Retaining Wall Tool

Tips

• This tool is for retaining wall analysis, as shown in the figure above.
• This tool is suitable for cantilever and gravity retaining walls using Rankine earth pressure theory.
• Two homogenous soil layers are considered in the analysis.
• The backfill layer is granular soil, and the cohesion c₁ is assumed to be zero.
• The normal requirements for the stability check are listed as: FS_O(Safety factor of overturning) > 2; FS_S(Safety factor of base sliding) > 1.5; FS_B(Safety factor of bearing capacity) > 3.
• All the input parameters should be positive.
• For "nan", "0" or "inf" displayed in Results, please check your input parameters.