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US 2012/0057940 A1Published application
Method and system for temporarily supporting a soil mass susceptible to slide
AssigneeSaipem S.P.A.
InventorsDiego Lazzarin, Massimo Fontolan
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Abstract
A method of temporarily supporting a soil mass susceptible to slide at a scarp slope bounding the soil mass includes advancing a supporting wall in an advancing direction along the scarp slope; and, in addition to the movement in the advancing direction, also moving a surface portion, in direct contact with the soil mass, of the supporting wall, so as to minimize friction between the soil mass and the supporting wall.
Claims25
A method of temporarily supporting a soil mass susceptible to slide, the method comprising:
- advancing a supporting wall in an advancing direction along a scarp slope bounding said soil mass;
- and
- additionally moving at least a surface portion, in direct contact with the soil mass, of the supporting wall, so as to minimize friction between the soil mass and the supporting wall in the advancing direction.
A system for temporarily supporting a soil mass susceptible to slide;
- the soil mass being bounded by a scarp slope;
- the system comprising:
- means for advancing a supporting wall in an advancing direction along the scarp slope;
- and
- means for additionally moving at least a surface portion, in direct contact with the soil mass, of the supporting wall, so as to minimize friction between the soil mass and the supporting wall in the advancing direction.
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