VVang
Civil/Environmental
- Jan 30, 2024
- 6
I am trying to design and size sheet piles for driving into basically peat soil. The sheet piles will be permanent and their only role is to prevent bank erosion around a pump Since peat is unstable, tie-downs would be useless. The intention is to drive piles down to stable foundation and have the sheet piles supported by the piles. I have never designed sheet piles before, how would I determine what sheet pile size is required? I plan to treat have the sheet piles carry the load to the piles but is there a way to choose which sheet pile dimension and thickness will work?
My intention is to design the sheet pile as a cantilever retaining wall (I would ignore any passive pressure since it wont be much at all for peat soil), determine the load applied by the peat soil and use that to size the sheet pile thickness. I would then use that load to also determine how far spaced I need my piles. Is this a viable path to determine what I need?
My intention is to design the sheet pile as a cantilever retaining wall (I would ignore any passive pressure since it wont be much at all for peat soil), determine the load applied by the peat soil and use that to size the sheet pile thickness. I would then use that load to also determine how far spaced I need my piles. Is this a viable path to determine what I need?