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    Project Summary: Internally Braced Sheet Piles Earth Retention

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    The document summarizes an internally braced sheet pile earth retention system that was designed and installed to support a deep excavation for a new high-rise building in downtown Chicago. The system minimized water infiltration and protected surrounding structures, including a railroad, from movement during excavation. Cross-lot and corner braces were used in the upper and lower levels. Over 545 feet of steel sheeting was installed around the perimeter and for an elevator shaft. The bracing was designed to be removed efficiently without interfering with concrete work.

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    The document summarizes an internally braced sheet pile earth retention system that was designed and installed to support a deep excavation for a new high-rise building in downtown Chicago. The system minimized water infiltration and protected surrounding structures, including a railroad, from movement during excavation. Cross-lot and corner braces were used in the upper and lower levels. Over 545 feet of steel sheeting was installed around the perimeter and for an elevator shaft. The bracing was designed to be removed efficiently without interfering with concrete work.

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    The document summarizes an internally braced sheet pile earth retention system that was designed and installed to support a deep excavation for a new high-rise building in downtown Chicago. The system minimized water infiltration and protected surrounding structures, including a railroad, from movement during excavation. Cross-lot and corner braces were used in the upper and lower levels. Over 545 feet of steel sheeting was installed around the perimeter and for an elevator shaft. The bracing was designed to be removed efficiently without interfering with concrete work.

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    Project Summary: Internally Braced Sheet Piles Earth Retention

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    The document summarizes an internally braced sheet pile earth retention system that was designed and installed to support a deep excavation for a new high-rise building in downtown Chicago. The system minimized water infiltration and protected surrounding structures, including a railroad, from movement during excavation. Cross-lot and corner braces were used in the upper and lower levels. Over 545 feet of steel sheeting was installed around the perimeter and for an elevator shaft. The bracing was designed to be removed efficiently without interfering with concrete work.

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    Project Summary

    Internally Braced Sheet Piles


    Earth Retention
    1600 Museum Park
    Chicago, IL

    A
    new 32-story residential high-rise with two levels of
    below-grade parking was planned for construction in
    downtown Chicago. The foundation consisted of both
    rock caissons and caissons belled into hardpan. Soil conditions
    consist of 8 feet of urban fill overlaying 10 feet of loose to medi-
    um dense sand over a 6-foot layer of stiff silty clay with very soft
    silty clay below. The excavation depth for the basement varied
    from 18 feet to 24 feet, with an elevator core area 38 feet below
    grade. Ground water was encountered at 10 feet below grade.

    Problem
    The site was surrounded by an electric power substation to the
    north, an active passenger and freight railroad situated on a berm Looking west at upper cross-lot braces. Vertical H-piles are
    9 feet above site grade to the east, townhomes along the south supporting the braces at the approximate mid-point. Railroad
    property line, and an active street on the west side. An earth reten- berm is in the background; townhomes are in the upper right.
    tion system was necessary to protect the surrounding properties
    from the deep excavation and to prevent movement of the railroad
    adjacent to the excavation at the northeast corner of the site.

    Design Solution
    Hayward Baker designed and installed an internally braced sheet
    pile earth retention system, which minimized water infiltration into
    the deep basement excavation and protected the surrounding struc-
    tures from movement. Cross-lot and corner braces were installed
    for the upper level of bracing. The lower level consisted of corner
    braces and rakers.

    Construction
    The work consisted of installing approximately 545 linear wall feet Northwest corner of the site depicting upper corner braces.
    of permanent steel sheeting around the perimeter of the site and The silver shoring in the middle of the picture was installed by
    the railroad to prevent the railroad berm from encroaching on
    around a 15-foot-by-42-foot pit for the elevator shaft.
    the site.
    A key feature of this project was constructability of the concrete
    work and the efficient removal of the waler and braces. Boxout Owner
    formwork for brace penetrations through the foundation walls and The Enterprise Companies, Chicago, IL
    floor slabs were not required and this permitted removal of upper General Contractor
    and lower level bracing in full length pieces. Kenny Construction Company, Wheeling, IL
    Engineer
    Collins Engineers Inc., Chicago, IL
    Project Summary
    1600 Museum Park, continued
    Quality Assurance/Quality Control
    Movement of the railroad during excavation was a particular
    concern since the centerline of the tracks was 15 feet from the
    excavation at the northeast corner of the site. Sheeting movement
    was monitored on a weekly basis from nine control points.
    Maximum horizontal movement was 1 inches. The remaining
    control points averaged -inch of horizontal movement.

    Conclusion
    The sheet piles minimized water infiltration into the excavation,
    allowing control of ground water from sump pumps. The design
    of the earth retention system permitted bracing to be removed in
    a sequence that allowed the general contractor to work with min- Upper cross-lot bracing attached to west sheeting wall of the
    imal interference from the bracing. deep basement excavation.

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    Formwork for the upper level garage slab being installed. After the 336-668-0884 201-489-1700
    slab had been poured, upper level bracing was removed. Hayward Baker Inc. 2008
    www.HaywardBaker.com
    Pub No: 15536

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