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REFERENCE
USS
Steel Sheet Piling
Design Manual

DESIGN CALCULATIONS & FORMULAS

Output

Gr. Lvl
6ft.
8.25ft.

11ft.

Gw

9ft.

Tact=

15139.7 lb.

z
2ft.
1ft.
Height of wall
Height from Gr. Lvl to the top of slab
Height from Gr. Lvl to wt.lvl
Height of water level to bottom of slab
Surchrage
Height of Anchor Slab below suface
Height of tension rod below surface

h=
he=
h t=
hu=

5
6
9
2

ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
psf
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.

pcf.
pcf.

400
H=
11
hr=
8.25
z=
2.75
w=
1
=
35
=
120
'=
60
/=
0.4
=
14
tan= 0.249328
ka
0.28
kp=
5.2
Ro= kp-ka=
4.92
Rod force ,Tact= 15139.693 lb./ft
Tie rod spacing
9
ft. c/c

Steel Yield Strength

fy=
Concrete Compressive strength
f 'c=
Clear cover =

60
4
3
16627.6

- Kawd=

ksi
ksi. normal-weight concrete.
in.
lb./ft

>

15139.7 lb./ft

O.k

Average pressure on anchorage = 3027.9386 lb./ft2

Bending moment in anchors =0.125wL2= 47311.541 lb-ft/ft

Determining Steel Area (Using d = 1ft.)
d=

in.

Mu= 47.311541 ft.-k.

1 1

648.99234 psi.

0.0121107

min. flexure =
t (max)=

0.0033
0.0136

O.k

design flex. = 0.0121107

2
As=bd= 1.3079525 in

Use #

7 bars

10 in.

Asprov.=

2
0.72 in

try again

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REFERENCE

DESIGN CALCULATIONS & FORMULAS

Output

Longitudinal Temperature and Shrinkage Steel (Perpendicular to the #7 Bars)

As=0.0018bh=
Use #

in2

0.2592

5 bars

8 in.

Asprov.=

2
0.72 in

IN SUMMARY THE FOLLOWING SET OF ANCHOR SLABS :

Y=24.03ft.

Z=21.13ft.

Anchor
= 35

30.5 ft.
27.5

Dredge line

=45-

X=8.15ft.

27 =45= 36

16 ft.

X=
Y=
Z=
or
Set Back distance =

8.15
24.03
21.13

=16Tan27
=X +30.5Tan27.5
=H/tan 27.5

ft.
ft.
ft.

43.5585
45.16

ft.

Gr.Lvl

6ft.

Use #7bars @10in.

Use #5bars @8in.
9ft. c/c

2.5ft.

5ft.

11ft.

1ft.

O.k