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Proposal for Geotechnical Engineering Services <br />Proposed Apartments: 1020 North Broadway, Everett, Washington <br />September 27, 2017 <br />5.1.2 Cantilevered Soldier Piles with Timber Lagging Shoring <br />For an excavation that has less than 12 to 15 feet of vertical face, a cantilevered soldier <br />pile shoring wall may be considered. Soldier pile shoring consists of vertical steel beams, <br />typically installed 6 to 8 feet apart along the proposed excavation, spanned by timber <br />lagging. Prior to the start of excavation, the steel H-beams are installed in pre -drilled <br />holes that are backfilled with structural concrete and lean mix concrete. As the <br />excavation proceeds downward and the steel piles are exposed, timber lagging is installed <br />between the flanges of the H-beams to support the soils exposed in the excavation. The <br />basement walls may then be formed and cast against the shoring. <br />The earth pressures depicted on Figure 3 should be used for design. The lateral earth <br />pressures should be increased for surcharge loads resulting from adjacent structures, <br />including the retaining wall located west of the site, construction equipment, or excavated <br />soil stockpiles if they are located within the height dimension (H) of the wall. <br />Above the bottom of excavation, the recommended active earth and surcharge pressures <br />should be applied over the full width of pile spacing. Below the bottom of excavation, <br />the active pressures should be applied over one pile diameter, and the passive resistance <br />should be applied over two times the pile diameter. The upper two feet of the passive <br />pressure should be neglected to allow for disturbance of the ground surface in front of the <br />wall. <br />Voids behind the timber lagging should be backfilled with control density fill (CDF). <br />The joints between the lagging will allow groundwater to seep through the shoring. <br />Drainage should be provided to collect seepage and prevent hydrostatic pressures from <br />building up behind the wall and concrete facing. A sheet drain consisting of Miradrain <br />6000, or equivalent, should extend the full height of the wall and should be spaced evenly <br />between the soldier piles. The sheet drain should be connected to a perforated collection <br />pipe or weepholes placed along the base of the wall to remove seepage. <br />The timber lagging may be designed for 50 percent of the recommended lateral earth <br />pressures, to account for the effects of arching. <br />17-233 1020 North Broadway Page 12 PanGEO, Inc. <br />