Design of shoring suitable for urban excavation work Abstract The walls of trenches dug for municipal public works must be vertical, because of the lack of available space and the multiplicity of underground pipes. These walls must be shored if they are not to collapse. This project was undertaken to develop and validate a shoring system that would ensure the safety of excavation work in urban settings. The system allows safe shoring of soils found in the Montreal area to depths of 3.7 metres. In order to promote the use of the system on a wider scale, blueprints, plans, and usage guidelines for all soil types found in Quebec were produced. As a result of this project, municipalities throughout Quebec now have access to a shoring system that protects workers performing public works in trenches. Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports Design of a shoring technique adapted to urban excavations - Phase 2 Research Report: R-235 Simplified Articles Excavation en milieu urbain Un système d'étançonnement qui contourne les obstacles et s'adapte à tous les types de sols québécois Volume 13, n0 3 Scientific Publications Boîtes de tranchée pour espaces restreints. Entrevue avec Pierre GingrasLan A.Source : Prévenir aussi, vol. 15, no 2, 2000 Other Project(s) You May be Interested in Field Test of the JNIOSH Mini Strain Pipe Meter as a Safety Alert System during Trench-WorkSoil Classification and Selection of Shoring Systems for Trench Excavation Additional Information Type: Project Number: 0095-8360 Status: Completed Year of completion: 1999 Research Field: Mechanical and Physical Risk Prevention Team: André Lan (IRSST)Jean Arteau (IRSST)Denis LeBoeuf (École de technologie supérieure)Omar Chaallal (École de technologie supérieure)Jean-Marc Dugré (Jean-Marc Dugré inc.)