CANTILEVERED H PILE WITH LAGGING

REF. J.E.BOWLES FOUNDATION ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

4TH ED. PG 614 TO 618, SIMILAR TO EX. 13-4
UNITS: K 1M in 1L ft 12L
in2 in in ft2 ft ft ft3 ft2 ft
ksi
K
in2
ksf
K
ft2
kcf
K
ft3

dry soil
properties
120 pcf := K
a
0.33 :=
psf
ksf
1000
pcf
kcf
1000

30 := K
p
2.0 :=
submerged
soil properties
' 120 pcf := K'
a
0.33 :=
' 30 := K'
p
2.0 :=
given:
h
1
2 ft := h
2
2 ft := H h
1
h
2
+ :=
S 6 ft := d 3 ft := H 4 ft =
Spacing/
piles
Effective
pile dia.
NO WATER
SURCHARGE
step 1:
K' K'
p
:= K' 2 =
C ' K' d := C 0.72 ksf =
step 2:
p
a
0.9 ksf d := p
a
2.7
K
ft
=
a
p
a
C
:= a 3.75 ft =
R
a
1.2 ksf S
H
2
p
a
a
2
+ :=
Total active force R
a
19.462 K =
Ra_y 1.2 ksf
H
2

H
3
a +
|

\
|
|

S :=
Ra_y Ra_y p
a
a
2

2 a
3
|

\
|
|

+ :=
Ra_y 85.856 K ft =
y
Ra_y
R
a
:= y 4.411 ft =
CANTILEVERED SHEET PILE
REF. J.E.BOWLES FOUNDATION ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
4TH ED. PG 614 TO 618, EX. 13-4 ( continued)
step 3:
p'
p
h
1
K
p
h
2
a + ( ) ' K'
p
+

d p
a
:= p'
p
2.88
K
ft
=
step 4 & 5:
Y 20 ft :=
Given
Y
4
Y
3
p'
p
C
+ Y
2
8 R
a

C
Y
6 R
a

C
2
2 y C p'
p
+ ( )

(
(
(

6 R
a
y p'
p
4 R
a
2
+
C
2
0 ft
4
=
Y Find Y ( ) := Y 17.034 ft =
D Y a + := D 20.784 ft =
USE D = 21 FEET