2. For the cantilever sheet pile wall shown below, compute the depth of embedment of sheet pile. TN ZL. !”~<“—sstS 3m y= 2vm = 30° — 3m 7xSN When #= 30°, Ka= 1/3 Consider 1m length of the wall. Total active pressure p,- Pacts horizontally at a height of 2m from the heel. For no tension to develop at the base, the resultant of P, and the weight of wall intersects the base at a distance of 2b/3 from the heel. For taking moments the section of the wall may be divided into a rectangle of height 6m and width 1.4m (top width) and a triangle of height 6m and base width (b ~ 1.4) metres. The moments of the forces are taken about the heel. From the moment equation we get, b = 2.77m Total weight W of the wall per metre length = 1.4 x 2.77x6x2/2=23.27t The factor of safety F against sliding is given as follows: Won 5' 23.27 tan 30° F = ——— = ————= 1,39 P 9.6