CANTILIVER SHORING IN SAND

PROJECT:
DRG #:

Soil paramaters
Active Pressure
No. h f (o) Ka g (kN/m3) Pa (kN/m) Kp
0 0 28 0.361 10 3.610 Surcharge 2.770
1 2 28 0.361 19 17.330 2.770
3 3.814 28 0.361 19 43.495 2.770

Passive Pressure
No. h f (o) Kp g (kN/m3) Pp (kN/m)
3 3.814 28 2.770 19 200.738

Lateral earth pressure at bottom of excavation

Presure Pa = 17.330
Force Ha1 = 20.940

Depth below the bottom of excavation, where the earth pressure is zero
a= 0.379 m
Force Ha2 = 3.281

Lateral earth pressure at bottom of pile

Assume Y= 2.8 m Depth from zero earth pressure (C) to bottom of pile (O)

P1 = 128.148 P1 g K p K a Y

P2= 278.429 P2 qK p gK p h a Y gK a a Y

Depth Z

P1 Y 2 H a 1 H
Z= 0.763 m Z a2

P1 P 2
Moment about bottom of pile

1 2 2 Z2
R= 2.066 R MO Ha1 h a Y Ha2 a Y P1 Y P1 P2
3 3 6 3
Required embedded depth
D= 3.179 m a+Y
1.2*D = 3.814

Total length of pile

L= 5.814 m h + 1.2D
Maximum shear force
Vmax = 24.221 kN/m

Maximum moment
Location of zero shear stress
y= 1.029 m

Mmax = 39.329397 kNm/m

Required section modulus

fy = 160 Mpa Permissible (Allowable) stress of sheet pile
S= 245808.73 mm3
 2 Z2
Y P1 Y P1 P2
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ANCHORED SHORING IN SAND

PROJECT:
DRG #:

Soil paramaters
Active Pressure
No. h f (o) Ka g (kN/m3) Pa (kN/m) Kp
0 0 28 0.361 10 3.610 Surcharge 2.770
1 5 28 0.361 19 37.909 2.770
3 3.394 28 0.361 19 61.190 2.770

Passive Pressure
No. h f (o) Kp g (kN/m3) Pp (kN/m)
3 3.394 28 2.770 19 178.612

Lateral earth pressure at bottom of excavation

Presure Pa = 37.909
Force Ha1 = 103.797

Depth below the bottom of excavation, where the earth pressure is zero
a= 0.828 m
Force Ha2 = 15.700

Passive lateral force

Assume Y= 2 m Depth from zero earth pressure (C) to bottom of pile (O)

H CEF g K p K a Y 2
HCEF = 61.023
1
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Moment about bottom of pile

b= 1.2 m Location of anchor from top of pile

2 1 2
R= 11.132 kNm/m R MO Ha1 h b Ha2 h a b HCEFh a Y
3 3 3

Required embedded depth

D= 2.828 m a+Y
1.2*D = 3.394

Total length of pile

L= 8.394 m h + 1.2D

Anchor force
 T= 58.474 kN/m

Maximum moment
Location of zero shear stress
y= 2.929 m

Mmax = 90.791134 kNm/m

Required section modulus

fy = 160 Mpa Permissible (Allowable) stress of sheet pile
S= 567444.58 mm3
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a b HCEFh a Y
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