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  1. structdb

    Terraced Sheet Pile Walls

    My geotechnical consultant's scope of work only included boring and testing. My scope of work includes the design of the facility including the sheet piling. It was not my intention that the forum provide me with a design. I was just looking for some reference or guidance related to...
  2. structdb

    Terraced Sheet Pile Walls

    My Geotechnical consultant hasn't been able to help me with this. The concern I have is with the soil between the two walls and the passive pressure contribution of that soil.
  3. structdb

    Terraced Sheet Pile Walls

    I am designing a terraced permanent sheet pile wall. There are two walls. The upper wall retains 7' and will be anchored. There is a slope from the front of the upper wall to the lower wall of 6' vertical to 14' horizontal. The lower wall retains 10' Does anyone know of a reference that...
  4. structdb

    drainage detail at sheet pile wall

    Thanks for your suggestions. Actually, the plan is to put a 6" plastic pipe running parallel to the sheet piling and located 5.5' horizontally from the front face of the sheet pile. The invert of the proposed pipe will be 2' below grade. The wall was designed by others and our firm is...
  5. structdb

    drainage detail at sheet pile wall

    We are working on a permanent sheet pile wall with precast concrete facing. Does anyone have a good detail for collecting the subsurface drainage behind the wall. I am thinking about drilling 2" weep holes every 8' thru the sheet pile and collecting the water in a 6" or 8" drain...

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