Stress in a Soil Mass

Chapter 5

Stress in saturated soil without seepage


total
 H 
w 
 H  H 
A  sat

   u
total eff

1

eff
 H
 w 
 H  H 
A  
sat
H 
A w


eff 
 H  H  
A  sat

w 

u  H  
A w

   u
total eff

   
eff sat w
2
Stress in saturated soil without seepage

   u
total eff 3
Stress in saturated soil with seepage (upward)


total
 H  
1 w
 H 
2 sat 
u  H  H  h  
1 2  w

eff
 H  
2 eff
 h 
w

   u
total eff
4
Stress in saturated soil with seepage (downward)


total
 H  
1 w
 H 
2 sat 
u  H  H  h  
1 2  w

eff
 H  
2 eff
 h 
w

   u
total eff
5
Find  ,  and u :
total eff

   u
total eff

6
Seepage force: No seepage

Upward seepage 
P  z 
eff   ( A)


P  z 
eff
 i z 
w   ( A)

Downward seepage


P  z 
eff
 i z 
w   ( A)

 
P
P  i z   ( A) seepage
 i 
seepage w w
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Heaving in soil due to flow around sheet piles:

W
FS 
U
W  
D
  ( D)   sat   w
  2

U  
D
  ( D)   i   
2 ave w


eff
FS 
i 
ave w
8
  
3
 H H
6 1 2

 
1.6
 H H
6 1 2


eff
FS 
 
2
h 0.36 H  H i
    ave w
i  i 
1
eff sat w
L ave D 9