08 Chapter 9 - Sheet Pile Walls

Foundation Engineering
CIVL 4323
Chapter 9
Sheet Pile Walls

Dr. Sari Abusharar
Associate Professor
Civil Engineering Department
Faculty of Applied Engineering and Urban Planning
1st Semester 2019-2020 1

Outline of Presentation
 Introduction
 Construction Methods
 Cantilever Sheet Pile Walls
 Cantilever Sheet Piling Penetrating Sandy Soils
 Special Cases for Cantilever Walls Penetrating a Sandy Soil
 Cantilever Sheet Piling Penetrating Clay
 Special Cases for Cantilever Walls Penetrating Clay
 Anchored Sheet-Pile Walls
 Free Earth Support Method for Penetration of Sandy Soil
 Fixed Earth-Support Method for Penetration into Sandy Soil
 Free Earth Support Method for Penetration of Clay 2
Introduction
Sheet piles are often used to build continuous walls for waterfront
structures that range from small waterfront pleasure boat launching
facilities to large dock facilities. (See Figure 9.1.). In contrast to the
construction of other types of retaining wall, the building of sheet pile
walls does not usually require dewatering of the site. Sheet piles are also
used for some temporary structures, such as braced cuts.
Several types of sheet pile are

commonly used in construction:
(a) wooden sheet piles.

(b) precast concrete sheet
piles.
(c) steel sheet piles.
(d) aluminum sheet piles.
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Introduction
In the construction of sheet pile walls, the sheet pile may be driven into the
ground and then the backfill placed on the land side, or the sheet pile may
first be driven into the ground and the soil in front of the sheet pile dredged.
In either case, the soil used for backfill behind the sheet pile wall is usually
granular. The soil below the dredge line may be sandy or clayey. The surface
of soil on the water side is referred to as the mud line or dredge line.
Sheet pile walls may be divided

into two basic categories: Granular
(a) cantilever. soil
(b) anchored.
Water side
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Anchored Sheet Pile Cantilever Sheet Pile

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Construction Methods
(1) Backfilled structure (2) Dredged structure
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Cantilever Sheet Pile Walls
Cantilever sheet pile walls are usually recommended for walls of moderate
height—about 6 m or less, measured above the dredge line. In such walls,
the sheet piles act as a wide cantilever beam above the dredge line.
Pressure diagram 7
Cantilever Sheet Pile Walls
There are three cases for cantilever sheet piles:
Cantilever Sheet Pile penetrating in Sandy Soil.
Cantilever Sheet Pile penetrating in Clayey Soil.
Can lever Sheet Pile penetra ng in C − ɸ Soil.
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Cantilever Sheet Piling Penetrating Sandy Soils
To develop the relationships for the proper depth of embedment of sheet
piles driven into a granular soil (D), examine Figure 9.8a. The soil retained by
the sheet piling above the dredge line also is sand. The water table is at a
depth L1 below the top of the wall.
sand
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Cantilever Sheet Piling Penetrating Clay Soils
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Cantilever Sheet Piling Penetrating C-Ø Soils
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Example 9.1
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Example 9.1
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Example 9.2
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Example 9.3
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Example 9.3
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Anchored Sheet-Pile Walls
When the height of the backfill material behind a cantilever sheet-pile wall
exceeds about 6 m tying the wall near the top to anchor plates, anchor walls,
or anchor piles becomes more economical. This type of construction is
referred to as anchored sheet-pile wall or an anchored bulkhead.
Anchors minimize the depth of penetration required by the sheet piles and
also reduce the cross-sectional area and weight of the sheet piles needed for
construction. However, the tie rods and anchors must be carefully designed.
The two basic methods of designing anchored sheet-pile walls are:
(a) the free earth support method.
(b) the fixed earth support method.
The free earth support method involves a minimum penetration depth.

Below the dredge line, no pivot point exists for the static system. The nature
of the variation of the bending moment with depth for both methods is also
shown in Figure 9.16. Note that
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minimum penetration
depth
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Free Earth Support Method for Penetration of Sandy Soil
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End of Chapter 9
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HW # 5
Solve problems:
9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 9.6, 9.8, 9.10, 9.11 and
9.12

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Foundation Engineering

Sheet Pile Walls

1st Semester 2019-2020 1

Several types of sheet pile are

(a) wooden sheet piles.

Sheet pile walls may be divided

Anchored Sheet Pile Cantilever Sheet Pile

There are three cases for cantilever sheet piles:

Cantilever Sheet Pile penetrating in Sandy Soil.

Cantilever Sheet Pile penetrating in Clayey Soil.

Can lever Sheet Pile penetra ng in C − ɸ Soil.

The free earth support method involves a minimum penetration depth.

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