Four wheel loads rolls as a unit across a 19-m span. The loads are 40 kN, 30 kN, 20 kN, and 20 kN separated respectively by distances of 2 m, 4 m and 6 m. Compute the maximum shear in kN.

Determine the factor of safety against bottom heave for the braced cut described in Problem 15.18. Use Eqs. (15.66) and (15.70). For Eq. (15.70), assume the length of the cut, L = 18 m. 15.18 Refer to Figure 15.51 in which = 17.5 kN/m3, c = 60 kN/m2, and center-to-center spacing of struts is 5 m. Draw the earth pressure envelope and determine the strut loads at levels A, B, and C. FIG. 15.51

For the beam shown: (a) determine the distance a for which the maximum positive and negative bending moments in the beam are equal; and (b) draw the corresponding shear and bending moment diagrams for the beam.

A braced cut shown in Figure P19.3 is to be made to a depth of 9.0 m in a saturated clay deposit where the unit weight is 17.65 kN/m3 and the undrained shear strength is 30 kN/m2. The struts are spaced horizontally at 3.0 m center to center. Find the strut loads.

The cross section of a braced cut supporting a sheet pile installation in a clay soil is shown in Figure 14.22. Given: H = 12 m, clay = 17.9 kN/m3, = 0, c = 75 kN/m2, and the center-to-center spacing of struts in plan view, s = 3 m. a. Using Pecks empirical pressure diagrams, draw the earth-pressure envelope. b. Determine the strut loads at levels A, B, and C.

The tie rods from anchored sheet piles will be connected using a row of anchors, as shown in Figure 18.46a. Here H = 2.0 m, h = 1.25 m, B = 1.5 m, S = 2.5 m, = 32, and = 17.5 kN/m3. The anchor plates are made of 100 mm thick reinforced concrete with a unit weight of 24.0 kN/m3. Determine the ultimate holding capacity of the anchor used Ovesen and Stromanns method.

A beam is part of the framing system for the floor of an office building. The floor is subjected to both dead loads and live loads. The maximum moment caused by the service dead load is 45 ft-kips, and the maximum moment for the service live load is 63 ft-kips (these moments occur at the same location on the beam and can therefore be combined). a. If load and resistance factor design is used, determine the maximum factored bending moment (required moment strength). What is the controlling AISC load combination? b. What is the required nominal moment strength for a resistance factor of 0.90? c. If allowable strength design is used, determine the required moment strength. What is the controlling AISC lead combination? d. What is the required nominal moment strength for a safety factor of 1.67?

A tall cylindrical silo carrying flour is to be supported by a 1.5 m wide ring beam that can be designed as a continuous foundation. The inner and outer diameters of the ring are 10 m and 13 m, respectively. The soil at the site is entirely sand (ф′ = 35°, γ = 19 kN/m3) and the ring beam is placed on the ground with Df = 0. Determine the maximum silo load that can be carried by the ring beam, assuming that the entire load is transferred to the ground through the ring beam.

A 2.0 m wide strip foundation is placed in sand at 1.0 m depth. The properties of the sand are: = 19.5 kN/m3, c = 0 and =34. Determine the maximum wall load that the foundation can carry, with a factor of safety of 3.0, using a. Terzaghis original bearing capacity equation with his bearing capacity factors b. Meyerhofs modified bearing capacity equation with appropriate factors (Tables 16.2 and 16.3).

Refer to Figure 18.23. Given L1=3m, L2=6m, l1=1.5m, =16.5kN/m3, sat=19.0kN/m3 and =35. a. Find the required depth of the sheet pile, increasing the theoretical estimate by 30%. b. Determine the force in the tie rods if they are spaced 3 m apart horizontally. c. Find the maximum bending moment in the sheet pile.