Deflection of an embedded cantilever wall in sand
The program provides estimates of long-term wall deflection and associated settlement for a cantilever wall in dry sand. The estimations are derived using pre-calculated movements determined by calibration of Finite Element predictions with movements measured in case histories (mostly in Perth's sandy soils). The methodology employed builds on the approach described in the following publication:
Lehane, B.M., Bagbag, A., Durham, C., & Pine, T. (2019). Design charts for lateral deflection of embedded cantilever walls in unsaturated Perth sands. In H. E. Acosta-Martínez, & B. M. Lehane (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics (pp. 441-446). Australian Geomechanics Society.
Read the publication (PDF)Scope and limits
- Sand profiles only — the average Ic over the averaging band must be below 2.2.
- Water table at least 2·H below ground (where H is the excavation depth).
- The program idealises the input CPT qc data to the best-fitting linearly increasing qc with depth (dqc/dz).
- No load or material factors. Bending stresses in the wall section are not checked.
