Project On GED II
Project On GED II
Project On GED II
3) Determine the length, L, of a driven timber pile required to support the load shown in Figure. The
diameter of the pile is 450 mm. A factor of safety of 2 is required. Assume the pile–soil interface
friction is equal to the critical state friction angle.
4) A square precast concrete pile of sides 0.4 m is to be driven 12 m into the soil strata shown in
Figure. Estimate the allowable load capacity for a factor of safety of 2. Owing to changes in
design requirements, the pile must support 20% more load. Determine the additional
embedment depth required.
5) A group of vertical piles are subjected to an eccentric force Q of 2600kN as shown in figure. Q
is located 0.2m from x-axis and 0.15m from the y-axis. Design a pile cap using S300, C25 and
a column dimension of 30*30 cm.
6) Design the cantilever retaining wall (stem, heel and toe slabs) with the cross-section shown in
Figure below, which retains a 5m depth of soil having the groundwater table at 1.0m below the
ground level.
Design Parameters:
Soil Bearing Capacity, qall = 100 kPa
Coefficient of Soil Friction, ф = 30°
Unit Weight of Soil, γs = 18 kN/m3
Unit Weight of Water, γw = 9.81 kN/m3
Unit Weight of Concrete, γc = 25 kN/m3
Surcharge, q = 10 kN/m2
Ground Water Level = 1m from 0.00 level
Height of Wall = 2.0m
C 30 concrete class
S 500 steel grade
Concrete cover = 75mm
7) The side of an excavation 8.8 m deep in the sand is to be supported by an anchored sheet pile
wall. The anchors are spaced at 2.0 m centers at a depth of 1.5 m from the surface. The water
table is 6.4 m below the ground surface. The unit weight of the sand above the water table is γd
= 17 kN/m3, and the saturated unit weight is γsat = 20 kN/m3 below the water table. Shear
parameters are c = 0 kN/m2 and ϕ = 38.5°. A surcharge of q = 10 kN/m 2 is applied on the
surface. Take a factor of safety for the passive earth pressure Fs = 1.2 and a factor of safety for
penetration depth = 20%.
N.B:
Use GEO limit state design and apply any reasonable assumptions whenever necessary.
For design problems , use available software (Plaxis, GTSNX, Bentley, Geo 5, Deep EX
etc.) to model and compare hand calculations