| Feature |
Program |
| FB-Pier |
Repute |
| Latest version (date) |
3.0
(2002) |
1.0 (2002) |
| Engineering features |
| Method of analysis |
Load-transfer
(Winkler spring) |
Boundary Element Method |
| Group effects solution |
Empirical |
Continuum-based |
| Maximum no of piles (x elements) analysed |
2500
(n/a) |
100 (x 50) |
| Multi-layered soil profile/Gibson soil |
 |
/ |
| 3-dimensional loading |
|
|
| Non-linear soil model |
t-z/p-y curves |
hyperbolic |
| Allows general (asymmetric) pile layout |
|
|
| Piles with different lengths/moduli in group |
/ |
/ |
| Independent axial and lateral pile moduli |
n/a |
|
| Flexible pile cap/effective pile cap contact* |
/ |
/ |
| Pile head pinned/rigidly connected to cap |
/ |
/ |
| Rigid layer below pile toe |
n/a |
|
| Usability features |
| Operating system |
Windows |
Windows 9x/NT4/2000/XP |
| User interface |
GUI |
Notebook-style |
| Validation of date on input/calculation |
?
/ ? |
/ |
| Graphical display of results |
|
|
| HTML/XML reports using internal/external browser |
|
|
| *Both programs provide rigid pile
cap/non-effective pile cap contact |
