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Sheet Pile Walls

Sheet Pile Walls: Advantages - Disadvantages and Analysis Methods


Sheet pile walls can be designed easily with DeepEX shoring design software. This section examines the advantages, disadvantages and analysis metods for sheet pile wall design. 


Figure: Deadman sheet pile wall designed with DeepEX


Sheet pile walls can be designed easily with DeepEX shoring design software. Sheet pile walls are constructed by driving prefabricated sections into the ground. Soil conditions may allow for the sections to be vibrated into ground instead of it being hammer driven. The full wall is formed by connecting the joints of adjacent sheet pile sections in sequential installation. Sheet pile walls provide structural resistance by utilizing the full section. Steel sheet piles are most commonly used in deep excavations, although reinforced concrete sheet piles have also been used successfully.



Figure: Typical Sheet Pile Section.


Steel sheet piling is the most common because of several advantages over other materials:


1. Provides high resistance to driving stresses.

2. Light weight

3. Can be reused on several projects.

4. Long service life above or below water with modest protection.

5. Easy to adapt the pile length by either welding or bolting

6. Joints are less apt to deform during driving.


Sheet pile wall disadvantages are:


1. Sections can rarely be used as part of the permanent structure.

2. Installation of sheet piles is difficult in soils with boulders or cobbles. In such cases, the desired wall depths may not be reached. 

3. Excavation shapes are dictated by the sheet pile section and interlocking elements.

4. Sheet pile driving may cause neighborhood distrurbace

5. Settlements in adjacent properties may take place due to installation vibrations


Sheet pile walls are constructed by:


1. Laying out a sequence of sheet pile sections, and ensuring that sheet piles will interlock.

2. Driving (or vibrating) the individual sheet piles to the desired depth. 

3. Driving the second sheet pile with the interlocks between the first sheet pile and second "locked"

4. Repeating steps 2 & 3 until the wall perimeter is completed

5. Use connector elements when more complex shapes are used.



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