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Question reg. point loads on sheet pile wall
I'm trying to use SPW911 to analyse small retention pond with four sheet pile walls. Two opposite walls of this box kind of structure will support turbine pumps of 1800 psf approx. Now I'm unable to model this condition using SPW 911 and I'm guessing this load due to pumps will have to be...- KCR
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- Forum: Earth retention engineering
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Soldier Pile design with SPW911
I'm trying to model soldier pile as a sheet pile wall, using the arching factor(f), effective width etc. There is a 5-10 ft thick very stiff-hard clay layer at toe of the wall/pile. I'm not sure what values of K'a, K'p, K'ac and K'pc should be specified for the clay layer. I am assuming K'a = f...- KCR
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- Forum: Earth retention engineering
