Best Practices for Zero Retaining Wall Failures - Internal Compound Stability Calculations

Internal Compound Stability (ICS) calculations determine the factors of safety for potential slip surfaces which pass through the unreinforced retained soil, the reinforced soil mass and the wall facing within the wall design envelope.  ICS calculations provide insight into potential global or overall stability issues. When more than 50% of the slip arcs originate at the back of the design envelope, as defined in Chapter 1, Section 1.9 b, a full global/overall stability analysis should be recommended to the owner by the owner’s geotechnical engineer.  (ref. BP, Chapter 8.6)

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