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  • Design and Use of Sheet Pile Walls for Stream Stabilization

    Credits: 2 PDH

    PDH Course Description:

    This course provides an introduction to the use of sheet pile, types of walls, sheet pile materials, classical method of design for wall stability, structural design, specification, and installation of sheet pile for stream restoration and stabilization projects.

    This course describes typical applications for cantilever sheet pile wall in stream restoration and stabilization projects, types of sheet pile material, loads applied to the sheet pile, failure modes, design for cantilever wall stability, structural design of the piles, and some construction considerations.

    It does not address stream stability; hydraulic analyses of the streamflow; geotechnical analyses and slope stability of the stream slopes; or the ecological, aesthetic, or geomorphic consequences of the use of sheet pile.

    Topics:

    • Intro to stream stabilization using sheet piles
    • Applications of sheet piling in stream stability and restoration
    • Materials: steel, concrete, wood, vinyl, FRP
    • Coarse and fine grained soil properties
    • Load analysis
    • Lateral earth pressures
    • Hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads
    • Surcharge loads
    • Wall stability
    • Structural design
    • Construction considerations

    To take this course:

    1.) Enroll in Course: Click below to enroll:
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    2.) Study: Once enrolled, click below to begin the course:

    Download the Study Guide

    3.) Test: Once you've thoroughly read the course materials, please click below to take the final examination.

    Take the final exam

    4.) Certificate: A passing grade of 70% or higher on the exam, is required to receive the certificate of completion for this PDH course.
         NOTE: After the exam is completed, you will need to return to this page, in order to print (download) the certificate of completion.

    Print the Certificate of Completion

    Intended Audience: This course is intended for Geotechnical, Civil, Environmental, Water Resources, and other engineers whose job description requires a basic knowledge of the use of sheet pile walls in the processes of stream remediation and restoration.
    Publication Source: US NRCS

    Donald Parnell, PE

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