LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE, SLOPE STABILITY AND PILE SHEETING (Sheet piled constructions)

This master thesis studies about how the sheet pile walls resist the lateral earth pressures on slope area. Sheet pile walls are one type of construction elements that are built by a continuous interlocking of pile segments side by side to each other. They are embedded in the soils to provide lateral supports by resisting the horizontal pressures released from sea waters, or any other earth masses. Sheet pile walls are flexible retaining systems therefore they can tolerate larger horizontal deformations compared to other types of walls such as stone and concrete. Sheet piles are made up of different types of materials in different forms and sizes. Although steel sheet pile has a higher rate…