🏗️ Civil Engineering · IS 456 Compliant

Retaining Wall Calculator

Analyse cantilever and gravity retaining walls — overturning, sliding, bearing pressure and stability checks per IS 456 code.

Overturning Sliding Stability Bearing Pressure Earth Pressure IS 456
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Wall Parameters
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Material Properties
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Fill in the inputs on the left and click Calculate to analyse stability checks.
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Reference Formulas
Rankine's Earth Pressure Theory

Active Earth Pressure Coefficient

Ka = tan²(45° − φ/2)
Pa = ½ · Ka · γ · H² + Ka · q · H
where q = surcharge load (kN/m²)

Stability Checks (IS 456)

FOS overturning ≥ 2.0
FOS sliding ≥ 1.5
Max bearing pressure ≤ SBC
No tension at base (e ≤ B/6)