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Abstract Foundation pit excavation is constructed in intact soil strata. So，the stress path of soil is different from that in conventional retaining wall and in conventional triaxial compression test. In foundation pit engineering，in the soil in front of and behind retaining wall，the mean principal stress p or some principal stresses decrease in excavation，generally. As a result，the negative excess hydrostatic pressure in consolidated undrained(CU) triaxial test of saturated soil will conduct，that has effects on strength parameters of soil. It is pointed out that，for the excavation in clay soil，earth pressure calculation and stability analysis using strength parameters of CU triaxial test or consolidated quick shear test are unsafe under conditions of under-consolidation soil foundation and overcharge q which is applied recently. Meanwhile，in checkings of anti-sliding stability，anti-overturning stability and global stability by Swedish circle method for gravity cement-soil wall，if the strength parameters of saturated clay soil in CU triaxial test are adopted，the gravity of soil and wall in the calculation of resistant force has to be calculated by buoyant unit. According to the discussion on Technical specification for retaining and protection of building foundation excavations(JGJ120–201×)，the action of water pressure in calculation of excavation support structure is discussed；and it is proposed that for the silt soil foundation，whether the water pressure and earth pressure are estimated together or separately lies on the properties of the under soils.
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Received: 24 July 2012
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2012, Vol. 31 
