Abstract: The following paper presents a comparison in designing

retaining walls according to Eurocode 7, detailing the result differences

obtained by each design approach combination for a number of soils each with
its own specific parameters. For each calculation the required height of the
retaining wall and the surcharge force is considered the same. Using the MDC
software, a number of simulations were ran in order to obtain the most
economical dimensions of the structure for each type of soil. As results, the
quantity of materials, the foot length of the wall and the coefficients for the
most unfavorable action (sliding, overturning, limit state) are detailed. The
paper concludes with an overview on the most likely design approach and
unfavorable action to cause the worst case scenario in designing retaining walls.
Key words: retaining walls, design approach combinations, soil parameters.