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50ft Deep Excavation Design Example - Sheet pile wall analyzed with FHWA Apparent Earth pressures
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A 50 ft deep excavation is to be analyzed with different analysis methods. The purpose of this example is to illustrate different analysis methods and their differences. Ground
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water level is assumed at 35ft depth. Soil layers consist of the following:

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0ft to 50ft: Sand with friction angle 30 degrees, unit weight 120 pcf

50ft and below: Sand with friction angle 36 degrees, effective cohesion c'= 100 psf, and a unit weight of 125 pcf

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Water pressures are calculated with a simplified 1D flow analysis. In the FHWA approach we need to determine first the total active thrust above the excavation subgrade.
Next, we need to multiply this thrust with a 1.3 multiplier. The next step is to distribute the total thrust in an apparent earth pressure envelope, with the top and bottom HelixPile: Helical Pile
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A sample active pressure calculation is presented, at El. -50:
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And at 75ft depth, where the wall bottom is assumed:

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The active pressures can be illustrated as:

By integrating the active earth pressures above the excavation the total active thrust is established. The total apparent thrust and maximum apparent earth pressure are then
calculated:

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Next, we need to establish the net loading diagram on the wall. In general, the net loading is determined by adding lateral earth pressures, surcharges, water pressures, and
seismic:

Next step, analyze the wall beam with different analysis methods:

Blum's method is illustrated below:

FHWA Simple span method:

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FHWA simple span method with virtual support established according to Blum's method

Caltrans Trenching and Shoring Manual Approach

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CALTRANS Method with 20% negative moments

How the different analysis methods compare

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Non-linear analysis comments

In the non-linear analysis, the range of values represent how wall friction was assumed. On the low range of moments, wall friction was assumed on both wall sides whereas
on the high range of results wall friction was assumed only on the resisting side.

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