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Example of Sheet Pile Calculation

The document calculates sheet pile design for a 12m long retaining wall with a 10 kN/m^2 road surcharge load. It determines: 1) Total active pressure of 760.962 kN/m and passive pressure of 632.269 kN/m. 2) An anchor pull force of 444.82 kN/m is required for a factor of safety of 2. 3) A safe driving depth of 3.048m and maximum bending moment of 301.04 kNm/m is calculated. 4) A Larsen section 16W sheet pile is suitable with a required anchor/soil nail length of 27.73m.

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Example of Sheet Pile Calculation

The document calculates sheet pile design for a 12m long retaining wall with a 10 kN/m^2 road surcharge load. It determines: 1) Total active pressure of 760.962 kN/m and passive pressure of 632.269 kN/m. 2) An anchor pull force of 444.82 kN/m is required for a factor of safety of 2. 3) A safe driving depth of 3.048m and maximum bending moment of 301.04 kNm/m is calculated. 4) A Larsen section 16W sheet pile is suitable with a required anchor/soil nail length of 27.73m.

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SHEET PILE CALCULATION

Based on S.I Report

Length of Sheet Pile = 12m

Load surcharge from road = 10 kN/m2

Soil 1- Silty SAND

 = 19 kN/m2
Өº =28º
C=0
K1 = 1 x 10-4 m/sec
D = 6m

Soil 2 – Sandy CLAY

 = 15 kN/m2
Өº = 0º
C = 15
K2 = 1 x 10-7 m/sec
D = 6m
CALCULATION

Ka soil 1 = 1- sin θ
1+ sin θ

= 1 - sin 28º
1 + sin 28º

= 0.361

Kp soil 1 = 1/Kp
= (1/0.361)
= 2.77

Ka soil 2 = 1- sin θ
1+ sin θ

= 1 - sin 0º
1 + sin 0º

=1

Kp soil 2 = 1/Kp

= (1/1)
=1

Active pressure

Due to Surcharge soil 1, Pa = Ka x q x H


= (0.361 x 20 x 6)
= 43.32 kN/m

Due to Surcharge soil 2, Pa = Ka x q x H


= (1 x 20 x 6)
= 120 kN/m

Due to Soil 1, Pa = 1/2 x (Ka x  x H)


= 1/2 x {0.361 x (19-9.81) x 6}
= 9.95 kN/m
Due to Soil 2, Pa = 1/2 x (Ka x  x H)
= 1/2 x {1 x (15-9.81) x 6}
= 15.57 kN/m
Due to Water, Pa = 1/2 x (W x Hw) x H
= 1/2 x 9.81x 10.8 x 10.8
= 572.119 kN/m

Total Active Pressure = (43.32 + 120 + 9.95 + 15.57 + 572.119) kN/m


= 760.962 kN/m

Passive pressure

Due to Soil 1a, Pa = 1/2 x (Kp x  x H)


= 1/2 x {2.77 x (19-9.81) x 1.5}
= 19.09 kN/m

Due to Soil 1b, Pa = 1/2 x (Kp x  x H)


= 1/2 x {2.77 x (19-9.81) x 2}
= 25.45 kN/m

Due to Soil 2, Pa = 1/2 x (Kp x  x H)


= 1/2 x {2.77 x (19-9.81) x 2}
= 25.45 kN/m

Due to Water, Pa = 1/2 x (W x Hw) x H


= 1/2 x 9.81x 10.8 x 10.8
= 572.119 kN/m

Total Active Pressure = (19.09 + 25.45 + 15.57 + 572.119) kN/m


= 632.26 kN/m

Force of the Anchor Pull

Take F.O.S = 2.0

Ap = Total Pa – Total Pp
F.O.S

= 760.962 – 632.269
2
= 444.82 kN/m @ 44.48 ton/m
Depth of embankment

d = H / ( Kp/Ka) 2/3 - 1
= 4.5 / (3.77/1.361) -1
= 2.54 m

Safe driving depth

Take F.O.S = 2.0

ds = 2.54 x 1.2
= 3.048 m

Point of Zero Shear

Zs = H / {(Ka/Kp) ½ - 1}
= 4.5 /{(3.77/1.361) ½}
= 6.77 m

Maximum Shear
Take F.O.S = 2.0

Qmax = Ap – ½ { Ka x  x (F.O.S)}
= 444.82 – ½ {0.361 x (19-9.81)} + {1 x (15-9.81)} x 22
= 27.468 kN

Moment Maximum
Take F.O.S = 1.5

M Max = Ap ( Zs - F.O.S) – { 1/6 ( Ka x  x Zs3)}


= 44.483 (6.77-1.5) – { 1/6 x 1(19-9.81) x (6.77)3}
= -240.833 kNm
Try S = 250 N/mm2

M design = 1.25
M max

M design = 1.25
240.833

M design = 301.04 kNm

Per meter of sheet pile = M design


Length of pile

= 301.04 kNm / 12m


= 25.087 kNm/m

Section Modulus required,

S req = M design
250
= (301.04 / 250 x 103)
= 0.001204 m3/m
= 1204.16 cm3/m

Use Larsen Section 16 W , m = 130.1 kg/m / meter run


Length of Anchor / Soil Nail,

From BS 8110, τ = 0.09 N/mm2

Force Resistance Anchor Pull = Area x τ


(444.827 x 1000) = (3.142 x100x L) x 0.09
444827 = 28.2787 x L
L = 15.73m

Total Length = 15.73m + 12m


= 27.73 m

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