w =

1 =
'1 =
Ka =
L1 =
'1 =
2 =
' =
'2 =
Ka =
L2 =
'2 =
FS Kp =
Kp =
Kp-Ka =
L3 =
Area 1 =
Area 2 =
Area 3 =
Area 4 =
P=
Zbar =
'5 =
A1 =
A2 =
A3 =
A4 =

9.81
15.90
32.00
0.307
2.00
9.77
19.33
9.52
32.00
0.307
3.00
18.55
1.00
3.25
2.95
0.66
9.77
29.31
13.16
6.13
58.38
2.23
214.99
7.66
16.64
151.3

230.6
Err:523
Err:523
Zero =
Increment Err:523
New L4 = Err:523
D = Err:523
'3 = Err:523
'4 = Err:523
L5 = Err:523
'6 = Err:523
Old L4 =

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
L1
all =
2.00
10
10
7
172000.00
L1+L2
5.00
19
52
93
Sreq'd =
0.00122
p = 0.
5.66
0.0
Err:523 Err:523 Das Solution
V = 0.
7.70
Err:523 Err:523 Err:523 Obtained by summing forces
L - L5 Err:523 Err:523 Err:523 Err:523 and taking a moment at the
L
Err:523 Err:523 Err:523 Err:523 pile tip.
Pressure

M ome nt

Shear

0 20 40 60 80 100120140

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

Use F9 to
iterate until
zero 0

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

Area 1 =
Area 2 =
P=
Zbar =
'5 =
A1 =
A2 =
A3 =
A4 =
Old L4 =
Zero =
ncrement =
New L4 =

D=
'3 =
'4 =
L5 =
'6 =

32

0.307
5

24.43
1.00
3.25
2.95
0.52
61.07
6.37
67.43
2.19
283.16
6.04
11.51
90.0
122.4
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523

24.43

61

5.52

0.00

67

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

7.22

Err:523

Err:523

Err:523

Err:523

Err:523

L+D

Err:523

Err:523

Err:523

Pressure
-500 -300 -100 100
0.00

300

Shear
500

700

900

-500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0

0.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

Depth Z

L=
'2 =
FS Kp =
Kp =
Kp-Ka =
L3 =

15.9

Depth Z

=
' =
Ka =

2.00

3.00

3.00

4.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

6.00

6.00

Source Data for Graphs

100 200 3

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
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523

p
0
5
10
15
20
24
16
8
0
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
0

V
0
2
10
22
39
61
65
67
67
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523

M
0
1
7
23
54
104
115
126
138
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523

all in Sand with no Water

- Reference Fig. 9.9 (Example 8.2 Das 4th Edition)

M
z' =
Mmax =
0
all =
104
138
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523

1.70
223.80
172000.00
Sreq'd =
0.00130
Das Solution obtained by summing
forces and taking a moment at the
pile tip.

Shear

300 -200 -100 0

Moment

100 200 300 400 500

0
0.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

50

Depth Z

0.00

2.00

999

3.00

3.00

4.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

6.00

6.00

100

150

w =
1 =
'1 =
Ka =
L1 =
'1 =
2 =

9.81
15.90
32.00
0.307
2.00
9.77
19.33

' =
'2 =
Ka =
L2 =
'2 =
FS Kp =
Kp =
Kp-Ka =

9.52
32.00

Area 1 =
Area 2 =
Area 3 =
P=
z1bar =
c=
'6 =
A2 =

0.307
3.00
18.55
1.00
3.25
2.95
9.77
29.31
13.16
52.25
1.78
47.00
127.64
104.49

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
M
=
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.0
103.6
max
L1
all =
2.00
9.8
9.8
6.6
172500.00
L1+L2
5.00
18.5
52.2
93.2
Sreq'd = 6.0087E-04
V = 0.
5.41
127.6
0.0
103.8 Das Solution
L1+L2+L3 Err:523 127.6 Err:523 Err:523 Obtained by summing forces
p=0
Err:523 Err:523 Err:523 Err:523 and taking a moment at the
L1+L2+D
Err:523 248.4
pile tip.
Pressure
-200.0 -100.0

0.0

Shear
0.0

100.0 200.0 300.0

20.0

40.0

0.0

60.0

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

4.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

A3 =

357.3
Old D = Err:523
Err:523
Zero =
Increment Err:523
New D = Err:523
Dactual = Err:523
'7 =
248.4
L4 = Err:523
L3 = Err:523
z' =
0.41

4.00

Use F9 to
iterate until
zero 0

M oment
50.0

100.0

150.0

5.00

5.00

5.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

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
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523

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
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
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
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523

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
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523

umming forces
moment at the

M oment
50.0

100.0

150.0

w =
=
' =
Ka =
L=
'2 =
sat cl =
' =
' =
Ka =
c=
FS Kp =
Kp =
Kp-Ka =

9.81
15.90
32.00
0.307
5.00
24.43
18.00
8.19
0.00
1.000
47.00
1.00
1.00
0.00

P1 = 61.07
= 108.50
= 267.50

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
M
=
0.00
0
0
0
118.96
max
all = 172000.00
L
5.00
24
7
4
p = 6
5.00
108.5
18
118
Sreq'd =
0.00069
V = 0.
5.56
-109
0
119.2 Das Solution
L+D-L4 Err:523
-109
Err:523 Err:523 Obtained by summing forces
L+D
Err:523
268
Err:523 Err:523 and taking a moment at the
pile tip.
Pressure
-200

-100

100

M oment

Shear
200

300

0 20 40 60 80 100120140

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

L4 = Err:523
z' = 0.56
Zbar = 1.67
A1 =
A2 =
A3 =
Old L4 =

108.50
-122.13
-352.3

Err:523
Err:523
Zero =
Increment Err:523
New L4 = Err:523
D = Err:523
L3 = Err:523

Use F9 to
iterate until
zero 0

5.00

5.00

5.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

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
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523

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

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
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523

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
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523
Err:523

Err:523
Err:523

268
0

Err:523 Err:523

umming forces
moment at the

M oment

20 40 60 80 100120140

Solution for Anchored Sheet Pile Wall in Sand

Example Problem 9.3 from Das book on Foundation Engineering
Use F9 to Solve
w =
Old z-L1 = Err:523
9.81
z
p
V
M
1 =
16.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Zero = Err:523
1 =
L
30.0
3.05
8.16
6.24
3.36
Increment = Err:523
1
Ka =
0.333
V=0
Err:523
Err:523
0.00
Err:523 New z-L1 = Err:523
L1 =
L1+L2
3.05
9.15
-48.5
Err:523 Err:523
z = Err:523
l1 =
Mmax = Err:523
1.53
p = 0.
10.54
Err:523 Err:523 Err:523
l2 =
all = 172000.0
1.52
L
Err:523
Err:523 Err:523 Err:523
'1 =
2 =
' =
2 =
Ka =
L2 =
'2 =
FS Kp =
Kp =
Kp-Ka =
L3 =

16.27
19.50
9.69

30.0
0.33
6.10
35.97
1.00
3.00
2.67
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 = Err:523
Zero = Err:523
Increment Err:523
New L4 = Err:523
L4 = Err:523
Dtheory = Err:523
Dfactor = 1.30
Dcomp = Err:523
F = Err:523

Sreq'd =
Shear

Pressure
0.00
0.00

25.00

0.00
0.00

5.00

Moment
10.00

0.00
0.00

0.20

0.20

0.40

0.40

0.60

0.60

0.80

0.80

1.00

1.00

1.20

1.20

1.40

1.40

1.60

1.60

1.80

1.80

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

Err:523

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

Solution for Anchored Sheet Pile Wall in Clay (Free Support Method)
Example Problem 9.5 from Das book on Foundation Engineering
w =
9.81
z
p
V
M
1 =
17.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1 =
L
35.0
3.00
6.91
5.18
2.74
1
Ka =
0.271
V=0
5.81
21.6
0.00
-159.26
L1 =
L1+L2
3.00
9.00
-50.7
-4.97
-34.13
l1 =
1.50
p = 0.
9.00
-51.86
82.98
-34.13
l2 =
1.50
L
10.53
-51.86
3.51
32.13
'1 =
2 =
' =
2 =
Ka =
L2 =
'2 =
c=
FS Kp =
Kp =
Kp-Ka =
Area 1 =
Area 2 =
Area 3 =
P1 =
Zbar =
6 =
a
b
c
D=
Zero =

Dtheory =
Dfactor =
Dcomp =
F =

13.82
20.00
10.19
35.0
0.27
6.00
30.39
41.0
1.00
3.69
3.42
20.73
82.92
49.70
153.36
3.22
51.86
51.86
777.90
-1313.78
1.53
0.00
1.60
1.30
2.50
70.4

Use F9 to Solve
Old z-L1 =
Zero =
Increment =
New z-L1 =

z=
Mmax =
all =
Sreq'd =

Shear

Pressure
0

0.0

25

5.0

10.0

Moment
0

15.0

10

10

10

12

12

12

Pressure

Shear

Moment

10

12

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
2.81
5.81
-159.8
172500.0
0.0009263

Moment
4

10

12