Soil LayerSoil LayerA layer comprising of soil.
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Description |
Default value/units |
Example/range of values |
General |
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Name |
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The item's name |
Layer 1 |
any text |
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Type |
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The item's type |
Soil Layer |
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Group |
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The item's group |
Geotechnical Constituents |
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Notes |
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Free-form notes regarding this item |
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any text |
Dimensions |
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Thickness |
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Thickness of layer |
3 m |
> 0 m |
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Dip |
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Angle of layer from horizontal, measured clockwise |
0 ° |
³ -10 ° and £ 10 ° |
Earth Pressure Coefficients |
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Limiting Earth Pressure Coefficients |
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Ratio of horizontal to vertical effective stress at limiting conditions |
- |
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Active Earth Pressure Coefficients |
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- |
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At-Rest Earth Pressure Coefficients |
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Ratio of horizontal to vertical effective stress at at-rest conditions |
- |
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Passive Earth Pressure Coefficients |
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- |
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Skin Friction Limit |
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- |
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Bearing Pressure limit |
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- |
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Material |
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Soil |
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Name of the soil linked to this layer |
Soil 1 |
any text |
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Type |
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Soil's type |
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Sand, Clay, etc |
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Is dry? |
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Flag indicating weather the layer dry (unsaturated) or wet (saturated) |
no |
yes/no |
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Is drained? |
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Flag indicating weather the layer is drained (water flows freely through layer) or undrained (water does NOT flow freely through the layer) |
yes |
yes/no |
Elastic Stiffness |
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Has elastic stiffness? |
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Flag indicating weather the following elastic properties apply to the layer |
yes |
yes/no |
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Is isotropic? |
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Flag indicating weather the vertical and horizontal moduli for this layer are the same |
yes |
yes/no |
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Vertical shear modulus (Gv) |
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G = dt/dg |
1 GPa |
³ 1 MPa and £ 10000 MPa |
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Change in vertical shear modulus with depth (dGv/dz) |
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0 kN/m3 |
³ 0 kN/m 3 |
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Horizontal shear modulus (Gh) |
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G = dt/dg |
1 GPa |
³ 1 MPa and £ 10000 MPa |
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Change in horizontal shear modulus with depth (dGh/dz) |
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0 kN/m3 |
³ 0 kN/m3 |
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Poisson's ratio (n) |
[-] |
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0.3 |
³ 0.0 and £ 0.5 |
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Shear modulus limit |
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Maximum value of shear modulus at any depth |
10 GPa |
³ 1 MPa and £ 10000 MPa |
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Vertical Young's modulus (Ev) |
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E = ds/de E = 2G(1+n) |
2.6 GPa |
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Change in vertical Young's modulus with depth (dEv/dz) |
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0 kN/m3 |
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Horizontal Young's modulus (Eh) |
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E = ds/de E = 2G(1+n) |
2.6 GPa |
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Change in horizontal Young's modulus with depth (dEh/dz) |
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0 kN/m3 |
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Help |
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Help file |
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Help file providing further information about this item |
Rex.chm |
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Web site |
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Web site for the program |
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