Abstract:The Coulomb theory (including the supplementary formula of Coulomb theory) does not consider the seepage effect, and the seepage force is originally a kind of volumetric force. This paper supplements the static model and considers the influence of seepage force. For gravity, load, sliding surface resistance (cohesion, friction), retaining wall reaction and seepage force, the different arrangement and combination of these forces will produce different static models. In the multi static combination, a most concise static equilibrium model for analysis is given. Using the static equilibrium model, the variation law of seepage force can be analyzed. Two engineering examples are selected in this paper. The results show that when the slope of the wall top is small (such as 2 °), the effect of seepage on the retaining wall is not obvious. With the increase of the slope gradient of the wall top (such as 10 °), the influence of seepage on the acting force of the retaining wall increases significantly.