ABSTRACT
Method 2: Depth of Embedment by Applying a Factor of Safety to Kp (a) Granular Soil Both in the Backfill and Below the Dredge Line The forces that are acting on the sheet pile wall are as shown in Fig. 20.16. The maximum passive pressure that can be mobilized is equal to the area of triangle ABC shown in the figure. The passive pressure that has to be used in the computation is the area of figure ABEF (shaded). The triangle ABC is divided by a vertical line EF such that
Area ABC Area ABEF = =P'Factor of safety P
The width of figure ABEF and the point of application of pIp can be calculated without any difficulty.
