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I-Beams in Soldier Piles

I-Beams in Soldier Piles

I-Beams in Soldier Piles

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I'm trying to size the steel for a concrete soldier pile and was wondering how I model the beam when determining the point of zero shear.  I modeled it as a cantilever beam, with the very end of the pile embedded in bedrock considered fixed.  Then I found the point of zero shear by summing the passive and active forces. I then took moments around that point, but only above that point to size the steel.  The building official who I talked to told me it was wrong to model it as a cantilever beam.  Am I doing this right?  I'd be happy to provide any more info, thanks.  My reference by the way is the alternate design example in the CalTrans Soldier Pile Systems manual.

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