Category: Retaining Walls

Retaining wall system design and analysis.

Soldier Pile w/ Tieback Design

This is a short post in which I will elaborte on at some point in the future. I am attaching a pdf of a TEDDS calculation that is based on the 1990 California Trenching and Shoring.  The design concept is similiar…

Cantilever Soldier Pile Wall Design

Cantilevered Solider Pile Retaining Wall Design I have attached a pdf showing the basics of designing a cantilevered solider pile retaining wall. It is largely based on the California Trenching and Shoring manual. The California trenching and shoring manual is a great design reference for earth retention. However…

Retaining Wall – Lateral Earth Pressure

Retaining Wall – Lateral Earth Pressure Update: For spreadsheets and more examples of calculating active and passive pressures see Lateral Earth Pressure II We will briefly discuss lateral earth pressure caused by soil weight and ground water effects. I’m not going to…