A retaining wall is a vertical wall used to retain soil’s lateral pressure.

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The most common type of retaining wall section is tapered with a stepped pattern. You can model the retaining wall in STAAD Analytical Modeler and generate the finite element mesh. Using the STAAD.Pro Physical Modeler interface you can modify geometrical as well as loading information anytime without having to delete the meshed model.  

This video demonstrates the detailed workflow.

 

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