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Forces on Vertical Piles

For details see pp. 7-100 to 7-151 of Vol.II of SPM.

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tex2html_wrap591

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eqnarray222

eqnarray231

tex2html_wrap593

eqnarray243

Total force (along direction of wave)

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tex2html_wrap_inline581 occurs when tex2html_wrap_inline587

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It can be shown that:

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eqnarray275

eqnarray293

eqnarray302

Total Vector Force:

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Soon Woong Chang
Wed Oct 27 18:58:11 CDT 1999