Criteria

LEM

SSI-SRM

SSI-FEM

Design dimension

+

+

+++

Modeling of soil, ISS, and soil-wall interface

+

++

+++

Modeling of the sheet pile structure

+

+++

+++

Modeling of tie rods/buttresses

+

++

++

Incorporation of phasing

+

+++

+++

Result

+

++

+++

TOTAL

6+

13+

17+