DEPTH OF EMBEDMENT OF A SHEET PILE WALL

M U Jagadeesha

Abstract: The solution of sheet pile wall problem in geotechnical engineering is almost as old as the sheet pile wall itself. The established method for determining magnitude of embedment depth is well accepted and almost precise. However several approximate methods and charts have been developed over years to simplify the life of practicing engineers in designing sheet pile wall. Those methods use incoherent methods of analysis, complex parameters and graphs difficult for interpolation. Here author has made an attempt to revisit the problem and simplify the determination of embedment depth of sheet pile wall.

Keywords: Sheet Pile Wall, Embedment Depth

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0516099