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gravel and pebble fill.
Figure. 12. Overview of plot 17.
FIGURE. 13. Design solutions for foundations of underground water lines within Imeretin lowland terrain: a – driven pile footing; b –
concrete strip footing on natural soil; c – concrete strip footing on replaced soil (replacement of soft soils by sand and gravel mixture).
(1 – sand and gravel soils; 2 – soft clay soils; 3 – concrete strip footing; 4 – concrete driven pile; 5 – concrete raft; 6 – sand and gravel
fill; 7 – replacement of soils with sand and gravel fill; 8 – pipeline in protective duct; 9 – pipeline wrapped around with geotexticle in
sand fill; 10 – sand backfill).
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CONCLUSIONS
Imeretin lowland, where main Olympic facilities are erected,
features complicated geotechnical conditions, presence of thick
soft clay deposits, high underground water level, and high
seismicity of the area.
The above factors as well as the necessity of construction
within tight deadlines of many sports facilities, including unique
buildings and structures, made the designing engineers to face
complicated challenges, which they finally coped with thanks
to the accumulated experience of the national geotechnical
community as well as to application of new approaches and
effective design solutions.
ure. 12. Overview of plot 17.
nderground water lines within Im r tin lowland terrain: a – driven pile footing; b –
trip footing on replaced soil (repl cement of soft il by sand and gravel mixture).
ncrete strip footing; 4 – concrete driven pile; 5 – concrete raft; 6 – sand and gravel
ill; 8 – pipeline in protective duct; 9 – pipeline wrapped around with geotexticle in
sand fill; 10 – sand backfill).
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CONCLUSIONS
Imeretin lowland, where main Olympic facilities are erected,
features complicated geotechnical conditions, presence of thick
soft clay deposits, high underground water level, and high
seismicity of the area.
The above factors as well as the necessity of construction
within tight deadlines of many sports facilities, including unique
buildings and structures, made the designing engineers to face
complicated challenges, which they finally coped with thanks
to the accumulated experience of the national geotechnical
community as well as to application of new approaches and
effective design solutions.
