The Effect of Distance between Sheet Pile and Foundation on Bearing Capacity of Foundation

Table 6

Maximum q_ult obtained from model experiments.

Penetration depth	Sheet pile - foundation distances (L)
	L = 2 B/3 (kN)	L = B (kN)	L = 4 B/3 (kN)
Hp = 20 cm	0.472	0.550	0.624
Hp = 25 cm	0.567	0.648	0.667
Hp = 30 cm	0.716	0.749	0.777