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As shown in Figure 9, with a failure wedge going underneath the potential building footprint with a FOS of <br />about 1.0, the yield acceleration was estimated as 0.259. The corresponding earthquake -induced lateral <br />ground deformation was estimated as 2.1 inches, which is within the allowable lateral displacement <br />criterion (18 inches per Table 12.13.2 of ASCE 7-16). <br />Note that since the ground improvement zone is approximately 30 feet away from the bulkhead, the current <br />ground improvement plan is mainly for mitigating the lateral deformations of the foundations for the new <br />building at Parcel A17; and is unlikely to reduce the kinematic soil loads on the sheet pile. Therefore, the <br />current ground improvement plan will have small improvement on the lateral deformations of the sheet pile <br />due to earthquakes. <br />5.3. Construction Considerations <br />Rigid inclusion installation should be completed in general accordance with the best practices per the <br />industry as detailed In the specifications that will be included In a separate design drawing submittal for <br />Parcel A17. The anticipated construction sequencing is presented below: <br />Excavate to the bottom of building foundation elevation as appropriate. <br />iii Install rigid inclusions according to plans and specifications to the depth required to achieve 3-foot <br />embedment Into the non -liquefiable layer. Top of the rigid Inclusions should be 2 feet below the bottom <br />of foundations. <br />• Overexcavate by 2 feet and replace with CSBC. <br />The rigid inclusions should be installed using continuous -flight hollowetem auger. As is standard practice, <br />the rigid inclusion concrete must be pumped under pressure through the hollow stem as the auger Is <br />withdrawn. Maintenance of adequate concrete pressure at the auger tip is critical to reduce the potential <br />for encroachment of adjacent native soils Into the concrete column. The rate of withdrawal of the auger <br />must remain constant throughout the installation of the rigid inclusions in order to reduce the potential for <br />necking of the rigid inclusions. Failure to maintain a constant rate of withdrawal of the auger should result <br />in immediate rejection of that rigid inclusion element <br />The contractor should adhere to a waiting period of at least 12 hours between the Installation of rigid <br />inclusion elements spaced closer than 6 feet, center -to -center. This waibng period is necessary to avoid <br />disturbing the curing concrete in previously cast elements. <br />Concrete pumps must be fitted with a volume measuring device and pressure gauge so that the volume of <br />concrete placed In each rigid inclusion and the pressure head maintained during pumping can be observed. <br />A minimum line pressure of 100 psi should be maintained. And the rate of auger withdrawal should be <br />controlled during concrete placement such that the volume of concrete pumped Is equal to 100 percent of <br />the theoretical rigid inclusion volume per 60-inch segments. A minimum head of 5 feet of concrete should <br />be maintained above the auger tip during wthdrawal of the auger to maintain a full column of concrete and <br />to prevent hole collapse. <br />A qualified geotechnical engineer should observe the drilling operations and instrumentation output; <br />monitor concrete injection procedures; record the volume of concrete placed in each rigid inclusion element <br />relative to the calculated volume of the hole; and evaluate the adequacy of individual rigid Inclusion <br />installations to ensure that embedment requirements are met and that they are installed in accordance <br />with the ground improvement plans and specrfications. <br />GEGENGINEEkS 67 gclaCer3q 20211 osogn <br />