TOTAL STRESS ANALYSIS OF CANTILEVER SHEETIPILING IN LAYERED CLAY

Since the macrostructure of natural soil deposits is often complex, and a cohesive foundation soil may possess an undrained shear strength that varies with depth, an analytical formulation has been developed that permits a total stress analysis of cantilever sheetpiling in such inhomogeneous cohesive foundation soils. The equations that govern the required piling penetration depth are always quadratic, irrespective of the number of strata existing below the dredge line. A computer program was developed to solve the generalized equations for the required piling penetration depth and the maximum bending moment. The analytical technique was also used to establish appropriate piling penetration depths for several inhomogeneous foundation profiles that have been described in prior geotechncal literature.

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• Authors:
  • DeNatale, J S
  • Ibarra-Encinas, G A
• Publication Date: 1992-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1064-82
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
  • Volume: 118
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9410

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cantilevers; Clay; Computer programs; Sheet piling; Structural analysis; Undrained shear strength
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00623701
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1992 12:00AM