SOLDIER PILE RETENTION MODE ANALYSIS IN WALLAP

Define soil type – both drained and undrained.

Define soil strata – always choose layer depth from pile top.
Define initial ground water level.
No need to create pore water profile, unless required.
Define Wall/ pile – Soldier pile width = pile diameter; Passive mobilization factor = 3;
F.E length would be automatically set by program; Young modulus of wall = 2 x
107kPa; Moment of inertia per unit length of wall = moment of inertia of pile/spacing;
Define a Yield Moment = No.
Define anchors – tension allowed; slab represented as anchors in long term (tension
allowed).
Define Loads – define any horizontal load or moment in addition to the soil pressure.
Define Surcharge from boundary.
Define stages – reset lateral displacement to zero after applying surcharge; In ULS
change soil from undrained conditions to drained condition (Ko will not be reset).
o SLS
 Apply Surcharge
 Reset displacement to zero
 Excavate to 500 mm below anchor level.
 Install anchors
 Excavate in stages up to bulk excavation level
 Analyse
o ULS
 Apply Surcharge
 Reset displacement to zero
 Excavate to 500 mm below anchor level.
 Install anchors
 Excavate in stages up to bulk excavation level
 Install slabs from bottom to top
 Remove anchors
 Change soil parameters from undrained to drained
 Analyse
Define FOS – Strength factor method (Limit state bot designated); FOS for computing
wall depth = 1; Minimum equivalent fluid density = 5 kN/m3; Maximum depth of water
filled tension crack = 0 (unless required); Calculate active/passive limit pressures by
wedge stability = No.
Define BM options – Subgrade reaction model; Open tension crack analysis = No; Soil
arching = No; Non-linear modulus parameter = retention height.
FOS of lateral stability should be ≥ 1.5 (provided at the top of results page)