FIDES-CantileverWall

Calculation of cantilever walls with the Kinematische Elemente Methode (KEM)

FIDES-CantileverWall serves the clear calculation of angular cantilever walls with spurs in both sides and any number of consoles. Kinematic Element Mechanisms will be generated automatically in order to calculate the static parameters. In this way the program can take into account correctly concentrated loads, line loads and area loads as well as any number of slopes for example for the determination of the Earth Pressure. The results are displayed in a compact form directly within the side view of the wall in order to assure a maximum degree of transparency.  

All necessary calculations and verifications will be performed like: earth pressure, ground bearing capacity, tilting, sole pressure, sliding, settlement, ground failure, and sole canting.  All geotechnical verifications can be per-formed according to a global or a partial safety concept (DIN 1054 (2003), SIA or with freely definable coeffi-cients). The dimensioning can be carried out selectively according to the design codes EC2, DIN 1045, DIN1045-1, SIA-262 or ÖNORM B4700.

Graphical User Interface

• Object oriented graphical user interface
• CAD Input functionality
• Any number of polygonal bordered soil layers. A data base with material characteristics for a large number of soil types is included. This data base is common for all FIDES geotechnics modules and can be extended by the user
• Import and Export functions for the data exchange with other FIDES-geotechnic programs
• Detailed online help with thorough explanation of the computation method

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Results

• All required verifications and proofs
• Graphical output of: earth pressure distribution, forces M,N,Q, reinforcement placement in both sides of the wall, the free air side and the soil side
• Results mixed with Text and Graphics in MS-Word or RTF-Format

Application areas

• Analysis of embankments that are supported by angular retaining walls
• Gravity walls

Program extensions

• FIDES-Flow:
• Calculation of ground water flow
• Determination of the free water surface and the flow pressure from the potential theory