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The open-type quay with front sheet pile wall in combination with relieving platform have been used quite commonly in some countries such as Russia, USA, UK, Germany, Japan, Norway, Belgium, etc. Recently, a series of port projects designed and constructed in our country have used this type of quay wall structures. They show quite a lot of superiority in some specific conditions. However, during the design and appraisal process, many difficulties have arisen, especially structural calculations. Thus, this paper presents a structural analysis by using the finite element technique based on PLAXIS 2D. This is a specialized software that has been used quite conveniently and shows its strengths in analyzing interaction problems between structure and foundation. Finally, a comparative study is performed between internal force results obtained from Plaxis 2D and tradinional method to validate the structural design of the quay wall in order to be suitable with the practical condition.