An anchored sheet pile is to support a mass of cohesionless soil up to a height of 6 m above ground level with horizontal anchor ties spaced at 1 m interval and located at 1.0 m below ground surface. If the unit weight of the soil is 21 kN/m³ and its angle of internal friction is 30°, determine the minimum depth of the sheet pile for stability. d 7XXX 7XXX Pp E n 6 m 1 m d/3 T P₁ Oxx 2(6+d) 3

An anchored sheet pile is to support a mass of cohesionless soil up to a height of 6 m above ground level with horizontal anchor ties spaced at 1 m interval and located at 1.0 m below ground surface. If the unit weight of the soil is 21 kN/m³ and its angle of internal friction is 30°, determine the minimum depth of the sheet pile for stability. d 7XXX 7XXX Pp E n 6 m 1 m d/3 T P₁ Oxx 2(6+d) 3

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305081550

Author:Braja M. Das

Publisher:Braja M. Das

Chapter14: Sheet-pile Walls

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Problem 14.1P

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