Sheet Pile Design Spreadsheet

Ground Level
Surcharge
Water Level

Soil
Type

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

R.L.
[m]
12.5
10
10
8.5
8.5
6
6
3
3
1
1
-1
-1
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12.5 m
10 kPa
2.5 m bgl

Depth

Soil Description

2.5
4
6.5
9.5
11.5
13.5

sand
sand
clay
sand
clay
sand

Depth, z
[m]
0
2.5
2.5
4
4
6.5
6.5
9.5
9.5
11.5
11.5
13.5
13.5
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Soil Description
sand
sand
sand
sand
sand
clay
clay
sand
sand
clay
clay
sand
sand

Water R.L.

Density, g
Cu
OR
Cohesive
Angle of
or
Saturated
?
Cohesion
C'
Density, gsat
n
n
y
n
y
n

18
20.3
21
20.3
20
20.3

0
0
60
0
40
0

35
35
0
30
0
35

Pore Water
Effective
Total
Vertical Pressure, Vertical Stress,
U
sv'
Stress, sv
[kPa]
[kPa]
[kPa]
10
0
10
55
0
55
55
0
55
85.45
15
70.45
85.45
15
70.45
137.95
40
97.95
137.95
40
97.95
198.85
70
128.85
198.85
70
128.85
238.85
90
148.85
238.85
90
148.85
279.45
110
169.45
279.45
110
169.45

10 m bgl

Long Term Design

Ka Kp Kac Kap
0.27 3.69 1.04 3.84
0.27 3.69 1.04 3.84
0.33 3.00 1.15 3.46
0.27 3.69 1.04 3.84

Effective
Horizontal
Pressure, Pa'
[kPa]
2.7
14.9
14.9
19.1

Calculated
Total
Horizontal
Pressure
[kPa]

-61.5
-9.0
32.7
43.0
100.9
140.9
40.3
45.9

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Ka

Kp

Kac

Kap

1.00 1.00 2.45 2.38

1.00 1.00 2.45 2.45

Calculated
Total
Horizontal
Pressure
[kPa]

-61.5
-9.0

100.9
140.9

Minimum
Eq. Fluid
Pressure
{5 z}
[kPa]
0.0
12.5
12.5
20.0
20.0
32.5
32.5
47.5
47.5
57.5
57.5
67.5
67.5

Wall Adhesion, Cw

Active
0
0
30
0
20
0
0
0
0
0

Passive
0
0
25
0
20
0
0
0
0
0

Actual Total
Horizontal
Pressure, Pa
[kPa]

Angle of Wall
Friction, d
Active
23.45
23.45
0
20.1
0
23.45
0
0
0
0

Passive
17.5
17.5
0
15
0
17.5
0
0
0
0

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Start Depth
End Depth
Cohesive
Surcharge
Water R.L.

:
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sand
0
2.5
n
10
10

Thickness

R.L.
12.5
12.4
12.3
12.2
12.1
12
11.9
11.8
11.7
11.6
11.5
11.4
11.3
11.2
11.1
11
10.9
10.8
10.7
10.6
10.5
10.4
10.3
10.2
10.1
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Depth
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
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0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

Start RL
End RL

m bgl
Water Depth
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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12.5
10

Density
Sat density

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0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

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