Soldier Pile Analysis/Design

[dcStrucEng]

Has anyone used RISA 3D for analyzing and designing soldier piles? I use RISA 3D a lot, but I haven't tried it for soldier piles. I realize that I would need to use springs to simulate the soil into which the pile is embedded. I'm just wondering whether it's more trouble than it's worth and I should just purchase a program specifically tailored to soldier pile analysis/design.

 

[jayrod12]

I'll admit I have done it. But in the end, it was likely more work than it was worth. I just ran it by hand after all was said and done. The model told me I could've saved maybe 100 lbs in steel total. Not worth the effort to save the contractor $200.