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respectively.
They depend on their weight and the width of their bases to
maintain stability against overturning and to develop sufficient friction
with the underlying soil to prevent sliding seaward.
Steel
Concrete coping
piles
(a) Steel
(c) Reinforced
concrete
(b)
Timber
Figure 1.
Cantilever
Sheet-Pile Bulkheads
Top view of bulkhead
Steel sheet piles
g removed for illustration)
(storm)
water leve1
Anchor
,
,
Tie
Filter material
(may be fabric)
Figure. 2.
Anchored Steel Sheet-Pile Bulkhead
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