Earth Retention Design Analyzer
Analyze earth retention systems and generate compliant engineering reports with stability calcula...
What You Can Do
You can input earth retention system parameters—wall type, soil properties, loading conditions, and geometry—and Claude will perform comprehensive stability analysis including bearing capacity, sliding resistance, and overturning checks. The skill generates professional engineering reports with calculated factors of safety, design narratives, and permit-ready documentation that aligns with ASCE 7, ACI 318, and local building code requirements across gravity walls, cantilever walls, soldier pile systems, sheet pile walls, and MSE walls.
Features
Bearing capacity, sliding resistance, and overturning safety factor computations across multiple load cases
Evaluate performance differences between gravity, cantilever, soldier pile, sheet pile, and MSE wall configurations
Run simultaneous active, passive, and at-rest earth pressure scenarios with seismic and surcharge loads
Auto-generate calculation summaries, design narratives, and assumption statements for permit submissions
Verify designs against ASCE 7, ACI 318, and common local building code requirements
Calculate and validate FOS values against code minimums with clear pass/fail documentation
Input soil cohesion, friction angle, unit weight, and stratification to establish design conditions
Create reusable calculation frameworks for recurring project types and wall configurations
Example Output
Example 1: Cantilever Wall Analysis Report
- Wall height: 12 ft, concrete strength: 4,000 psi
- Bearing capacity FOS: 3.2 (exceeds 3.0 minimum)
- Sliding resistance FOS: 1.8 (exceeds 1.5 minimum)
- Overturning FOS: 2.1 (exceeds 2.0 minimum)
- Recommendation: Design adequate; proceed with detailed reinforcement layout
Example 2: Load Case Summary
- Active earth pressure: 32 kPa at mid-height
- Seismic surcharge increment: 8 kPa
- Combined maximum lateral pressure: 40 kPa
- Design wall toe embedment: 4.5 ft required
Example 3: Permit Documentation Extract
- Design assumptions documented
- Calculations cross-referenced by section
- Factors of safety clearly marked with code compliance citations
- Professional stamp-ready format
What's Included
- SKILL.md instruction file with complete methodology and usage guidelines:
- Stability Calculation Template: Pre-formatted framework for bearing capacity, sliding, and overturning checks
- Load Case Matrix: Standard active/passive/seismic combinations for common wall heights and soil types
- Engineering Report Checklist: Sections required for permit submissions including calculations, drawings reference, and assumptions
- Code Reference Guide: Quick-reference ASCE 7, ACI 318, and common local code FOS minimums by wall type
Who It's For
- Geotechnical engineers — Design and verify earth retention systems with confidence and consistency
- Structural engineers — Validate retaining wall designs and generate supporting documentation for projects
- Civil engineers — Rapidly analyze retention options and compare system performance for cost-benefit decisions
- Design consultants — Accelerate preliminary design iterations and establish baseline calculations before detailed modeling
- Permit coordinators — Compile compliant design packages with verified FOS documentation ready for plan review
Best For
- Preliminary and final design stability analysis for retaining walls across project phases
- Multi-load-case evaluation comparing active, passive, and seismic earth pressure scenarios
- Factor of safety verification and code compliance documentation for permit submissions
- Design narrative and assumption documentation for complex soil or geometric conditions
- Standardized calculation template creation for recurring wall types or site conditions
You might also like
Query your local Screenpipe instance to retrieve screen recordings, audio transcriptions, UI element accessibility trees, keyboard/mouse input logs, and productivity analytics. You can search by keywords, filter by content type (audio, OCR, accessibility, input), set time ranges, and extract structured data about your applications, meetings, and work sessions without sending data to external servers.
by az9713
This skill automates the detailed calculations required for electrical system design, converting connected loads to demand loads, sizing conductors and equipment per NEC standards, and analyzing voltage drop across feeders and branch circuits. You input project parameters and receive complete load schedules, equipment recommendations with ampacity ratings, conductor specifications, and code citations—eliminating manual calculation errors and enabling faster design iterations for permit-ready documentation.
by az9713
You can conduct comprehensive slope stability analyses that integrate site characterization, soil/rock properties, and quantitative calculations to evaluate both simple and complex slope geometries. The framework helps you identify critical failure mechanisms, calculate safety factors, assess groundwater and seismic effects, and develop technically defensible remediation recommendations suitable for permitting, design decisions, and stakeholder communication.
by az9713
You can systematically design test cases for any feature or system by analyzing requirements or code to extract test parameters, values, and business constraints. The skill generates a PICT model, executes pairwise testing logic to minimize test case count while maximizing coverage, and delivers a formatted test matrix with expected results—reducing manual test design effort while ensuring comprehensive scenario coverage.
by az9713
This skill deconstructs your writing samples to identify the specific patterns, personality markers, emotional range, language quirks, and formatting habits that make your voice uniquely yours. You'll receive a detailed voice DNA profile that includes your core communication style, signature phrases, emotional tone, formality level, and what you actively avoid—creating a blueprint that AI systems can use to replicate your authentic voice consistently across projects, platforms, and content types.
by az9713
You can decompose complex timber structures into analyzable load paths, trace forces from applied loads through members to supports, and calculate governing demands for each structural element. This skill helps you identify critical design points, apply appropriate load factors and duration adjustments, and create defensible design documentation that satisfies code officials and peer reviewers.
by az9713
You can compare building materials across embodied carbon, water usage, recyclability, supply chain impacts, and lifecycle costs—all grounded in industry standards like EN 15804 and ISO 14040/44. This skill transforms material selection from intuition-based guessing into data-driven specification, producing analysis outputs ready for client presentations, value engineering discussions, and regulatory compliance documentation.
by az9713
You can accelerate HVAC design workflows by inputting building parameters—envelope characteristics, occupancy data, climate conditions, and existing systems—and receiving calculated heating/cooling loads, equipment sizing recommendations, and zone-by-zone analysis. Claude organizes complex building data into actionable design parameters and specification summaries for client review, permit submission, and professional validation against ASHRAE and ACCA standards.
by az9713