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Assign the springs for the soils adjacent to piles. Lateral springs for the soils adjacent to piles are modeled as symmetric nonlinear
) and vertical springs for the soils adjacent to piles are modeled as linear elastic springs (
).
elastic springs (
The stiffness of soil springs is automatically calculated and entered into Point Spring Supports. The entered data can be checked
from Point Spring Supports Table.
From the Main Menu select Model > Boundaries > Pile Spring Supports.
Select Geometry > Boundaries > Pile Spring Supports in the Menu tab of the Tree Menu.
The Stiffness of Nonlinear Elastic (Lateral) Springs for the Soils adjacent to Piles
The relationship between the lateral soil resistance and the lateral displacement Y
at a specific depth X is represented as shown in the left figure.
The values of Pk, Pm, Pu, Yk, Ym and Yu are defined at a specific depth (i.e.,
where pile springs are).
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The method of calculating Pu varies with Soil Types. The values of Pk, Pm, Yk,
Ym and Yu are calculated using Pu as explained below.
The calculation method is divided into two major cases - Sand and Clay. Different
J values are used for Soft Clay and Stiff Clay, respectively.
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Spring Stiffness
The final spring stiffness is determined by multiplying the stiffness per unit area calculated above by the area.
The Stiffness of Linear Elastic (Vertical) Springs for the Soils adjacent to Piles
The direction of the linear elastic vertical springs for the soils adjacent to piles should be perpendicular to the ground (GCS '-'Z
direction). Even though the piles are not perpendicular to the ground, the z-direction (Node Local Axis) of the nodes for Piles should
coincide with the GCS Z-direction.
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