MEMORIA DE CALCULO

PROFUNDIDAD DE EXCAVACION CRITICA

LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE

Total strength parameters

Data:

Soil:

β= 0° Backfill slope
c= 112.5 kPa Cohesion
∅= 20° Effective friction
γ= 16 kN/m3 Unit weight

Wall:

H= 2m Wall height
δ= 20° Wall fricction (2/3)∅-13.3° common estimate
α= 90° Wall angle
q = 285 kPa Surcharge

Result:

Ko = 1-sin(∅)

sin2 ( +  )
Ka = = 0.28947
sin( +  ) * (sin( −  ) 2
sin( ) * sin( −  ) * 1 +
2

sin( −  ) * sin( +  )
sin2 ( −  )
Kp = = 23.90697
sin( +  ) * (sin( +  ) 2
sin( )2 * sin( +  ) * 1 − 
sin( +  ) * sin( +  )
 *H2
Pa = * Ka = 9.26 KN/m
2

H
y= = 0.67 m
3
Rankine Earth Pressures

COS( ) − COS( ) 2 − COS( ) 2

Ka = COS( ) * = 0.49
COS( ) + COS( ) 2 − COS( ) 2

COS( ) + COS( ) 2 − COS( ) 2

Kp = COS( ) *
COS( ) − COS( ) 2 − COS( ) 2 = 2.04
  *H2
Pa = * Ka = 15.69 KN/m
2

H = 0.67 m
y=
3

Soil with cohesion

Case 1: At top, tension Crack

z = 0

p =  * z * Ka − 2 * c * Ka = (157.55) KPA

Case 2: At p=0, depth tension crack

2*c
z = = 20.08 M
 * Ka
ht = z = 20.08 M

Case 3: At Base

z=H = 2.00

p =  * z * Ka − 2 * c * Ka = (141.86)

Case 4: At Pa = 0, theorical depth

4*c 2*q
z= − = 4.54
 * Ka 

Hc = z

SF = 3.00

Hc
Hd = = 1.51 Design depth
SF