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U.S.S

DESIGN CALCULATIONS & FORMULAS

Lup=4ft.

Steel Sheet Piling

Uniform Surcharge = 300 p.s.f

Design Manual

A
Ha=5ft.

Anchor Pull ,T

H1=12ft.

low water level

low water level

Hw=20ft. Ht=27ft.

Dredge line

C1
C2

y
D
D
D1

Height of wall above wt. Lvl

Height of w.t Lvl
Height of tension-rod above Dredge line
Height of Anchor rod below Gr. Lvl
Uniform surcharge
Line load
Perpendicular distance of line load
Height of w.t lag behind wall
Height of w.t behind behind wall

H1 =
Hw=
H t=
Ha=
=
Lu=
Lup=
Hl=
hbw

12
20
27
5
300
4000
4
2
10

ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
lb/ft2
lb/ft
ft.
ft.
ft.

=
'=

110
60
0
34
0.28

lb/ft3
lb/ft3

65
6.63
0.26
36
-0.4
6.37

lb/ft3

Backfill Properties Above Dredge Line :

=
=
Ka=

Backfill Properties Below Dredge Line :

'=
Kp'=
Ka'=
=
/=
Kp'-Ka'=

Output

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Pressures On Wall :

=
1

+
1

+
=

308

lb/ft2

466.4

lb/ft2

1+

802.4

lb/ft2

661.648

lb/ft2

414.05

(D1)

Pressure On Wall Due To Surcharge

Above C --

84

lb/ft2

Below C --

'=

78

lb/ft2

=
= 0.55
Location of resultant =

0.125

2200

0.6 (H)

lb

19.2 ft. from the dredge line

The location of (y)

1.60

ft.

= H1 PB =

1540

lb.

6776

lb.

158.4

lb.

3168

lb.

3360

Resultant Of Pressures
1
2

=(

= Hl

+ )PB =
+

= [

+
5

= [

= [

(+ ) =
(+ ) =

2]

529.3184

PE [D1] =

207.025

+
1

[D12]

2688

lb.

130

+ (78)D1

Output

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Output

Solving For D Using Mat

Element
1

Force
1540

Arm
-1.67

Moment
-2567

6776

16.0

108416

158

20.3

3220.8

3168

17.00

53856

3360

20.33

68320

529

27.53

14574

7(PASSIVE)

207.025[D12]

27+1.6+ [2(D1)/3 ]

-[138(D1^3)+5921(D1^2)]

SUR(+C)

2688

11.00

29568

SUR(-C)

130+ (78)D1

LINE LOAD

2200

[D1+ 1.6 + 27 ]/ 2

39[D1^2]+1180.4[D1]+1859

7.8

(+M)

39[D1^2]+1180.4[D1]+296974

(-M)

138(D1^3)+5921(D1^2)+2567

17160

And

(+M)

NOW SOLVING FOR D WITH:

[D1^3] + 42.62[D1^2] -8.1[D1] - 2133.38= 0
D1 =

Total penetration = D1 + y =
To provide a margin of Safety ,increase D by a factor of =

6.7

ft

8.30

ft.

40

Dmin =

11.62

Use D=

18

ft.

The Tie Rod Tension Force

T= P1 + P2 + P3 + P4 + Psur.(+C)+ Psur.(-C)+P5+LineLoad =
For Sizing The Tie Rod Size Increase By

9578.96615 lb.
33

Use T= 12740.025 lb.

Maximum Moment

(-M)

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By Letting the Point Of Zero Shear Be At (x) Feet Below Low Water Level

Output

[x^2] + 37[x] -695= 0

T=P1+LineLoad +PB(x) + Ka '(x)2 =

x=

20.3

ft.

Design Moments
-37422

-P1 (x + H1) =
=

- Ka '(x)2

ft-lb

-63461.86 ft-lb
-23423.1956 ft-lb

T[(x) + (H1-Ha)]= 261505.776 ft-lb

Line load x [x+H1-(H1+H2)-(0.6H)] =

-42900

ft-lb

Max. Moment = M= 94298.7203 ft-lb

1131.58464 k-in
Grade Steel 50
Using
Allowable Stress =
32

ksi.

Mmax= FyS= 1131.58464 k-in

=

Sreq'd =

35.3620201 in3/ft of wall.

AZ- 26 Section (Grade 50)

Use
With S=

57.1

in3/ft/wall

>

3
35.362 in /ft/wall

O.k

Using Rowe's Theory Of Reduction

Calculating P =

For the sheet pile Sections below

P=

Pile Sections
S (per foot)( in3)
I (per foot)(in4)
Ratio =
Mdesign = Ratio[Mmax]
Stress =

Ratio
Mdesign (kips)
Stress(ksi)

E=

3E+07

psi

4320

/I

AZ-26
57.1
437.3
0.8
905.3
15.9

AZ-28

AZ-24
53.3
408.8
0.78
882.6
16.6

60.9
465.9
0.8
905.3
14.9

Based on Rowe's Theory Of Moment Reduction The Following Sheet Pile Section May Be used :

AZ-24
AZ-26
AZ-28

ASTM A572 Grade 50

ASTM A572 Grade 50
ASTM A572 Grade 50

fs=
fs=
fs=

16.6 ksi.
15.9 ksi.
14.9 ksi.

<
<
<

32
32
32

ksi
ksi
ksi

O.k
O.k
O.k

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Output

Tie Rod Design

Tie Rod Design Force Tact=
9578.96615 lb
Anchor rod length ,al =
65
ft
Anchor rod decline ,ad =
0
ft.
Anchor rod spacing ,d =
9
ft.
Using
A50
Steel ;Allowable stress =

= tan-1

86210.6954 lb./tie rod

Ap=

33000 psi.

Increasing by
Apdesign=
Tie rod Req'd x-x area =

30

112073.904 lb./tie rod

2
3.39617891 in /rod.
2
4.90625 in /rod.

2.5

in. Rod

A36

Steel ;Allowable stress =

Use a

Asprov.=

>

2
3.39618 in /rod.

O.k

Wale Design
2

For Maximum Moment Using Mmax=

Using

22000 psi.(bending )

Mmax = 86210.6954 ft.-lb

S x-x=

47.0240156 in3

3
S x-x= 23.5120078 in /Channel

Use --

S x-x=

2 -C10X20

Use --

1 in. Bolts

Use --

3 in. clear distance between channel.

&

31.6 in3/Channel

>

3
23.51 in /Channel

O.k

1.5 in. pipe separators to bolt channels together .

Waler Web Crippling

Using AISC Steel Manual Section 5

0.75

Length Of Bearing Plate ,N =

Channel Fillet Dimension,K=
Web Thickness , t =
Yield stress ,Fy=
Clear distance b.t.w Channels, l =
(

7.5
2
0.379
36
3

in.
in.
in.
ksi
in.

1.09888335 ksi

<

27 ksi.= 0.75fy

O.k

Bearing Plate

Bearing Plate

1.5in.
3in.

2 -C10X20

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Mmax=
Sreq'd =

()

Output

8.62106954 k-in
0.39912359 in3

The section modulus of the plate is =

tp =

Sreqd=
Use

0.56506537 in.
3/4

in. plate

>

0.57 in. plate

O.k