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PCA EXAMPLE

CANTILEVER WALL EXAMPLE

40.0
1
20.0
1.0
21.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
13.0

30.0
20.0
80.0
100.0
50.0

1.35
1.00
1.50

1.00
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1.00

30.0
20.0
80.0
100.0
37.6
0.297
6.105
104.2
dL1 0.0 -0.1
0 0.00
d 4.0
L2 Tie/prop 0.13

dL3 21.0 0.50 1.82

Balanced,
L5 37.2 d 5.21 3.42
H 40.0
pile
SECTION THROUGH
BALANCE
SHEET PILE
PRESSURE
WALL DIA
0.00
0.43
1.29
2.11

0.00
0.61

0.00
0.13
1.82
3.42

0.50
5.21

0.0
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-0.1
7.3
190.6
343.6
796.2

94.4
1212.5
30.6

1337.4
1337.4

37.2

0.0
0.3
1.1
15.5
14.7
27.7

4.0
42.1
2.0

59.2
48.2
11.0

1.00
1.00
1.30

1.25
1.00

24.8
16.2
80.0
100.0
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37.6
0.364
3.977
75.8
dL1 0.0 -0.1
0 0.00
d 4.0
L2 Tie/prop 0.12

dL3 21.0 0.50 1.41

Balanced,
L5 37.1 d 3.91 2.64
H 40.0
pile
SECTION THROUGHBALANCE
SHEET PILE
PRESSURE
WALL
0.00
0.32
0.96
1.56

0.00
0.61

0.00
0.12
1.41
2.64

0.50
3.91

0.0
-0.1
6.6
147.9
265.6
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610.6

94.1
905.9
30.6

1030.7
1030.6

37.1

0.0
0.2
1.0
12.0
11.4
21.2

4.0
31.5
2.0

45.8
37.5
8.3
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Steel sheet piling analysis & designTedds calculation version 2.0.06Design summaryCombination
1DescriptionUnitProvidedRequiredUtilisationResultTotal length requiredft40.037.21.076PASSForce in tie/prop 11.0
kips/ftMaximum moment in pile 104.2 kip_ft/ftMaximum shear in pile 10.8 kips/ftCombination
2DescriptionUnitProvidedRequiredUtilisationResultTotal length requiredft40.037.11.078PASSForce in tie/prop 8.3
kips/ftMaximum moment in pile 75.8 kip_ft/ftMaximum shear in pile 8.1 kips/ftGeometryDesign method; Free earth supportTotal
length of sheet pile provided; Hpile = ftNumber of different types of soil; Ns = Retained height; dret = ftDepth of
unplanned excavation;dex = ftTotal retained height; ds = ftAngle of retained slope; b = degDepth from ground level
to tie; dt = ftDepth from GL to top of water table retained side; dw = ftDepth from GL to top of water table
retaining side; dwp = ftLoadingSoil layer 1Characteristic shearing resistance angle; f'k_s1 = degCharacteristic wall
friction angle;dk_s1 = degMoist density of soil; gm_s1 = pcfCharacteristic saturated density of retained soil; gs_s1 =
pcfHeight of soil 1; h1 = ftPartial factors on actions - Combination 1Dead unfavourable action; gG = Dead favourable
action; gG,f = Live unfavourable action; gQ = Partial factors for soil parameters - Combination 1Angle of shearing
resistance; gf' = Weight density; gg = Design soil properties - soil 1Design effective shearing resistance angle; f’d =
Atan(tan(f'k) / gf') = degDesign wall friction angle; dd = atan(tan(dk) / gf') = degDesign saturated density of retained
soil; gm.d1 = gm / gg = pcfDesign moist density of retained soil; gs.d1 = gs / gg = pcfDesign buoyant density of retained
soil; gd.d1 = gs.d1- gw = pcfActive pressure using Coulomb theory; Ka1 = sin(a + f'd)2 / (sin(a)2 ´ sin(a - dd) ´ (1 + Ö(sin(f'd +
dd) ´ sin(f'd - b) / (sin(a - dd) ´ sin(a + b))))2) = Passive pressure using Coulomb theory; Kp1 = sin(90 - f'd)2 / (sin(90 +
dd) ´ [1 - Ö[sin(f'd + dd) ´ sin(f'd) / (sin(90 + dd))]]2) = Overburden on active sideOverburden at 0.0 ft below GL in soil 1; OB'a
11 = 0 kN/m2 = ksfOverburden at 4.0 ft below GL in soil 1; OB'a21 = gG ´ gm.d1 ´ ha1 + OB'a11 = ksfOverburden at
21.0 ft below GL in soil 1; OB'a31 = gG ´ gd.d1 ´ ha2 + OB'a21 = ksfOverburden at 37.2 ft below GL in soil 1; OB'a
41 = gG ´ gd.d1 ´ ha3 + OB'a31 = ksfOverburden on passive sideOverburden at 21.0 ft below GL in soil 1; OB'p31 = 0
kN/m2 = ksfOverburden at 37.2 ft below GL in soil 1; OB'p41 = gG,f ´ gd.d1 ´ hp3 + OB'p31 = ksfPressure on active
sideActive at 0.0 ft below GL in soil 1; p'a11 = Ka1 ´ OB'a11 = ksfActive at 4.0 ft below GL in soil 1; p'a21 = Ka1 ´ OB'a21 =
ksfActive at 21.0 ft below GL in soil 1; p'a31 = Ka1 ´ OB'a31 + gG ´ gw ´ (dL3 - dw) = ksfActive at 37.2 ft below GL in soil 1;
p'a41 = Ka1 ´ OB'a41 + gG ´ gw ´ (dL4 - dw) = ksfPressure on passive sidePassive at 21.0 ft below GL in soil 1; p'p31 = Kp1 ´
OB'p31 + gG,f ´ gw ´ (dL3 - max(ds, dw)) + gG,f ´ gw ´ (ds - dwp) = ksfPassive at 37.2 ft below GL in soil 1; p'p41 = Kp1 ´
OB'p41 + gG,f ´ gw ´ (dL4 - max(ds, dw)) + gG,f ´ gw ´ (ds - dwp) = ksfBy iteration the depth at which the active moments about
the tie equal the passive moments about the tie has been determined as 37.2 ft as follows:-Active moment about tieMoment
level 1; Ma11 = 0.5 ´ p'a11 ´ ha1 ´ ((dL2 - dt) - 2/3 ´ ha1) = kips_ft/ftMoment level 1; Ma12 = 0.5 ´ p'a21 ´ ha1 ´ ((dL2
- dt) - 1/3 ´ ha1) = kips_ft/ftMoment level 2; Ma21 = 0.5 ´ p'a21 ´ ha2 ´ ((dL3 - dt) - 2/3 ´ ha2) = kips_ft/ftMoment level 2;
Ma22 = 0.5 ´ p'a31 ´ ha2 ´ ((dL3 - dt) - 1/3 ´ ha2) = kips_ft/ftMoment level 3; Ma31 = 0.5 ´ p'a31 ´ ha3 ´ ((dL4 - dt) - 2/3 ´ ha3) =
kips_ft/ftMoment level 3; Ma32 = 0.5 ´ p'a41 ´ ha3 ´ ((dL4 - dt) - 1/3 ´ ha3) = kips_ft/ftPassive moment about tieMoment
level 3; Mp31 = 0.5 ´ p'p31 ´ hp3 ´ ((dL4 - dt) - 2/3 ´ hp3) = kips_ft/ftMoment level 3; Mp32 = 0.5 ´ p'p41 ´ hp3 ´ ((dL4
- dt) - 1/3 ´ hp3) = kips_ft/ftMoment about tie – water level on passive side; Mpw = 0.5 ´ p'p31 ´ (ds - dwp) ´ ((ds - dt) - 1/3 ´ (ds
- dwp)) = kips_ft/ftTotal moments about tieTotal active moment; SMa = kips_ft/ftTotal passive moment; SMp =
kips_ft/ftRequired pile lengthLength of pile required to balance moments; Htotal = ftPass - Provided length of sheet pile
greater than minimum required length of pileActive forcesActive force at level 1; Fa11 = 0.5 ´ p'a11 ´ ha1 = kips/ftActive
force at level 1; Fa12 = 0.5 ´ p'a21 ´ ha1 = kips/ftActive force at level 2; Fa21 = 0.5 ´ p'a21 ´ ha2 = kips/ftActive
force at level 2; Fa22 = 0.5 ´ p'a31 ´ ha2 = kips/ftActive force at level 3; Fa31 = 0.5 ´ p'a31 ´ ha3 = kips/ftActive
force at level 3; Fa32 = 0.5 ´ p'a41 ´ ha3 = kips/ftPassive forcesPassive force at level 3; Fp31 = 0.5 ´ p'p31 ´ hp3 =
kips/ftPassive force at level 3; Fp32 = 0.5 ´ p'p41 ´ hp3 = kips/ftForce due to water level on passive side; Fpw = 0.5 ´
p'p31 ´ (ds - dwp) = kips/ftTie forceTotal active forces; SFa = kips/ftTotal passive forces; SFp = kips/ftForce in tie; T =
SFa - SFp = kips/ftPartial factors on actions - Combination 2Dead unfavourable action; gG = Dead favourable action;
gG,f = Live unfavourable action; gQ = Partial factors for soil parameters - Combination 2Angle of shearing resistance;
gf' = Weight density; gg = Design soil properties - soil 1Design effective shearing resistance angle; f’d = Atan(tan(f'k) / gf')
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= degDesign wall friction angle; dd = atan(tan(dk) / gf') = degDesign saturated density of retained soil; gm.d1 = gm /
gg = pcfDesign moist density of retained soil; gs.d1 = gs / gg = pcfDesign buoyant density of retained soil; gd.d1 = gs.d1-
gw = pcfActive pressure using Coulomb theory; Ka1 = sin(a + f'd)2 / (sin(a)2 ´ sin(a - dd) ´ (1 + Ö(sin(f'd + dd) ´ sin(f'd - b) /
(sin(a - dd) ´ sin(a + b))))2) = Passive pressure using Coulomb theory; Kp1 = sin(90 - f'd)2 / (sin(90 + dd) ´ [1 - Ö[sin(f'd +
dd) ´ sin(f'd) / (sin(90 + dd))]]2) = Overburden on active sideOverburden at 0.0 ft below GL in soil 1; OB'a11 = 0 kN/m2 =
ksfOverburden at 4.0 ft below GL in soil 1; OB'a21 = gG ´ gm.d1 ´ ha1 + OB'a11 = ksfOverburden at 21.0 ft below GL in
soil 1; OB'a31 = gG ´ gd.d1 ´ ha2 + OB'a21 = ksfOverburden at 37.1 ft below GL in soil 1; OB'a41 = gG ´ gd.d1 ´
ha3 + OB'a31 = ksfOverburden on passive sideOverburden at 21.0 ft below GL in soil 1; OB'p31 = 0 kN/m2 =
ksfOverburden at 37.1 ft below GL in soil 1; OB'p41 = gG,f ´ gd.d1 ´ hp3 + OB'p31 = ksfPressure on active sideActive at
0.0 ft below GL in soil 1; p'a11 = Ka1 ´ OB'a11 = ksfActive at 4.0 ft below GL in soil 1; p'a21 = Ka1 ´ OB'a21 =
ksfActive at 21.0 ft below GL in soil 1; p'a31 = Ka1 ´ OB'a31 + gG ´ gw ´ (dL3 - dw) = ksfActive at 37.1 ft below GL in soil 1;
p'a41 = Ka1 ´ OB'a41 + gG ´ gw ´ (dL4 - dw) = ksfPressure on passive sidePassive at 21.0 ft below GL in soil 1; p'p31 = Kp1 ´
OB'p31 + gG,f ´ gw ´ (dL3 - max(ds, dw)) + gG,f ´ gw ´ (ds - dwp) = ksfPassive at 37.1 ft below GL in soil 1; p'p41 = Kp1 ´
OB'p41 + gG,f ´ gw ´ (dL4 - max(ds, dw)) + gG,f ´ gw ´ (ds - dwp) = ksfBy iteration the depth at which the active moments about
the tie equal the passive moments about the tie has been determined as 37.1 ft as follows:-Active moment about tieMoment
level 1; Ma11 = 0.5 ´ p'a11 ´ ha1 ´ ((dL2 - dt) - 2/3 ´ ha1) = kips_ft/ftMoment level 1; Ma12 = 0.5 ´ p'a21 ´ ha1 ´ ((dL2
- dt) - 1/3 ´ ha1) = kips_ft/ftMoment level 2; Ma21 = 0.5 ´ p'a21 ´ ha2 ´ ((dL3 - dt) - 2/3 ´ ha2) = kips_ft/ftMoment level 2;
Ma22 = 0.5 ´ p'a31 ´ ha2 ´ ((dL3 - dt) - 1/3 ´ ha2) = kips_ft/ftMoment level 3; Ma31 = 0.5 ´ p'a31 ´ ha3 ´ ((dL4 - dt) - 2/3 ´ ha3) =
kips_ft/ftMoment level 3; Ma32 = 0.5 ´ p'a41 ´ ha3 ´ ((dL4 - dt) - 1/3 ´ ha3) = kips_ft/ftPassive moment about tieMoment
level 3; Mp31 = 0.5 ´ p'p31 ´ hp3 ´ ((dL4 - dt) - 2/3 ´ hp3) = kips_ft/ftMoment level 3; Mp32 = 0.5 ´ p'p41 ´ hp3 ´ ((dL4
- dt) - 1/3 ´ hp3) = kips_ft/ftMoment about tie – water level on passive side; Mpw = 0.5 ´ p'p31 ´ (ds - dwp) ´ ((ds - dt) - 1/3 ´ (ds
- dwp)) = kips_ft/ftTotal moments about tieTotal active moment; SMa = kips_ft/ftTotal passive moment; SMp =
kips_ft/ftRequired pile lengthLength of pile required to balance moments; Htotal = ftPass - Provided length of sheet pile
greater than minimum required length of pileActive forcesActive force at level 1; Fa11 = 0.5 ´ p'a11 ´ ha1 = kips/ftActive
force at level 1; Fa12 = 0.5 ´ p'a21 ´ ha1 = kips/ftActive force at level 2; Fa21 = 0.5 ´ p'a21 ´ ha2 = kips/ftActive
force at level 2; Fa22 = 0.5 ´ p'a31 ´ ha2 = kips/ftActive force at level 3; Fa31 = 0.5 ´ p'a31 ´ ha3 = kips/ftActive
force at level 3; Fa32 = 0.5 ´ p'a41 ´ ha3 = kips/ftPassive forcesPassive force at level 3; Fp31 = 0.5 ´ p'p31 ´ hp3 =
kips/ftPassive force at level 3; Fp32 = 0.5 ´ p'p41 ´ hp3 = kips/ftForce due to water level on passive side; Fpw = 0.5 ´
p'p31 ´ (ds - dwp) = kips/ftTie forceTotal active forces; SFa = kips/ftTotal passive forces; SFp = kips/ftForce in tie; T =
SFa - SFp = kips/ft