移动的新的分析方法。 麻省理工学院的研究小组在分析波士顿地区存在的粘土类型方面拥有丰富的经验，而德国的研究小组在柏林附近常见的桑迪土壤建模方面拥有专业知识。 这两个小组将有独特的机会比较不同土壤类型的本构建模和实验室表征的发展，以完善和加强目前的模型。 这项研究的结果将导致改进的工具，以减轻大型建筑和交通项目的挖掘阶段对邻近结构和公用设施造成的损害。 这项联合合作研究工作也为初级研究人员提供了国际工作的机会，这项提案所做的工作将有助于使德国和美国研究小组之间的关系制度化。

0089508WhittleThis award supports Andrew Whittle and students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a collaboration with Stavros Savidis of the Department of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. The research focus is on new methods of analysis for predicting ground movements caused by excavations. The MIT group has extensive experience in analyzing clay soils of the type present in the Boston area, whereas the German group has expertise modeling sandy soils common in the vicinity of Berlin. Together, the two groups will have the unique opportunity of comparing developments in constitutive modeling and laboratory characterization of different soil types in order to refine and enhance current models. The results of this research will lead to improved tools for mitigating damage to adjacent structures and utilities caused during excavation phases of large building and transportation projects. This joint collaborative research effort also presents junior researchers with the opportunity to work internationally, and the work done on this proposal will help institutionalize the relationship between the German and U.S. research groups.