ABSTRACT
The results of these studies may be used to estimate the maximum deflection of the wall in order to evaluate, by following semi-empirical approaches such as that proposed by Ou & Hsieh (1998), settlement profiles behind wall. Distributions of ground movements parallel to the sides of the excavation may be finally estimated using semi-empirical procedures, such as that proposed by Fuentes & Devriendt (2010) or that based on the use of a complementary error function (Robosky & Finno, 2006).
