Research Article

On the Responses of Braced Diaphragm Wall Supporting Deep Excavation Subjected to Asymmetric Surcharge Loads

Table 5

The effect of the mesh size on the excavation model.

MeshSoilTst (kN)UxL (mm)UyL (mm)ML (kNm)Hv (mm)

Very coarseLS843.1772.80−42.93365.80199.00
DS504.4930.20−9.29255.9088.72

CoarseLS815.3165.06−37.73499.50190.10
DS482.1327.93−8.19209.1088.37

MediumLS813.3463.85−37.46477.90186.40
DS465.5326.90−8.09205.3087.49

FineLS815.2360.67−35.50447.20181.60
DS454.8025.92−8.73185.7087.43

Very fineLS806.2360.18−36.40429.40179.60
DS461.1825.50−9.20182.8087.19