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Year : 2007
Version : 1/0
Session 13 – 14
SHEET PILE STRUCTURES
SHEET PILE STRUCTURES
Topic:
• General
• Types of Sheet Pile
• Lateral Pressure Diagram
• Cantilever Sheet Pile
SHEET PILE
GENERAL
3. Calculate L3
p2
z L L3
' K p K a
6. Calculate p5
A3
6 P 2.z. ' K p K a p5
'2 K p K a 2
A4
P 6.z. p5 4 P
'2 K p K a 2
CALCULATION STEPS
CANTILEVER SHEET PILE - SAND
8. Determine L4
L44 A1 L34 A2 L24 A3 L4 A4 0
9. Calculate p4
p4 p5 '.L4 K p K a
10. Calculate p3
p3 ' ( K p K a ) L4
11. Calculate L5
p3 .L4 2 P
L5
p3 p 4
12. Draw the pressure distribution diagram
13. Obtain the theoretical depth ; D = L3 + L4
The actual depth of penetration is increased by about 20% - 30%
14. Calculate the maximum bending moment
z'
M max P z z ' 1 . '.( z ' ) 2 ( K p K a )
2 3
with
2P
z'
( K p K a ). '
EXAMPLE
CANTILEVER SHEET PILE - SAND
L1 = 2 m
GWL
d = 15.9 kN/m3
L2 = 3 m t = 19.33 kN/m3
= 32o
c = 0 kPa
32
K a tan 2 45 tan 2 45 0.307
2 2
32
K p tan 2 45 tan 2 45 3.25
2 2
• Step 2 (calculate p1 and p2)
p1 .L1.K a (15.9)(2)(0.307) 9.763 kPa
p2 .L1 '.L2 K a (15.9)(2) (19.33 9.81)30.307
p2 18.53 kPa
• Step 4 (calculate P)
P 0.5. p1 .L1 p1 .L2 0.5. p2 p1 .L2 0.5. p2 .L3
P 0.5(9.763)(2) (9.763)(3) 0.5(18.53 9.763)3 0.5(18.53)(0.66)
P 9.763 29.289 13.151 6.115 58.32 kN/m
• Step 5 (calculate z)
1 2 3 3 2
z 9. 763 0.66 3 29. 289 0.66 13 .151 0.66 6 .115
0, 66
58.32 3 2 3 3
z 2.23 m
8P (8)(58.32)
A2 16.65
'.K p K a (9.52)(2.943)
A3
6 P 2.z. ' K p K a p5
'2 K p K a 2
(6)(58.32)(2)(2.23)(9.52)(2.943) 214.66
A3 151.93
(9.52) 2 (2.943) 2
A4
P 6.z. p5 4 P
58.32(6)(2.23)(214.66) (4)(58.32)
230.72
' K p K a
2 2
(9.52) 2
( 2.943) 2
EXAMPLE
CANTILEVER SHEET PILE - SAND
L4 4.8 m
• Step 12
Draw the pressure distribution diagram
M max
P z z' 1 2
. '.( z ' ) 2 ( K p
z'
Ka)
3
2 . 04
M max ( 58 . 32 )( 2 . 23 2 . 04 ) 0 . 5 ( 9 . 52 )( 2 . 04 ) 2 ( 2 . 943 )
3
M max 209 . 39 kN.m
CALCULATION STEPS
CANTILEVER SHEET PILE - CLAY
CALCULATION STEPS
CANTILEVER SHEET PILE - CLAY
In case of saturated soft clay with internal friction angle () = 0, we got
Ka = Kp = 1
3. Calculate the resultant of the area ACDE (P1) and z1 (the center of
pressure for the area ACDE)
CALCULATION STEPS
CANTILEVER SHEET PILE - CLAY
5. Calculate L4
D4.c .L1 '.L2 P1
L4
4.c
6. Calculate p6 and p7
p6 4.c .L1 '.L2
p7 4.c .L1 '.L2
p6 .( z ' ) 2
M max
P1 z1 z '
2
with
P1
z'
p6
EXAMPLE
CANTILEVER SHEET PILE - CLAY
L1 = 2 m
sand
GWL
d = 15.9 kN/m3
L2 = 3 m
t = 19.33 kN/m3
= 32o
c = 0 kPa
Clay
D
cu = 47 kPa
=0o
• Calculation of moment
P1 52.2
z' 0.41 m
p6 127.64
p6 .( z ' ) 2
M max
P z1 z ' 2
127.640.41
2
M max 52.21.78 0.41 103.59 kN m
2