Performance of Anchored Sheet Pile Wall with Batter Piles in Sandy Soil Subjected to Coupled Seepage and Cyclic Load: An Experimental Study
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https://doi.org/10.31185/wjes.Vol14.Iss2.894Keywords:
Anchored sheet pile wall, Seepage, Sandy soil, magnetohydrodynamicsAbstract
In order to build flood barriers, erosion protection, cutoff walls, under dams, waterfront buildings, cofferdams, and excavation support systems, anchored sheet pile walls are used as either temporary or permanent constructions. In this study, experimental work was achieved on a laterally anchored sheet pile wall installed in sandy soil under a cyclic load and seepage condition. Ratio (CLR) of 40% for 100 cycles. Several parameters were considered, including anchor rod length of (40 cm), pile length (20, 30, and 40) cm and angles between batter piles 15. In addition, a linear load of 5 kPa applied on ground surface near sheet pile wall and spacing between anchors of (10, 20, 30) cm were considered. The batter piles were installed at a distance of 40 cm from the sheet pile wall. The test results showed that the increase of length of batter piles from 20 cm to 30 cm and 40 cm leads to give good stability of the sheet pile wall by (12 - 84) % and (12 - 88) %, respectively. Strip footing tilting and total settlement near the sheet pile wall reduced as the length of batter pile. The anchored sheet pile wall system subjected to cyclic load was effective and safer when the length of batter pile 40 cm. The spacing between anchors S/H = 1/3 is the best compared to S/H = 2/3 and 1.The spacing between anchors of S/H = 2/3 gives Stability to sheet pile wall anchored systems approximately (8-78%) and (38-82%) compared to spacing S/H = 2/3 and 1 respectively.
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