CEIE 531

Class 1
8/28/14
Sheeting and Shoring
I. General Performance requirements:
1. Strength
2. Serviceability
1. Do utilities run through/near the structure? Can they ithstan! the sa"e !e#lection o#
the structure?
3. Constructability
1. Does the sol!ier bea" o##er enough li$ #or the lagging boar!s?
4. Econo"y
1. %bstructions can increase costs by 1/3 an! "onths o# construction ti"e #or tiebac&s.
Docu"ent the" ell.
II. Temporary Earth Retention: Tiebacks
1. Sol!ier bea"s '(erlin )etho!*+ lagging+ tiebac&s
igure !: tieback diagram
1. this is an iterative $rocess.
2. 2,1 e!ge is the #ailure e!ge+ cannot bon! into it.
3. -ssu"ing !ense silty san! #or this e.a"$le
4. !esign o# toe #or a brace! all is base! on rules o# thu"b.
5. 3,1 inclination is about as shallo as you can go. %therise it is !i##icult to grout. 3,1 an!
2,1 inclinations are the "ost co""on.
/. 0iebac&s,
1. assu"ing 1./2 !ia"eter stran!
2. 4.52 !rill hole 'hat goes into the bea"*
3. 3lti"ate bon! ca$acity 4 31 5SI 'base! on charts+ such as charts $rovi!e! #ree o# charge
by the 5ost 0ension Instittute *
6. Ste$s #or Design,
1. 7in! -.ial loa!s in tiebac&s 'use tributary areas*
2. 7in! re8uire! bon! lengths.
3. S$eci#y structural co"$onents o# tiebac&s.
4. Co"$ute "a. "o"ent in sol!ier bea".
5. S$eci#y sol!ier bea" si9e.
". Step !: #etermining $%ial &oads
1. In this area+ 25: loa!ing is use! '!evelo$e! by 0er9aghi an! 5ec&*.
2. 0his uses e8uivalent heights.
igure ': 25: ;oa!ing ith e8uivalent heights
3. :1< 4 1/2'/<* = '8< > /<* = 11/2
4. :ori9ontal loa! 4 S$acing . 25: . :1< 4 65 &i$s
1. ?here : is height+ S$acing is the s$acing beteen sol!ier bea"s an! :1< is the
e8uivalent s$acing #or the tributary loa!s.
5. -.ial ;oa! 4 1/ 'cos'al$ha** . ':ori9ontal ;oa!* 4 6@ &i$s
/. Ae$eat #or Secon! 0ier 0ributary -rea
(. Step ': Required )ond &engths
1. Ste$ 1. 7in! stran! $eri"eter.
1. I# the !ia"eter is 1./1 inch+ then the $eri"eter is 14.13 s8. in.
2. 3lti"ate (on! Stress 4 3lt 4 31 5SI '7A%) C:-A0*
3. -lloable (on! Stress 4 31 5SI/2 4 15 5SI
4. 5 4 65 &i$s 4 '$i'* . ! . ; . '3 alloable* 4 65 &i$s 4 B 65111 lbs/#t / '14.13C15*
4362.82 4 31< 4B 35<
1. ?here 5 1rst 0ier -.ial ;oa!
!*. Step +: Specifying Structural ,omponents
1. D30S 4 Duarantee! 3lti"ate 0ensile Strength o# the stran!.
1. 0he "anu#acturer $rovi!es 7y hich is the stress. 0he D30S 4 7y C -rea o# Stran!
4 58./ &i$s #or a 1./1 in !ia"eter stran!.
2. )i"inu" loa!ing 4 31&i$s/stran! #or 1./1 in !ia"eter stran! 'roughly E o# the D30S
3. ;oc&ing 4 )a. ;oc& 4 1.61 . D30S
1. ;oc&ing re8uire! to loc& in the tiebac& be#ore loa!s are a$$lie!. I# you !on<t !o this+
the loa!ing ill !e#lect the bea" an! the tiebac& on<t !evelo$.
4. 5er"anent -$$lication 4 1.41 . D30S
1. )uch !i##erent a$$lication
5. 7or #irst tier 4 B
1. ;oa! 4 6@ &i$s / '58./ &i$s . 1.61* 4B 2 stran!s
2. 6@ &i$s / 2 B 31 &i$s '"eets "ini"u" loa!ing re8uire"ent*
3. 0est loa! is 1.2 . Design ;oa! ' 6@ F 1.2* 4 @5 &i$s
4. I# !esign !oes not "eet "ini"u" loa!+ increase the !esign loa!
-. Step .: ,omputing the /a% /oment
1. )"a. 4 ? . '; G2*/8 4 B @3651 #t . lbs
2. )"a. is not accurate because bea"s #le. near the bracing re!ucing the "o"ent.
Ae!uce the "o"ent by the #le.ibility #actor '1.28*. 0his !oes not a$$ly to cantilever
alls.
3. #y 4 7H . 5hi 4 51 ISI . 2/3 4 33.3 ISI
1. 0his is the #inal #y #or $er"anent structures+ but not the #inal #y #or te"$orary
structures. 7or te"$orary structures,
1. #y 'te"$* 4 #y . 1.1 4 3/.6 &i$s
4. S. 4 )"a. / '#y'te"$** 4 86@ &i$ in / '3/.6* 4 23.@ in2
0. Select 1P sections
1. ;oo& at :5 sections '!o not use ? sections+ they !on<t have enough li$ to be
constructable*.
2. :5 11 . 42 4 )o!ulus 43.4 s8 in. B 23.@ s8. in
1. 0his $asses+ but this :5 $ile is not constructable #or !riven $iles. It<s #ine #or $reJ
#abbe! $iles.
2. 3se 12 . 53./6 instea!
3.