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This material is copyright - all rights reserved. Reproduced under licence from The <strong>Steel</strong> Construction Institute on 12/2/2007<br />

To buy a hardcopy version of this document call 01344 872775 or go to http://shop.steelbiz.<strong>org</strong>/<br />

<strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Designers</strong>' <strong>Manual</strong> - 6th Edition (2003)<br />

894 <strong>Steel</strong> piles<br />

Fig. 29.16 Hinge method for multi-prop walls<br />

pressures<br />

Fig. 29.17 Earth pressure distribution for a multi-propped sheet pile wall<br />

modelled, the earth pressure profiles predicted using these methods compare<br />

favourably with actual earth pressures. Figure 29.17 shows a typical earth pressure<br />

profile for an multi-prop wall obtained from a soil–structure interaction analysis.<br />

Commercially-available soil–structure interaction analysis software products that<br />

are commonly in use by design practices are FREW 13 and WALLAP. 30 In addition<br />

finite element and finite difference analyses can be performed. Software products<br />

include SAFE, 32 CRISP 33 and FLAC. 34<br />

29.2.4.9 Base stability<br />

There are several possible modes of instability that can occur in supported excavations.<br />

These include:<br />

• base heave<br />

• hydraulic failures

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