Geotechnical issues related to dry maintenance of open cut excavations below groundwater table in soft soils: Reliability of a simplified calculation model

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ABSTRACT

The Mestre connection is the bypass of the urban stretch of highway A4, see Figure 1.

The typical cross section is 32.5 m wide. The layout develops with 9 stretches in cut section, 8 artificial tunnels and 4 viaducts.