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Strut Load Calculations for Braced Cuts

This document contains information about five different braced cuts involving soils like sand and clay. It provides figures illustrating the excavations and braced walls, and includes multiple choice questions about calculating strut loads and reactions at different points along the braced cuts using empirical diagrams. The questions require determining values for strut loads and reactions at various labeled points (A, B, C, etc.) within each illustrated excavation.

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Strut Load Calculations for Braced Cuts

This document contains information about five different braced cuts involving soils like sand and clay. It provides figures illustrating the excavations and braced walls, and includes multiple choice questions about calculating strut loads and reactions at different points along the braced cuts using empirical diagrams. The questions require determining values for strut loads and reactions at various labeled points (A, B, C, etc.) within each illustrated excavation.

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GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 8

Braced Cuts

SIT 3
SIT 1 A braced sheet pile for an open cut in a stiff clay is
A 7m deep braced cut in sand is shown. In the plan the shown on the figure. The struts are spaced longitudinally
struts are placed at a spacing of 2 m center to center. at 4 m. center to center.
Using Peck’s empirical diagram.

1. Compute the strut load at level A


a. 109.22 kN b. 36.4 kN 7. Compute the loads on strut A.
c. 194.16 kN d. 52.7 kN a. 367.63 kN b. 255.08 kN
2. Compute the strut load at level C. c. 420.44 kN d. 525.18 kN
a. 109.22 kN b. 36.4 kN 8. Compute the loads on strut B.
c. 194.16 kN d. 52.7 kN a. 367.63 kN b. 255.08 kN
3. Compute the strut load at level B. c. 420.44 kN d. 525.18 kN
a. 109.22 kN b. 36.4 kN 9. Compute the loads on strut C.
c. 194.16 kN d. 52.7 kN a. 367.63 kN b. 255.08 kN
c. 420.44 kN d. 525.18 kN

SIT 2
A braced sheet pile to be used in an open cut in sand is SIT 4
shown in the figure. Struts are spaced longitudinally at A braced cut shown in the figure has struts A, B, C
2.5 m center to center. Unit weight of sand is 18.24 spaced at 5 m. on centers. Use Pecks empirical
kN/m3 and angle of internal friction ϕ = 35° pressure diagram. Soil is stiff clay.

4. Compute the reaction at strut A.


10. Compute the strut load at A.
a. 144.58 kN b. 112.44 kN
a. 306.89 kN b. 405.14 kN
c. 109.25 kN d. 123.87 kN
c. 413.44 kN d. 355.93 kN
5. Copmute the reaction at strut D.
11. Compute the strut load at C.
a. 144.58 kN b. 112.44 kN
a. 306.89 kN b. 405.14 kN
c. 109.25 kN d. 123.87 kN
c. 413.44 kN d. 355.93 kN
6. Compute the reaction at struct B.
12. Compute the strut load at B.
a. 144.56 kN b. 112.44 kN
a. 306.89 kN b. 405.14 kN
c. 109.25 kN d. 123.87 kN
c. 413.44 kN d. 355.93 kN
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 8
Braced Cuts

SIT 5

The braced cut of two layers of clay is shown in the


figure. Spacing of struts is 2.5 m center to center.

13. Compute the reaction of the strut A.


a. 156.33 kN b. 279.05 kN
c. 268 kN d. 189.51 kN
14. Compute the reaction of the strut B.
a. 156.45 kN b. 279.17 kN
c. 268 kN d. 189.51 kN
15. Compute the reaction of the strut C.
a. 156.45 kN b. 279.05 kN
c. 268 kN d. 189.51 kN

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