Question: A 3 m deep excavation will be supported by a cantilever sheet pile. The foundation soil is dense sand, but it is assumed that the

A 3m deep excavation will be supported by a cantilever sheet pile. The foundation soil is dense sand, but it is assumed that the pile tip penetrates impermeable soil so hydrostatic pore pressure can be used. A surcharge of 10kPa is applied at the ground level. The water table is at the ground surface and dredge line as shown. Use w=10kNm3 for your calculations.
a) Using a factor of safety of 2.0 for Kp, check if D'=5m is safe or not (no need to iterate for other D').
b) Calculate the maximum bending moment.
A 3 m deep excavation will be supported by a

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