Sheet Wall Piles

Sheet pile walls are temporary retaining structures used to retain soil or water for construction. Common materials for sheet piles include wood, concrete, aluminum, and steel. Cantilever sheet pile walls rely on passive pressure in front to resist active pressure from behind, while anchored sheet pile walls use anchors for additional resistance. Design involves calculating bending moments, pressures, and required section properties.

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SHEET PILE WALLS

SHEET PILES

- are a temporary structures used to retain a

soil or water for a specific period of time, to
build a structure in the other side of this wall.
- These walls are thinner in section as compared
to masonry walls.
SHEET PILES
- Sheet pile walls are generally used for the following:
1.Water front structure (in building wharfs and piers)
2.Building diversion dams (cofferdams)
3.River bank protection
4.Retaining the sides of cuts made in earth
SHEET PILES
Several types of sheet pile are commonly used
in construction:
(a) wooden sheet piles,
(b) precast concrete sheet piles, and
(c) steel sheet piles.
(d) Aluminum sheet piles are also marketed.
Timber SHEET PILES
- are used only for temporary, light structures
that are above the water table.
- are used for short spans and to resist light
lateral loads.
- depth of driving does not exceed 3m.
- If used in permanent structures above water
level, they require preservative treatment and
even then, their span of life is relatively short.
- are joined to each other by tongue-and-groove
joints.
- are not suitable for driving in soil consisting of
stones would dislodge the joints.
Timber SHEET PILES
Example of timber sheet piles connections:

Planks
Wakefield Piles

Tongue-and-groove Piles
Splined Piles
Reinforced SHEET PILES
- are precast concrete members, usually with
tongue-and-groove joints.
- are relatively heavy and bulky.
- Displace large volume of solid during driving.
driving. This large volume displacement of soil
tends to increase the driving resistance.
- The design of piles has to take into account the
large driving stresses and suitable reinforcement
has to be provided for this purpose.
Steel SHEET PILES
- most common types of piles
- United States are about 10 to 13 mm (0.4 to 0.5
in.) thick.
- European sections may be thinner and wider.
- The interlocks of the sheet-pile sections are
shaped like:
(a) thumb-and-finger
(b) ball-and-socket joint for watertight
connections.

a b
Steel SHEET PILES
Some important advantages are:
1. They are resistant to high driving stresses as developed in
hard or rocky material
2. They are lighter in section
3. They may be used several times
4. They can be used either below or above water and possess
longer life
5. Suitable joints which do not deform during driving can be
provided to have a continuous wall
6. The pile length can be increased either by welding or bolting
Steel SHEET PILES
Construction Method A. Backfill structure

1. Dredge the in 2. Drive the

situ soil in front sheet piles.
and back of the
proposed
structure.

3. Backfill up to
4. Backfill up to
the level of the
the top of the
anchor, and
wall.
place the
anchor system.
Steel SHEET PILES
Construction Method B. Dredged structure

2. Backfill up to
the anchor
1. Drive the level, and place
sheet piles. the anchor
system.

3. Backfill up to
4. Dredge the
the top of the
front side of the
wall.
wall.
Steel SHEET PILES

The line at which the sheet

pile starts penetrating in soil
from both sides is known by
dredge line, and the depth of
penetration of sheet pile
under this line is D: depth of
penetration.
Steel SHEET PILES
Types of sheet piles
A. Cantilever sheet piles B. Anchored sheet piles
Steel SHEET PILES
A. Cantilever sheet piles
Cantilever sheet-pile walls are usually recommended for walls of
moderate height—about 6 m (≈20 ft) or less, measured above the dredge
line. In such walls, the sheet piles act as a wide cantilever beam above
the dredge line.

When the height of earth to be retained by sheet piling is small, the piling
acts as a cantilever. The forces acting on sheet pile walls include:
1. The active earth pressure on the back of the wall which tries to push
the wall away from the backfill.
2. The passive pressure in front of the wall below the dredge line. The
passive pressure resists the movements of the wall.
Steel SHEET PILES
A. Cantilever sheet piles

Cantilever sheet pile penetrating sand

Steel SHEET PILES
A. Cantilever sheet piles
There are three cases for cantilever sheet piles:
 Cantilever Sheet Pile penetrating in Sandy Soil.

 Cantilever Sheet Pile penetrating in Clayey Soil.

 Cantilever Sheet Pile penetrating in C−Φ Soil.

Steel SHEET PILES
A. Cantilever sheet piles
 Cantilever Sheet Pile
penetrating in Sandy Soil.