PLAXIS 3DFoundation was utilized in a recent analysis of ice loading to a vertical sheet pile wall. The analyzed retaining system consisted of an OPEN CELL SHEET PILE wall, which utilizes hoop tension in the steel to retain the soil behind, similar to a circular fl at sheet pile cell. Since the fl at sheet piles do not provide signifi cant structural resistance to external loadings, the soil must provide the capacity. 3DFoundation provides the ideal means of numerically modeling the system.