gw =

g1 =

9.81
15.90

f'1 =

32.00

Ka =
L1 =
s'1 =
g2 =
g' =

0.307
2.00
9.77

f'2 =
Ka =
L2 =
s'2 =

19.33
9.52
32.00
0.307
3.00
18.55

FS Kp =

1.00

Kp =

3.25

Kp-Ka =

2.95

L3 = 0.66
Area 1 = 9.77
Area 2 = 29.31
Area 3 = 13.16
Area 4 =
6.13
P = 58.38
Zbar = 2.23
s'5 = 214.99
A1 = 7.66
A2 =

Solution for Cantilever Sheet Pile Wall in Sand

Example Problem 9.1 from Das book on Foundation Engineering
z
p
V
M
z' =
2.04
Mmax =
0.00
0
0
0
209.58
sall =
L1
2.00
10
10
7
172000.00
L1+L2
p = 0.
V = 0.
L - L5
L

5.00
5.66
7.70

19
0.0
-57

52
52
0

93
168
209.1

Sreq'd =
0.00122
Das Solution
Obtained by summing forces

9.34
10.40

-103
348

-130
4

112.8
1.6

and taking a moment at the

pile tip.

Pressure
-200

200

Moment

Shear
400

-200

-100

100

-100

10

10

10

12

12

12

16.64

A3 =
A4 =

151.3
230.6
Old L4 =
4.75
Zero =
5
Increment = -0.01
New L4 =
4.74
D = 5.41
s'3 = 133.3
s'4 = 348.3
L5 = 1.07
s'6 = -103.2

Use F9 to
iterate until
zero 0

100

200

300

Solution for Cantilever Sheet Pile Wall in Sand with no Wate

Section 9.5 from Das book on Foundation Engineering, 5th ed. - Reference Fig. 9.9 (Ex
z
p
V
15.9

f' =

32

Ka =
L=
s'2 =

0.307
24.43

L
p = 0.
V = 0.
L - L5

FS Kp =

1.00

L+D

Kp =

3.25

Kp-Ka =

2.95

L3 =
Area 1 =
Area 2 =
P=
Zbar =
s'5 =

0.52
61.07
6.37
67.43
2.19
283.16

6.04

A2 =

11.51

A3 =
A4 =

D=
s'3 =

90.0
122.4
4.07
3
-0.01
4.06
4.59
190.7

s'4 =

473.9

L5 =

0.97

s'6 =

-145.5

Old L4 =
Zero =
Increment =
New L4 =

24.43

61

5.52

0.00

67

7.22

-79

-0.06

8.63

-145

-157

9.58

473

Pressure
-500

0
0.00

500

Shear
1000
-500-400-300-200-100 0

0.00

2.00
2.00

4.00

Depth Z

A1 =

6.00

4.00

Depth Z

g=

6.00

8.00

8.00

10.00

10.00

12.00

12.00

Source Data for Graphs

z
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
5.17
5.35
5.521
5.80
6.09
6.37
6.65
6.93
7.22
7.45
7.68
7.92
8.15
8.38
8.631
8.79
8.95
9.11
9.27
9.43
9.581
9.581

p
0
5
10
15
20
24
16
8
0
-13
-26
-40
-53
-66
-80
-91
-101
-112
-123
-134
-146
-42
61
164
267
370
474
0

V
0
2
10
22
39
61
65
67
67
66
60
51
38
21
0.06
-20
-42
-67
-95
-125
-159
-174
-173
-155
-120
-69
-6

M
0
1
7
23
54
104
115
126
138
157
174
190
202
211
214
211
204
191
173
147
112
85
57
31
9
-6
-12

all in Sand with no Water

- Reference Fig. 9.9 (Example 8.2 Das 4th Edition)
M
z' =
1.70
Mmax =
0
223.80
104
sall =
172000.00
138
Sreq'd =
0.00130
213
Das Solution obtained by summing
114
forces and taking a moment at the
-7

pile tip.

Shear

Moment
-100
0
0.00

0 100 200 300 400 500

0.00

2.00

2.00

4.00

Depth Z

4.00

6.00

100

999

6.00

8.00

8.00

10.00

10.00

12.00

12.00

200

300

gw =
g1 =

9.81
15.90

f'1 =

32.00

Solution for Cantilever Sheet Pile Wall in Sand

Example Problem 9.2 from Das 5th ed. on Foundation Engineering
z
p
V
M
z' =
0.41
Mmax =
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.0
103.6
sall =
L1
2.00
9.8
9.8
6.6
172500.00

Ka =
L1 =
s'1 =
g2 =
g' =

0.307
2.00
9.77
19.33
9.52

L1+L2
V = 0.
L1+L2+L3
p=0
L1+L2+D

f'2 =
Ka =
L2 =
s'2 =

32.00
0.307
3.00
18.55

FS Kp =

1.00

Kp =

3.25

Kp-Ka = 2.95
Area 1 = 9.77
Area 2 = 29.31
Area 3 = 13.16
P = 52.25
z1bar = 1.78
c=
47.00
s'6 = 127.64
A2 = 104.49
A3 = 357.3
Old D =
2.14
Zero =
4
Increment = -0.01
New D =
2.13

Dactual =
s'7 =

3.20
248.4

L4 =

1.17

L3 =
z' =

0.96
0.41

5.00
5.41
5.96
6.36
7.1

18.5
127.6
127.6
0.0
248.4

52.2
0.0
-96.1
-1.3

Pressure
-200

200

93.2
103.8
49.7
0.2

Sreq'd = 6.0087E-04
Das Solution
Obtained by summing forces
and taking a moment at the
pile tip.
Moment

Shear
400

-200

-100

100

Use F9 to
iterate until
zero 0

50

100

z
0.00
0.40
0.80
1.20
1.60
2.00
2.30
2.60
2.90
3.20
3.50
3.80
4.10
4.40
4.70
5.00
5.00
5.14
5.27
5.41
5.50
5.59
5.69
5.78
5.87
5.96
6.03
6.10
6.16
6.23
6.29
6.36
6.49
6.62
6.75
6.87
7.00
7.14
7.14

p
0.0
2.0
3.9
5.9
7.8
9.8
10.6
11.5
12.4
13.3
14.2
15.0
15.9
16.8
17.7
18.5
-127.6
-127.6
-127.6
-127.6
-127.6
-127.6
-127.6
-127.6
-127.6
-127.6
-106
-85
-64
-43
-21
0.0
41
83
124
166
207
248.4
0

V
0.0
0.4
1.6
3.5
6.3
9.8
12.8
16.2
19.7
23.6
27.7
32.1
36.7
41.6
46.8
52.2
52.2
34.8
17.4
0.0
-11.8
-23.5
-35.3
-47.0
-58.8
-70.9
-78.6
-84.9
-89.8
-93.2
-95.3
-96.1
-93.4
-85.5
-72.3
-53.8
-30.0
1.3

M
0.0
0.1
0.5
1.5
3.4
6.6
10.0
14.4
19.8
26.3
34.0
42.9
53.3
65.0
78.3
93.2
93.2
99.1
102.7
103.8
103.3
101.7
99.0
95.2
90.3
84.1
79.2
73.9
68.2
62.2
56.0
49.2
37.1
25.6
15.6
7.5
2.2
0.2

summing forces
moment at the
Moment
100

150

gw =
g=
Ka =
L=
s'2 =
g sat cl =
g' =
f' =
Ka =
c=

9.81
15.90
32.00
0.307
5.00
24.43
18.00
8.19
0.00
1.000
47.00

FS Kp =

1.00

Kp =

1.00

Kp-Ka =

0.00

f' =

Solution for Cantilever Sheet Pile Wall Penetrating Clay

Section 9.7 from Das book on Foundation Engineering 5E
z
p
V
M
z' =
0.56
Mmax =
0.00
0
0
0
118.96
L
5.00
24
7
4
sall = 172000.00
p = s6
5.00
108.5
18
118
Sreq'd =
0.00069
V = 0.
5.56
-109
0
119.2 Das Solution
L+D-L4
6.37
-109
-87
84.6 Obtained by summing forces
L+D
7.45
268
2
1.4
and taking a moment at the
pile tip.
Pressure
-200

200

Moment

Shear
400

-200

-100

100

A3 = -352.3

Old L4 =
2.46
Zero =
4
Increment = -0.01
New L4 =
2.45

P1 = 61.07
s6 = 108.50
s7 = 267.50
L4 = 1.09
z' = 0.56
Zbar = 1.67
A1 = 108.50
A2 = -122.13

D=
L3 =

2.46
1.37

Use F9 to
iterate until
zero 0

50

100

z
0.00
0.33
0.67
1.00
1.33
1.67
2.00
2.33
2.67
3.00
3.33
3.67
4.00
4.33
4.67
5.00
5.00
5.06
5.11
5.17
5.23
5.28
5.34
5.39
5.45
5.51
5.56
5.70
5.83
5.96
6.09
6.23
6.365
6.55
6.73
6.91
7.10
7.28
7.450
7.450

p
0
2
3
5
7
8
10
11
13
15
16
18
20
21
23
24
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-109
-46
17
80
142
205
268
0

V
0
0
1
2
4
7
10
13
17
22
27
33
39
46
53
61
61
55
49
43
37
31
24
18
12
6
0
-14
-29
-43
-58
-72
-87
-101
-104
-95
-75
-43
-2

M
0
0
0
1
2
4
7
10
16
22
30
40
52
66
83
102
102
105
108
111
113
115
116
118
119
119
119
118
115
111
104
95
84
67
48
30
15
4
0

summing forces
moment at the
Moment
100

150

Solution for Anchored Sheet Pile Wall in Sand

Example Problem 9.3 from Das book on Foundation Engineering
Use F9 to Solve
gw = 9.81
z
p
V
M
Old z-L1 =
4.00
g1 = 16.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Zero =
-0.68
f1 = 30.0
L1
3.05
8.16
6.24
3.36 Increment =
0.001
Ka = 0.333
V=0
7.05
29.2
0.00
-352.84 New z-L1 =
4.00
L1 =

3.05

L1+L2

9.15

-48.5

-10.20

-284.83

l1 =

1.53

p = 0.

10.54

0.00

92.79

-167.51

l2 =
s'1 =

1.52
16.27

13.22

-69.51

-0.69

-3.40

g2 =
g' =
f2 =
Ka =
L2 =
s'2 =

19.50
9.69
30.0
0.33
6.10
35.97

FS Kp =

1.00

Kp =

3.00

Kp-Ka =

2.67

L3 = 1.39
Area 1 = 24.81
Area 2 = 99.23
Area 3 = 60.09
Area 4 = 25.04
P = 209.16
Zbar = 4.21
A2 = 13.52
A3 = 116.57
Use F9 to Solve
Old L4 = 2.68
Zero = -0.23
Increment = 0.01
New L4 = 2.69
L4 = 2.69
Dtheory = 4.08
Dfactor = 1.30
Dcomp =
F =

5.31
115.7

Shear

Pressure
-75 -50 -25 0
0.0

25

50

-500.0 0.0
0.0

z=
7.05
Mmax = -353.6
sall = 172000.0
Sreq'd = 0.0020556
Moment

500.0

-400

-200

0
0.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

14.0

14.0

14.0

200

Solution for Anchored Sheet Pile Wall in Clay (Free Support Method)
Example Problem 9.5 from Das book on Foundation Engineering
gw = 9.81
z
p
V
M
g1 = 17.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
f1 = 35.0
L1
3.00
6.91
5.18
2.74
Ka = 0.271
V=0
5.80
21.6
0.00
-159.26
L1 =
l1 =
l2 =
s'1 =

3.00
1.50
1.50
13.82

g2 =
g' =
f2 =
Ka =
L2 =
s'2 =
c=

20.00
10.19
35.0
0.27
6.00
30.39
41.0

FS Kp =

1.00

Kp =

3.69

L1+L2
p = 0.
L

-50.7
-51.86
-51.86

-4.99
82.98
3.51

Old z-L1 =
Zero =
Increment =
New z-L1 =

-34.13
-34.13
32.13

z=
Mmax =
sall =
Sreq'd =

Shear

Pressure
-75 -50 -25 0
0.0

Kp-Ka = 3.42
Area 1 = 20.73
Area 2 = 82.92
Area 3 = 49.70
P1 = 153.36
Zbar = 3.22
s6 = 51.86
a 51.86
b 777.90
c -1313.78
D=
1.53
Zero =
0.00
Dtheory = 1.60
Dfactor = 1.30
Dcomp =
F =

9.00
9.00
10.53

Use F9 to Solve

2.50
70.4
z

25

50

-100.0

0.0

Moment
100.0

-200

-100

0.0

0.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

Pressure

Shear

Moment

0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.23
3.47
3.70
3.94
4.17
4.40
4.64
4.87
5.10
5.34
5.57
5.81
6.21
6.60
7.00
7.40
7.80
8.20
8.60
9.00
9.00
9.31
9.61
9.92
10.23
10.53
10.53

0.00
2.30
4.61
6.91
6.91
9.21
11.52
13.82
14.47
15.11
15.76
16.40
17.05
17.69
18.34
18.99
19.63
20.28
20.92
21.57
22.67
23.77
24.88
25.98
27.08
28.18
29.29
30.39
-51.86
-51.86
-51.86
-51.86
-51.86
-51.86
0.00

0.00
0.58
2.30
5.18
-65.20
-61.17
-55.99
-49.65
-46.34
-42.89
-39.28
-35.52
-31.61
-27.54
-23.33
-18.97
-14.45
-9.78
-4.97
0.00
8.83
18.10
27.81
37.97
48.56
59.59
71.06
82.98
82.98
67.08
51.19
35.30
19.40
3.51

0.00
0.14
0.86
2.74
2.74
-28.86
-58.14
-84.55
-95.78
-106.21
-115.82
-124.56
-132.41
-139.32
-145.27
-150.22
-154.12
-156.96
-158.68
-159.26
-157.50
-152.12
-142.96
-129.82
-112.55
-90.96
-64.88
-34.13
-34.13
-11.14
6.99
20.24
28.62
32.13

Use F9 to Solve
2.81
0.00
-0.001
2.80
5.81
-159.8
172500.0
0.0009263

100