EM 1110-2-2100 (1 Dec 05) pp G-14

Soil dynamic pressure calculation

G-5, Example
a. Problem Defination
Soil properties
γ= 21 kN/m3 (moist weight) 0.094866 k/ft3
γb = 12 kN/m 3
(buoyancy weight) 0.076378 k/ft3
γs = 22 kN/m3 (saturated weight) 0.140026 k/ft3
φ= 30 Deg
c= 0
tanβ= 0
Seismic coefficients:
kh = 0.3225
kh eff= 0.45
kv = 0.29
γ eff = 14.90 kN/m3
Backfill height, h = 29 m 95.14 ft
Water table height from base, hs 27 m 88.58 ft
Resisting soil height, hr = 0m 0.00 ft
γw = 9.81 kN/m3 0.06 k/ft3

b. Forces acting on driving side. Tanφ = 0.58

c1 = 0.19 Tanα = 0.52
c2 = 0.17
α= 27.45 degree
K= -0.09
Ka = -0.09
Kb = -0.09
Pa = -446 kN/m -31 k
ΔPAE= 7743 kN/m 530 k
Pws= 3576 245 k

c. Find forces acting on resisting side

c1 = 0.19
c2 = 0.17
α= 17.99 Tanα = 0.324737
Kp = 3.42

Pp = 0.00 0.00 k
ΔPPE= 0.00 0.00 k
Pws= 0.00 0.00 k

Simplification/Approximation:
Maximum stress due to active dynamic pressure =
At top = 378.02 kN/m 7.89 ksf
At bottom = 0.00 kN/m 0.00 ksf