Date
03 Jun 1988, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Abstract
The design and construction of anchored and strutted sheet pile walls in soft clay are reviewed in the paper based on experience gained mainly in Singapore during the last 10 years where mainly strutted sheet pile walls and contiguous bored piles are used. It is important to consider in the design also the high lateral earth pressures on the sheet piles below the bottom of the excavation when the depth of the excavation is large compared with the shear strength of the clay. The strut loads and the maximum bending moment in the sheet piles can be considerable higher than indicated by a conventional analysis. Different methods to increase the stability have also been investigated. With jet grouting, embankment piles and excavation under water it is possible to reduce significantly the maximum bending moment, the strut loads, the settlements outside the excavated area and the heave within the excavation.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1988 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Broms, Bengt B., "Design and Construction of Anchored and Strutted Sheet Pile Walls in Soft Clay" (1988). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 20.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/2icchge/2icchge-session6/20
Design and Construction of Anchored and Strutted Sheet Pile Walls in Soft Clay
The design and construction of anchored and strutted sheet pile walls in soft clay are reviewed in the paper based on experience gained mainly in Singapore during the last 10 years where mainly strutted sheet pile walls and contiguous bored piles are used. It is important to consider in the design also the high lateral earth pressures on the sheet piles below the bottom of the excavation when the depth of the excavation is large compared with the shear strength of the clay. The strut loads and the maximum bending moment in the sheet piles can be considerable higher than indicated by a conventional analysis. Different methods to increase the stability have also been investigated. With jet grouting, embankment piles and excavation under water it is possible to reduce significantly the maximum bending moment, the strut loads, the settlements outside the excavated area and the heave within the excavation.
