Baugrubenböschungen mit etwas über 5 m Höhe im ungestörten Untergrund

Sloped excavation walls slightly exceeding 5m height in undisturbed subsoil.

For lack of space and in order to limit the costs, sloped excavation walls typically are designed by applying the maximum achievable slope angle of the soil. For different type of soil and for slope heights of up to 5 m, the German Standard DIN 4124 for this purpose provides limit values for the slope angles, which as a rule without further stability analysis should not be exceeded. Steeper inclinations exceeding these limit values as well as slope heights above 5 m then generally do require corresponding stability analysis according to DIN 4084, which could lead both to smaller slope angles and to an increased place requirement respectively, especially if favourable influences during the construction period as for example the short-term usable cohesion-effect resulting from a fines content and cohesive cementation would not be utilized. For standard cases in the following therefore also for slope heights slightly exceeding 5 m such appropriate limit values for determination of the maximum slope angle and the corresponding minimum place requirement will be developed. With increasing height, these limit values then will pass continuously into the admissible slope angles as resulting from related stability analysis according to DIN 4084. For the calculative determination of the limit values a mathematical function for generalized subsoil conditions will be examined and finally graphically charted for a standard situation of an excavation pit in gravel and silt.