820 CHapter 19   Braced Cuts

Table 19.1  Active Pressure for Wall Rotation—General Wedge Theory

(Granular Soil Backfill)
Pay0.5 gH 2
Soil friction
angle, f9(deg) d9yf9 na 5 0.3 na 5 0.4 na 5 0.5 na 5 0.6
25 0 0.371 0.405 0.447 0.499
1Y2 0.345 0.376 0.413 0.460
2Y3 0.342 0.373 0.410 0.457
1 0.344 0.375 0.413 0.461
30 0 0.304 0.330 0.361 0.400
1Y2 0.282 0.306 0.334 0.386
2Y3 0.281 0.305 0.332 0.367
1 0.289 0.313 0.341 0.377
35 0 0.247 0.267 0.290 0.318
1Y2 0.231 0.249 0.269 0.295
2Y3 0.232 0.249 0.270 0.296
1 0.243 0.262 0.289 0.312
40 0 0.198 0.213 0.230 0.252
1Y2 0.187 0.200 0.216 0.235
2Y3 0.190 0.204 0.220 0.239
1 0.197 0.211 0.228 0.248
45 0 0.205 0.220 0.237 0.259
1Y2 0.149 0.159 0.171 0.185
2Y3 0.153 0.164 0.176 0.196
1 0.173 0.184 0.198 0.215

19.3 Pressure Envelope for Braced-Cut Design

As mentioned in Section 19.1, the lateral earth pressure in a braced cut is dependent
on the type of soil, construction method, and type of equipment used. The lateral earth
pressure changes from place to place. Each strut should also be designed for the maxi-
mum load to which it may be subjected. Therefore, the braced cuts should be designed
using apparent-pressure diagrams that are envelopes of all the pressure diagrams
­determined from measured strut loads in the field. Figure 19.6 shows the method for
obtaining the apparent-pressure diagram at a section from strut loads. In this figure, let
P1 , P2 , P3 , P4 , Á be the measured strut loads. The apparent horizontal pressure can
then be calculated as
P1
s1 5
1 2
d2
ssd d1 1
2
P2
s2 5
12 1 22
d2 d3
ssd

P3
s3 5
12 1 22
d3 d4
ssd

P4
s4 5
12 1 22
d4 d5
ssd

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