A four-strut braced sheet pile installation is designed for an open cut in a clay stratum, as shown below. The struts are spaced longitudinally (in plan view) at 4.0 m center to center. Assume that the sheet piles are pinned or hinged at strut levels B and C. Find: 1. The lateral earth pressure diagram for the braced sheet pile system. 2. The loads on struts A, B, C, and D. Struts are spaced at 4.0 m center to center. 1.5m 3.0m B Soft to medium clay 7=17.3 KN Iu= 96 kN/m? 3.0 m 12 m 3.0m I 1.5m

A four-strut braced sheet pile installation is designed for an open cut in a clay stratum, as shown below. The struts are spaced longitudinally (in plan view) at 4.0 m center to center. Assume that the sheet piles are pinned or hinged at strut levels B and C. Find: 1. The lateral earth pressure diagram for the braced sheet pile system. 2. The loads on struts A, B, C, and D. Struts are spaced at 4.0 m center to center. 1.5m 3.0m B Soft to medium clay 7=17.3 KN Iu= 96 kN/m? 3.0 m 12 m 3.0m I 1.5m

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305081550

Author:Braja M. Das

Publisher:Braja M. Das

Chapter15: Braced Cuts

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