In Step 4, you will create the force applied to the pile.
Open the Stockyard’s Actions panel by selecting the Insert tab on Repute’s ribbon and then clicking on the Action button.
The Actions group will open in the Stockyard.
Hold the Ctrl key down and click on the item labelled “Force”.
The newly-created force will appear in the Project Manager (under Actions).
In the Property Inspector, change the Variability of Force 1 (under General) to “Permanent” and the value for Fz (under Action) to 700 kN and press Enter. The Resultant will automatically change to 700 kN.
In the Project Manager, select “Stage 1” (under Scenarios).
In the Property Inspector, place a tick next to Force 1 (under Actions) to add the action to this scenario. Press Enter to refresh the Drawing Board, which will now look like the screenshot below:
Repeat the previous instruction for Stage 2.
In this step, you have:
Created Force 1
Added Force 1 to Stages 1 and 2
A copy of this step can be found at [R]\Projects\Tutorial 1\Step 4.rpx.
Step 5 - create the calculations