Optimizing Soldier Pile Wall Displacements: DRS Engineering’s Smart, Cost-effective Results

Soldier pile-supported excavations become highly complex when incorporating tiebacks or operating adjacent to existing deep foundations. In these scenarios, engineers must efficiently analyze soil-structure interactions to optimize the use of steel piles, timber lagging, and ground anchors while managing uncertainties in ground behavior.

This session focuses on the numerical modeling process used to evaluate these complex support-of-excavation systems. We will demonstrate how 2D and 3D analyses are applied using PLAXIS to simulate staged excavation, interpret structural responses, and guide engineering decisions that help avoid overly conservative designs and reduce material used.

What you will learn:

• Why is it better to have one powerful finite element solution than mixing two or three to obtain one answer
• Setting up a single model to include multiple major elements, such as shoring, tiebacks, and pile groups, for a comprehensive analysis
• The benefits of integrating 3D analysis into your workflow
• Interpreting and visualizing results in a user-friendly way to support clear design decisions

**The webcast will be streamed through your computer, so there is no dial-in number.  Please make sure your computer speakers (or headset) are turned on and the volume is set to an audible level so you can hear the presenters.  Help

Speakers: Jody Robinson, Principal Geotechnical Engineer DRS Engineering, Antonio Soldo Products Sales Engineer, Geotechnics, Bentley Systems, Hongwei Liu, P.Eng., Ph.D. Technical Solution Specialist, Geotechnical Analysis, Seequent

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