The　balance　weight　retaining　wall　is　a　kind　of　gravity　retaining　wall.　However,　the　theoretical　results　of　the　earth　pressure　are　relatively　few.　The　failure　modes　of　backfill　soil　under　different　factors　such　as　width　to　depth　ratio　of　fill　soil　and　rock　inclination　angle　were　studied　by　finite　element　limit　analysis.　Based　on　differential　element　methods　and　wedge　limit　equilibrium　method,　the　active　earth　pressure　calculation　formula　of　balance　weight　retaining　wall　under　translational　displacement　mode　was　derived.　According　to　the　parameter　analysis,　the　interface　friction　resistance　escalates　alongside　the　rise　in　the　boundary　friction　angle.　The　active　earth　pressure　resultant　force　of　the　retaining　wall　increases　with　the　increase　of　the　width　to　depth　ratio　of　filling,　and　decreases　with　the　increase　of　the　friction　angle　of　filling.　The　design　of　counterweight　retaining　wall　can　benefit　from　the　scientific　basis　and　technical　reference　offered　by　the　research　findings.　©　2024　The　Authors