Retaining Walls

Gravity Retaining Wall Stability Checker (per metre length)

Geometry (m)

Base width, B (m):

Heel length (m):

Stem thickness (m):

Base thickness (m):

Retained height from base bottom (m):

Soil height option:

Materials

Concrete unit weight, γ_conc (kN/m³):

Soil unit weight, γ_soil (kN/m³):

Backfill friction angle, φ (°):

Base friction angle, φ_base (°):

Loading

Surcharge, q (kPa):

Include heel soil weight:

Seismic (Pseudo-static)

k_h (-):

Include inertia (k_h·W as driving):

FoS Criteria

Static sliding FoS required:

Static overturning FoS required:

Seismic FoS required (slide & OT):

Tip: If you want to add water, passive, or a shear key, it’s easiest to extend the force & moment blocks in Python and add extra inputs here.