The article describes the method of determining the lower bound bearing capacity freestanding rigid retaining wall. This method is based on the extreme properties of strength limit states described in the first theorem of A.A. Gvozdeva about lower bound on the bearing capacity of the "wall-surrounding soil mass." The existing graphic-analytical method for calculating the free-rigid sheet retaining walls has been reviewed .The numerical solutions of problems for each of the design models were found, and the results of calculations were analyzed.
retaining wall, numerical solution, bearing capacity
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