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Assignment-1 on Sheet Pile Walls & Braced Cuts

[Submission date: 27-03-2011]

1. What are the basic differences of the behavior of struts in braced-cuts and sheet piles? Why? 2. Describe the following terms in the context of Geotechnical Engineering: a) Heaving, b) Piping, & c) Quicksand 3. By making use of GEO5, design a Sheet pile for the data given in the software Help. Consider cases: (a) wall hinged at heel, & (b) wall fixed at heel. Assume an allowable flexural stress =175 MN/m2. GEO5 SHEETING DESIGN-SIGNIFICANT STEPS 1-Project 2-Analysis methods 3-Terrain 4-Geometry 5-Profile 6-Water 7-Soils 8-Assign 9-Anchors 10-Props 11-Supports 12-Surcharge 13-Applied Forces 14-Earthquake 15- Settings Print 16-Analysis

Petros Fekadu/ Version 03-2011

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