GGSD Program Details for BMWALL

BMWALL

Category	Retaining wall design
Publisher	Ensoft Inc
Platform	DOS
Status	Commercial
Description	BMWALL analyzes the behavior of a flexible-retaining wall with or without tiebacks. It considers the soil-structure-interaction problem by using the beam-column model. Either a displacement or a rotational restraint may be specified at any depth of the wall to simulate the presence of a bracing or a tie-back. The user may also specify active-earth pressure as the distributed load or may ask the program to generate the earth-pressure internally. Passive-soil resistance can be represented either by linear springs or nonlinear p-y curves. The program will calculate and provide data for: Earth pressure above the excavation line; Wall deflection; Shear force; Bending moment, and Force on the strut. Input parameters: Geometry of the retaining wall, Structural properties of the wall element, Restraint conditions applied on the wall by the tie backs or by other bracing systems, Soil-resistance (p-y) curves, Unit weight of the soil, Position of the water table, and Soil-strength data, consisting of: Values of unconfined shear strength for clays, Values of internal friction angle for sands. A postprocessor provides graphical results for earth pressure distribution, wall deflection, shear diagram and moment diagram.
Cost	US Dollars 350
Data formats supported	None stated
Supplier in United States of America	Ensoft Inc