Top-Down Excavation Design Example - DeepEX

Combination Method (LEM + Non-Linear Analysis) – Building Damage Assessment

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DeepEX Features and Capabilities

INTRODUCTION: DEEPEX – SHORING DESIGN SOFTWARE
Design and evaluate any deep
excavation system (2D Sections and 3D
DeepEX is a powerful software program for the design and evaluation of earth
Frames) with different analysis methods:
retaining systems. It can perform full structural and geotechnical design of any - Limit Equilibrium Analysis
common wall type and support system. - Non-Linear Analysis (Soil Springs)
- Finite Element Analysis
Any model (2D sections, 3D Frames) can be created, analyzed and optimized in Perform Structural and Geotechnical
minutes. Results and check ratios can be displayed in tables and graphically in a design of any wall type and support
comprehensive way. Analysis warnings and recommendations can lead to the most system in the same software package.
efficient model optimization.
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Available Wall Types: Soldier Piles, Secant/Tangent Piles, Sheet Piles, Box Sheet Piles, Features and Capabilities
Concrete Diaphragms, Combined Sheet Piles (King Piles), Gravity Walls and more.

Available Support Types: Ground Anchors (Tiebacks), Concrete Slabs, Steel Struts and
Steel Rakers, Steel and Concrete Walers, Tiedowns, Tierods and more.
Projects Designed with DeepEX

Analysis Methods: Limit Equilibrium (LEM), Beam on Elastoplastic Foundations (Non- DeepEX is trusted by more than 2000
Linear Analysis with Elastoplastic Springs), Finite Element Analysis (FEM). engineers and engineering firms
worldwide and more than 10000
Soil Pressures Methods (LEM): Active/Passive, FHWA Apparent, Peck 1969 Apparent, projects have been designed using the
AASHTO-17 (Temp. Bridges), Custom Trapezoidal, WMATA, NYC DEP (Sewers), software.
German EAB, Two-step Rectangular, At-Rest and more.
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Lateral Earth Coefficients: Rankine, Coulomb, Caquot-Kerisel, Lancelotta. DeepEX – Project Gallery

Beam Analysis Methods (LEM): Blum’s, FHWA Simple Span, Simple Span with
Negative Moments, CALTRANS, WMATA.
DeepEX – Customize your version
Seismic Pressures Methods: Semirigid, Mononobe-Okabe, Wood, User-Defined.
DeepEX implements a series of
Water Pressures Methods: Hydrostatic, Simplified Flow, Full 2D Flownet Analysis. additional optional modules, that can be
activated inside the software upon
Soil Properties: User-Defined, Estimation Tools (Test Data), SPT and CPT logs. purchase, increasing the software
capabilities.
Structural Codes: ACI, AISC. ASD, LRFD, EUROCODES 2, 3 and 8, AS, CN and more.
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Geotechnical Codes: AASHTO LRFD, CALTRANS, EUROCODE 7, CN, DIN and more. DeepEX Versions and Modules

Printed Reports: Reports Exported in PDF and Word, Sketches exported to DXF.

Model Creation: Graphical (Interactive Interface), Model Wizard, Voice Commands. CLICK HERE TO BOOK A FREE
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Sections, Tieback fixed lengths, Support Locations and more.

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A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION – MODEL DATA DeepEX Features and Capabilities

In this example we will design a top-down excavation (2’ thick concrete
Design and evaluate any deep
diaphragm walls with concrete slabs), supporting a 32 ft excavation. The water excavation system (2D Sections and 3D
table is at El: -5 ft. Frames) with different analysis methods:
- Limit Equilibrium Analysis
- Non-Linear Analysis (Soil Springs)
- Finite Element Analysis
Perform Structural and Geotechnical
design of any wall type and support
system in the same software package.

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Features and Capabilities

Figure: 2D Section Model Projects Designed with DeepEX

DeepEX is trusted by more than 2000

Table: Soil Properties and Soil Layer Elevations engineers and engineering firms
Soil Layer Soil Soil Type Friction Cohesion Total Unit Elasticity worldwide and more than 10000
Elev. Angle Weight Modulus projects have been designed using the
(ft) (-) (-) (deg) (psf) (pcf) (ksi) software.
10 F1 Sand (Fill) 30 15 125 300
-5 S1 Medium Sand 34 20 130 600 Click here to learn more:
-20 S2 Dense Sand 36 150 135 900 DeepEX – Project Gallery

Table: Wall Properties

Property/Wall Both Walls
Wall Type Reinforced Concrete Diaphragms (Slurry Walls) DeepEX – Customize your version
Wall Section 2 ft thick Concrete Diaphragms
Reinforcement Long.: 4 #7 bars/ft (both sides), Shear: #4 bars / 6 in DeepEX implements a series of
Materials Rebars: Grade 60 , Concrete: 3ksi additional optional modules, that can be
Top Wall Elevation 10 ft activated inside the software upon
purchase, increasing the software
Total Wall Depth 50 ft
capabilities.

Table: Support Locations and Section Properties Click here to learn more:
Property/Support Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 DeepEX Versions and Modules
Elevation 9 ft -1 ft -11 ft -21 ft
Support Type Conc. Slab Conc. Slab Conc. Slab Base Slab
Slab Thickness 2 ft 2 ft 2 ft 2 ft
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Live Load 0.6 ksf 0.6 ksf 0.6 ksf -

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B. DEEPEX SOFTWARE – SOIL TYPES AND BORINGS DeepEX Features and Capabilities

Design and evaluate any deep

excavation system (2D Sections and 3D
Frames) with different analysis methods:
- Limit Equilibrium Analysis
- Non-Linear Analysis (Soil Springs)
- Finite Element Analysis
Perform Structural and Geotechnical
design of any wall type and support
system in the same software package.

Click here to review all software

Features and Capabilities

Projects Designed with DeepEX

DeepEX is trusted by more than 2000

engineers and engineering firms
worldwide and more than 10000
projects have been designed using the
software.

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Figure: General soil properties – Sand Layer (Soil S1) DeepEX – Project Gallery

DeepEX – Customize your version

DeepEX implements a series of

additional optional modules, that can be
activated inside the software upon
purchase, increasing the software
capabilities.

Click here to learn more:

DeepEX Versions and Modules

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Figure: Soil Layers E: [email protected]

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C. DEEPEX SOFTWARE – WALL AND SUPPORT SECTIONS DeepEX Features and Capabilities

Design and evaluate any deep

excavation system (2D Sections and 3D
Frames) with different analysis methods:
- Limit Equilibrium Analysis
- Non-Linear Analysis (Soil Springs)
- Finite Element Analysis
Perform Structural and Geotechnical
design of any wall type and support
system in the same software package.

Click here to review all software

Features and Capabilities
Figure: DeepEX – Concrete Diaphragm Wall – Section Properties

Projects Designed with DeepEX

DeepEX is trusted by more than 2000

engineers and engineering firms
worldwide and more than 10000
projects have been designed using the
software.

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DeepEX – Project Gallery

DeepEX – Customize your version

Figure: DeepEX – Wall Properties
DeepEX implements a series of
additional optional modules, that can be
activated inside the software upon
purchase, increasing the software
capabilities.

Click here to learn more:

DeepEX Versions and Modules

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ONLINE PRESENTATION
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Figure: DeepEX – Concrete Slabs – Section Properties

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D. DEEPEX SOFTWARE – BUILDING OPTIONS DeepEX Features and Capabilities

Design and evaluate any deep

excavation system (2D Sections and 3D
Frames) with different analysis methods:
- Limit Equilibrium Analysis
- Non-Linear Analysis (Soil Springs)
- Finite Element Analysis
Perform Structural and Geotechnical
design of any wall type and support
system in the same software package.

Click here to review all software

Features and Capabilities

Figure: Building Wizard – Building Location (3D) and Dimensions

Projects Designed with DeepEX

DeepEX is trusted by more than 2000

engineers and engineering firms
worldwide and more than 10000
projects have been designed using the
software.

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DeepEX – Project Gallery

DeepEX – Customize your version

Figure: Building Wizard – Floors Dimensions and Loads
DeepEX implements a series of
additional optional modules, that can be
activated inside the software upon
purchase, increasing the software
capabilities.

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DeepEX Versions and Modules

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Figure: Building Wizard – Interior/Exterior/Basement Walls Properties E: [email protected]

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E. DEEPEX – CONSTRUCTION STAGES (2D SECTION WITH BUILDING) DeepEX Features and Capabilities

Design and evaluate any deep

excavation system (2D Sections and 3D
Frames) with different analysis methods:
- Limit Equilibrium Analysis
- Non-Linear Analysis (Soil Springs)
- Finite Element Analysis
Perform Structural and Geotechnical
design of any wall type and support
system in the same software package.

Click here to review all software

Features and Capabilities

Projects Designed with DeepEX

DeepEX is trusted by more than 2000

engineers and engineering firms
worldwide and more than 10000
projects have been designed using the
software.

Click here to learn more:

DeepEX – Project Gallery

DeepEX – Customize your version

DeepEX implements a series of

additional optional modules, that can be
activated inside the software upon
purchase, increasing the software
capabilities.

Click here to learn more:

DeepEX Versions and Modules

CLICK HERE TO BOOK A FREE

ONLINE PRESENTATION
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Figure: Construction Stages

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F. DEEPEX – 2D SECTION ANALYSIS SETTINGS DeepEX Features and Capabilities

Design and evaluate any deep

1. Water Pressures (All Methods) -> Simplified Flow Analysis excavation system (2D Sections and 3D
Frames) with different analysis methods:
- Limit Equilibrium Analysis
- Non-Linear Analysis (Soil Springs)
- Finite Element Analysis
Perform Structural and Geotechnical
design of any wall type and support
system in the same software package.

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2. Wall Friction (All Methods) -> We will not use any wall friction in this model
Features and Capabilities
3. Lateral Coefficients (Limit Equilibrium Method) -> Automatic procedure:
The active earth coefficient is calculated with Rankine method.
The passive earth coefficient is calculated with Rankine method.
Projects Designed with DeepEX

DeepEX is trusted by more than 2000

engineers and engineering firms
worldwide and more than 10000
projects have been designed using the
software.

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DeepEX – Project Gallery
4. Driving Soil Pressures (Limit Equilibrium Method) ->
Stages 0 and 1: Active Pressures
Stages 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8: FHWA Apparent Pressures

DeepEX – Customize your version

DeepEX implements a series of

5. Beam Analysis (Limit Equilibrium Method) -> CALTRANS method additional optional modules, that can be
activated inside the software upon
purchase, increasing the software
capabilities.

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DeepEX Versions and Modules

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G.1. 2D SECTION - NON-LINEAR RESULTS – SECTION WITHOUT BUILDING DeepEX Features and Capabilities

Design and evaluate any deep

excavation system (2D Sections and 3D
Frames) with different analysis methods:
- Limit Equilibrium Analysis
- Non-Linear Analysis (Soil Springs)
- Finite Element Analysis
Perform Structural and Geotechnical
design of any wall type and support
system in the same software package.

Click here to review all software

Figure: Analysis and Checking Summary Table (All Stages)
Features and Capabilities

Projects Designed with DeepEX

DeepEX is trusted by more than 2000

engineers and engineering firms
worldwide and more than 10000
projects have been designed using the
software.

Figure: Wall Moments, Soil Pressures and Support Reactions (Stage 5) Click here to learn more:
DeepEX – Project Gallery

DeepEX – Customize your version

DeepEX implements a series of

additional optional modules, that can be
activated inside the software upon
purchase, increasing the software
capabilities.

Click here to learn more:

DeepEX Versions and Modules
Figure: Wall Shear, Water Pressures, Support Check Ratios and Wall
Embedment Safety Factors (Stage 7)

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G.2. 2D SECTION - NON-LINEAR RESULTS – SECTION WITH BUILDING DeepEX Features and Capabilities

Design and evaluate any deep

excavation system (2D Sections and 3D
Frames) with different analysis methods:
- Limit Equilibrium Analysis
- Non-Linear Analysis (Soil Springs)
- Finite Element Analysis
Perform Structural and Geotechnical
design of any wall type and support
system in the same software package.

Click here to review all software

Figure: Analysis and Checking Summary Table (All Stages) Features and Capabilities

Projects Designed with DeepEX

DeepEX is trusted by more than 2000

engineers and engineering firms
worldwide and more than 10000
projects have been designed using the
software.

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DeepEX – Project Gallery

Figure: Wall Moments, Soil Pressures and Support Reactions (Stage 5)

DeepEX – Customize your version

DeepEX implements a series of

additional optional modules, that can be
activated inside the software upon
purchase, increasing the software
capabilities.

Click here to learn more:

DeepEX Versions and Modules

CLICK HERE TO BOOK A FREE

ONLINE PRESENTATION
Figure: Wall Shear, Water Pressures and Support Check Ratios (Stage 7) E: [email protected]

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H. 3D FRAME AND EXPORTED 3D HOLOGRAM DeepEX Features and Capabilities

Design and evaluate any deep

excavation system (2D Sections and 3D
Frames) with different analysis methods:
- Limit Equilibrium Analysis
- Non-Linear Analysis (Soil Springs)
- Finite Element Analysis
Perform Structural and Geotechnical
design of any wall type and support
system in the same software package.

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Features and Capabilities

Projects Designed with DeepEX

DeepEX is trusted by more than 2000

Figure: 3D Frame Model – Surface Settlements engineers and engineering firms
worldwide and more than 10000
projects have been designed using the
software.

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DeepEX – Project Gallery

DeepEX – Customize your version

DeepEX implements a series of

additional optional modules, that can be
activated inside the software upon
purchase, increasing the software
capabilities.

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DeepEX Versions and Modules
Figure: Exported 3D Model Hologram – HoloDeepEX

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I. BUILDING DAMAGE ASSESSMENT RESULTS DeepEX Features and Capabilities

Design and evaluate any deep

excavation system (2D Sections and 3D
Frames) with different analysis methods:
- Limit Equilibrium Analysis
- Non-Linear Analysis (Soil Springs)
- Finite Element Analysis
Perform Structural and Geotechnical
design of any wall type and support
system in the same software package.

Click here to review all software

Features and Capabilities

Projects Designed with DeepEX

Figure: Building Damage Assessment – Critical Results (All Walls - All Stages) DeepEX is trusted by more than 2000
engineers and engineering firms
worldwide and more than 10000
projects have been designed using the
software.

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DeepEX – Project Gallery

DeepEX – Customize your version

DeepEX implements a series of

additional optional modules, that can be
activated inside the software upon
purchase, increasing the software
capabilities.

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Figure: Building Damage Assessment – Critical Results/Wall (All Stages) DeepEX Versions and Modules

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