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1 EERA (Equivalent-linear Earthquake site Response Analyses)

2 NERA (Nonlinear Earthquake site Response Analyses)
3 Solution of free-surface seepage problems using finite
differences and Excel

EERA(EquivalentlinearEarthquakesiteResponse
Analyses)
Version tested under the Windows 7 & Excel 2010

Link to the orginal web site

Link to The Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Server (GEES) of the
University of Southern California
Click files to download.
File

Size

Description

eera.xls

3,027 KB

Example file for Excel 972003 format

eera.xlsx

2,030 KB

Example file for Excel2010

format

eera.xla

97 KB

Microsoft Excel 97-2003

add-In (can be used with

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eera.xlam (added
2/4/2014)
eera.dll
dforrt.dll

48 kB

Microsoft Excel add-In for

Excel 2010

99 KB

EERA dynamic link library

412 KB

Additional Dynamic link

library

EERAManual.pdf

3,810 KB

User's manual and

technical manual

EERA_Complete_set.zip

7,884 KB

All the files above

InstallingEERA
InstallEERAonyourcomputerasfollows:
MovefileEERA.dllandForrt.dllinthedirectory
Windows/Systemofyourharddrive.
Copytheotherdistributionfilesinadirectoryonyour
harddrive.DonotmoveEERA.xlaafterhaving
performedthenextstep.
FromwithinEXCEL,installtheAddinEERA.xla
usingToolsandAddins...Asshowninthefigure
below,useBrowsetolocateEERA.xla.Donot
moveEERA.xlaafterinstallingit.

RemovingEERA

EERAcanbedeinstalledbyunclickingEERAinthefigure
above.
Reportingproblemsandaskingquestions
EERAisafreesoftwaredistributedwithoutatechnical
support.PleasecheckfirsttheFAQsection.Ifyou
experienceanewproblem,pleasereportitindetailby
sendinganemailmessagetoJ.P.Bardetat
bardet@usc.edu,andtobita.tetsuo.8e@kyotou.ac.jp.We
willtrytofixeventualEERAproblemsinatimelyfashion
andwillcompilefrequenlyaskedquestionsaswereceive
them.

Reference:
Bardet, J. P., Ichii, K., and Lin, C. H., 2000, EERA: A Computer
program for Equivalent-linear Earthquake site Response Analysis
of Layred soil deposits, Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Southern California.

NERA (Nonlinear Earthquake site Response

Analyses)
Version tested under the Windows 7 & Excel 2010

Link to the orginal web site

Link to The Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Server (GEES) of the
University of Southern California
Click files to download.
File

Size

neram.xlsx

1,996KB

Description
Example file for

Excel2010 format:metric
unit
neram.xls

3,014kB

Example file for Excel

97-2003 format:metric
unit

nera.xls

3,077 KB

Example file for Excel

97-2003 format

nera.xlsx

1,918 KB

Example file for

Excel2010 format

nera.xla

98 KB

Microsoft Excel 97-2003

add-In (can be used with
Excel 2010)

nera.dll

115 KB

dforrt.dll

412 KB

Additional Dynamic link

library

NERAManual.pdf

3,810 KB

User's manual and

technical manual

NERA_Complete_set.zip 7,884 KB

All the files above

NERA dynamic link library

InstallingNERA
InstallNERAonyourcomputerasfollows:
MovefileNERA.dllandForrt.dllinthedirectory
Windows/Systemofyourharddrive.
Copytheotherdistributionfilesinadirectoryonyour
harddrive.DonotmoveNERA.xlaafterhaving
performedthenextstep.
FromwithinEXCEL,installtheAddinNERA.xla
usingToolsandAddins...Asshowninthefigure
below,useBrowsetolocateNERA.xla.Donot
moveNERA.xlaafterinstallingit.

RemovingNERA
NERAcanbedeinstalledbyunclickingNERAinthefigure
above.
Reportingproblemsandaskingquestions
NERAisafreesoftwaredistributedwithoutatechnical
Traducei
support.PleasecheckfirsttheFAQsection.Ifyou
experienceanewproblem,pleasereportitindetailby
sendinganemailmessagetoJ.P.Bardetat
bardet@usc.edu,andtobita.tetsuo.8e@kyotou.ac.jp.We
willtrytofixeventualNERAproblemsinatimelyfashion
andwillcompilefrequenlyaskedquestionsaswereceive
them.

References:
Bardet, J. P., Tobita, T., 2001, NERA: A Computer program for
Nonlinear Earthquake site Response Analyses of Layred soil
deposits, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern
California.

Solutionoffreesurfaceseepageproblemsusing
finitedifferencesandExcel
Apracticalmethodforsolvingfreesurfaceseepage
problemsisproposedbyBardetandTobita
(2002).Computationalexamplecanbedownloadedfrom

thelinkbelow.

Link to the orginal web site

Link to The Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Server (GEES) of
the University of Southern California
Clickfilestodownload.(FilescontaintheVisualBasicMacro)
VersiontestedunderWindowsXP&Excel2010
File Name

Size

Description

1DColumn.xlsm

67 KB

1D free surface
Seepage problem

Dam_w_slantedface2.xlsm

93 KB

Dam with slanted face

Dam_w_slantedface.xlsm

95 KB

Dam with slanted face

Earthdam.xlsm

82 KB

Earthdam

Rect_dam_nonhomogen.xlsm

209
KB

Rectangular dam with

nonhomogeneity

Rect_dam_w_impwallsheet.xlsm

108
KB

Rectangular dam with

impermeable wallsheet

Rect_dam_w_tailwater.xlsm

49 KB

Rectangular dam with

tailwater

Rect_dam_w_toedrain.xlsm

79 KB

Rectangular Dam with

toedrain

How to:
Computation starts manually by pressing F9.
Reporting bugs and questions: tobita.tetsuo.8e@kyotou.ac.jp
References:
Bardet, J. P., and T. Tobita, 2002, "A practical method for solving free
surface seepage problems". Computer and Geotechnics, Vol. 29, No. 6,
pp. 451475.