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ReWaRD 2.5 User Manual
Provided you installed ReWaRD in its default folder, you will find a copy of this
worked example in its current state in the folder PROGRAM
FILES\GEOCENTRIX\REWARD\2.5\PROJECTS\TUTORIAL 2, under the
name STEP2.RWD.
Creating the wall
Although you could create the wall via the Stockyard’s Create menu or Toolbar
as before, instead try double-clicking on the words Retaining Wall in the
Stockyard’s Object Types pane. In the dialogue box that appears, select Secant
Pile and choose OK.
ReWaRD creates a new Secant Pile Wall and displays its property box. Change
the wall’s toe depth to 20m and click OK to save the new wall. Then drag the
wall onto the Workbook’s Drawing Board.
Provided you installed ReWaRD in its default folder, you will find a copy of this
worked example in its current state in the folder PROGRAM
FILES\GEOCENTRIX\REWARD\2.5\PROJECTS\TUTORIAL 2, under the
name STEP3.RWD.
Creating a soil column
Now it is time to define the soil column at the site. This involves
creating three different objects:
 A soil, to represent the properties of the stiff clay
 A layer, to represent the geometry and drainage conditions
of that soil
 A borehole, to represent the elevation and ordering of the
layers
Although you could create the soil by using any of the methods
described above, you can speed up the creation of objects still further by using
one of the Stockyard’s context menus, as follows: