This tutorial demonstrates the basic features of Repute, through a worked example involving the analysis of a single H-pile installed in clay and sand:
Ground conditions comprise 5m of clay overlying 20m of dense sand. The clay has unit weight of 20.5 kN/m3, angle of shearing resistance of 23̊, and undrained shear strength of 60 kPa. The sand has unit weight of 18 kN/m3 and angle of shearing resistance of 35̊.
The foundation comprises a 305 x 305 x 110 H-pile of steel grade Advance 275.
A vertical load of 700 kN is to be applied to the pile.
You want to determine the minimum length of pile needed to safely carry the applied action according to traditional UK practice.
This tutorial is written for users of the Standard, Enterprise, and Trial Editions of Repute 2 only. Users of the Professional Edition should look at Tutorials 4-6.
In Step 1, you will use the Project Wizard to enter project information, select a design standard, and create scenarios to represent short- and long-term conditions.
In Step 2, you will use the Borehole Wizard to create a borehole containing the clay and sand layers.
In Step 3, you will create an H-pile and specify its cross-section and steel grade.
In Step 4, you will create the force applied to the pile.
In Step 5, you will use the Calculation Wizard to create the calculations you want Repute to perform.
In Step 6, you will perform the calculations and review the results.
In Step 7, you will produce a report summarising the results of the calculations.
In Step 8, you will close (and optionally save) the project.
If Repute is not already running, double-click on the Repute icon on Windows’ Desktop to start the program. Once the splash screen has disappeared, Repute displays its Welcome page.
If you have an existing project open, click Close on the program’s Application menu. (You will be prompted to save your work if you have not already done so.) To display the Application menu, click on the program’s Application button, which is located in the top-left hand corner of Repute’s user interface (it contains the program’s icon in a circle).
Now you are ready to start the tutorial.
Step 1 - create the project