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Load 4 - Earth Pressure (VEP) - Vertical

AASHTO LRFD -2007

Back Fill

Trench Condition

12.11.2.2

Bd
H

Ev

= SS.H.Ft

Ft

= Cd.Bd2

12.11.2.2.1-3

Fe

150

12.11.2.2.1-4

Bc

HBc

Compacted

= 1 - e -2ku' . H/Bd

Cd

Figure: 12.11.2.2.1-3

Fill

2ku'
ku'

0.15 (for saturated top soil)

Figure: 12.11.2.2.1-3

=
=

9.8

m/sec2

(acceleration of gravity)

22

kN/m3

(Saturated soil Density)

Data
g
SS

Conduit

0.5x0.5

1.8x0.7

2x0.8

2.5x0.8

3x0.5

3.5x0.7

4x0.7

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.325

0.35

0.35

0.35

Wall Thickness refer geometry

0.5

1.8

2.5

3.5

Conduit width refer geometry

Bc (mm)

900

2400

2600

3150

3700

4200

4700

Bd (mm)

1200

2700

2900

3450

4000

4500

5000

H (mm)

3600

3600

3200

3000

1100

3000

3000

H/Bd

3.00

1.33

1.10

0.87

0.28

0.67

0.60

-2ku'

-0.3

-0.3

-0.3

-0.3

-0.3

-0.3

-0.3

-2ku'.H/Bd

Fill Height

0.41

0.67

0.72

0.77

0.92

0.82

0.84

Cd

1.98

1.10

0.94

0.77

0.26

0.60

0.55

Ft

0.88

0.93

0.95

0.96

1.0

0.97

0.97

Soil-Srtucture intreaction factor

Ft (used)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Total unfactored Earth Load

Ev

69.63

73.44

75.21

63.63

25.11

64.09

64.26

E v = SS.H.Ft (kN/m 2 )

Ev (used)

79.20

79.20

70.40

66.00

24.20

66.00

66.00

E v = SS.H.Ft (used) (kN/m 2 )

Conservatively for the load calculation ground water table is assumed at gound level,
hence saturated soil density is used.