A line of sheet piling is driven 4 m into a firm clay and retains, on one side, 3 m depth od fill on top of the clay. Water table is at the curface of the clay. The unit weight of the fill is 18 kN/m³ and the saturated unit weight of the clay is 20 kN/m³. Calculate the active and passive pressures at the lower end of the sheet piling if cu = 50 kPa and p = 0.

A line of sheet piling is driven 4 m into a firm clay and retains, on one side, 3 m depth od fill on top of the clay. Water table is at the curface of the clay. The unit weight of the fill is 18 kN/m³ and the saturated unit weight of the clay is 20 kN/m³. Calculate the active and passive pressures at the lower end of the sheet piling if cu = 50 kPa and p = 0.

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das

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Chapter16: Soil Improvement And Ground Modification

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