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Sheet Pile Force Calculations Guide

The document presents two sample problems involving cantilever and anchored sheet piles, detailing their dimensions, soil properties, and required calculations. The first problem focuses on computing active and passive forces for a cantilever sheet pile with specific embedment and soil characteristics. The second problem addresses an anchored sheet pile wall, requiring calculations for active force, passive resistance, and anchor bolt tension based on the given soil parameters.

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Sheet Pile Force Calculations Guide

The document presents two sample problems involving cantilever and anchored sheet piles, detailing their dimensions, soil properties, and required calculations. The first problem focuses on computing active and passive forces for a cantilever sheet pile with specific embedment and soil characteristics. The second problem addresses an anchored sheet pile wall, requiring calculations for active force, passive resistance, and anchor bolt tension based on the given soil parameters.

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SAMPLE PROBLEM 1

A cantilever sheet pile is 8m long with a depth of embedment of 3m. Angle of friction of the soil supported by the sheet pile is 34 degrees and has a unit weight of
18.74 kN/m^3. There is a water table below the base of sheet pile.
a. Compute the active force acting on the sheet pile.
b. Compute the passive force acting on the sheet pile.
c. Compute the theoretical passive force that must be mobilized to ensure stability.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 1

An anchored sheet pile wall supports a mass of soil 7.5m high with a horizontal surface. The angle of friction of the soil is 31 degrees with a unit weight of
19.23 kN/m^3. The total height of the sheet pile is 10.5m which is supported by an anchor but placed 1.2m below the ground surface which has a spacing
of 3m center to center.
a. Compute the active force.
b. Compute the fraction of the theoretical maximum passive resistance of the total embedded length which must be mobilized for equilibrium.
c. Compute the tension in the anchor bolt.

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