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Sheet: _____ of _____
Date: mm/dd/yy
Job No: ########
By: (Author) Chkd By: _____
Cantilever Sheet Pile Wall in Cohesionless Soil
Reference
These calculations are in accordance with IBC 2006 and ASCE 7-05. They are based on the
procedures outlined in ACI 350.3-06, with modifications as required per ASCE 7-05.
The resulting forces are Strength Level Forces.
Task : 1) Design length of a cantilever sheet
2) Select sheet pile section
C 0 :=
Cs - Cohesion of Soil
(For Cohesionless soil, C is zero)
Note : The calculations are done for 1ft strip width.
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Design Parameters
Reference
h = Height of Pile above dredge line
h 12 ft :=
D = Height of Pile below dredge line
L
1
= Height of Pile above water table
L
2
= Height of Pile above dredge line upto water-table
L
3
= Height of Pile above dredge line
L
4
= Height of Pile below dredge line D - L
3
= Unit weight of homogeneous Soil
115pcf :=

sat
= Specific unit weight of Soil

sat
52.6pcf :=
= Angle of internal soil friction
30 :=
Ka = Active earth pressure Coefficient
K
a
tan 45 ( )

2

(
(

(
(

2
0.333 = :=
Kp = Passive earth pressureCoefficient K
p
= 1/ K
a
K
p
tan 45 ( )

2
+

(
(

(
(

2
3 = :=
K'p = Coefficient K'
p
= K
p
/SF SF = 1.5 - 2.0
K'
p
K
p
1.5
2 = :=
Surcharge:
q = Soil surcharge
q 0psf :=
The active earth pressure at bottom of excavation is;
Pa = .h.K
a
+ q.K
a
P
a
h K
a
q K
a
+ :=
P
a
460psf =
The lateral force H
a1
is calculated as
H
a1
K
a

h
2
2
q K
a
h + :=
H
a1
= .h.K
a.
h/2 + q.K
a
h
H
a1
2.76 10
3
plf =
Below the bottom of excavation, the sheet pile is subjected to active pressure on the earth
side and passive pressure on the excavation side. Since the passive pressure is larger than
active pressure, the lateral pressure on the earth side decreases.
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At depth "a" below the dredge line, the earth pressure is zero.
The depth "a" is calculated as
Reference
a
P
a
K
p
K
a
( )
:=
a 1.5ft =
When the sheet pile rotates away from the earth side, there are active on the earth side and
passive pressure on the other side i.e, excavation side
The corresponding lateral force
H
a2
P
a
a
2
:=
H
a2
345plf =
Assume Trial Depth Y (choose arbitrary value for "Y")
Y 10.55ft :=
The pressure at the bottom of sheet pile on the excavation side P
1
P
1
K
p
K
a
( ) Y 3.235 10
3
psf = := P
1
3.235 10
3
psf =
The pressure at the bottom of sheet pile on the earth side P
2
P
2
K
p
h a + Y + ( ) q K
p
+ K
a
a Y + ( ) 7.835 10
3
psf = :=
P
2
7.835 10
3
psf =
Derive the depth Z from F
x
= 0
Summarize lateral forces, Fx = H
a1
H
a2
+ H
p1
H
p2
+ = 0
Hence solving the equation for Z
Z
P
1
Y ( ) 2 H
a1
H
a2
+ ( )
P
1
P
2
+
:= Z 2.522ft =
Derive the depth of embedment D = Y + a
Verify the assumed depth Y and Z calculated above from M
O
= 0
Both P
1
and P
2
are function of Y, hence to determine Y, take moment about bottom of sheet pile "O"
and equate the resultant "R" to zero or closed to zero
The depth Y can be determined from a trial and error process.
Close to "zero",
Hence OK
R H
a1
h
3
a + Y +
|

\
|
|
.
H
a2
2 a
3
Y +
|

\
|
|
.
+
P
1
Y
2

6
P
1
P
2
+ ( )
Z
2
6
+ 3.908lbf = :=
Check_R "OK" R 0 = if
"Revise Y" otherwise
:=
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Reference
The embedment depth "D" D Y a + 12.05ft = := D 12.05ft =
The design depth of sheet pile (Lp)
Fs is factor of safety from 1.2 to 1.4
F
s
1.2 := L
p
h F
s
D + :=
L
p
26.46ft =
Selection of Sheet Pile Section : (Based on maximum moment and shear)
Find maximum shear force
The maximum shear force is usually located at D where lateral earth pressure change from
active to passive.
V
max
H
a1
H
a2
+ := V
max
3.105 10
3
plf =
Find maximum moment which occurs at the point of zero shear:
The maximum moment locates at where shear stress equals to zero between C and D
shown in figure above
Assume the maximum moment located at a distance "y" below point C, then
H
a1
H
a2
+ ( )
K
p
K
a
( ) y
2

2
= = y
2 H
a1
H
a2
+ ( )
K
p
K
a
( )
:= y 4.5ft =
M
max
H
a1
h
3
a + y +
|

\
|
|
.
H
a2
2 a
3
y +
|

\
|
|
.
+
K
p
K
a
( ) y
3

6
:= M
max
24.84
kip ft
ft
=
Determine minimum section modulus:
Allowable Bending stress

allow
32ksi :=
Required Section Modulus
S
M
max

allow
:= S 9.32
in
3
ft
=
S
sp
5.5
in
3
ft
:=
Select sheet pile section modulus per foot of wall
check "OK" S
sp
S > if
"FAILS" otherwise
:=
check "FAILS" =
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