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4.6.1 Soil Property Table
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You must have
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table location.

Input total unit weight above GWT, and

buoyant unit weight below GWT

Figure 4-10. Soil Property Page

Step 1 Ground Water Table (GWT)

First, users need to input depth of ground water table (GWT). The depth is
the distance from ground surface to GWT. If the water table is deeper than
the pile tip or at great depth, leave the box blank.
HINT: Input the water table depth before completing the Soil Property
table. Leave the box blank if there is no water or water is at great depth.
Step 2 Soil Property Input
You can input up to ten layers, if the GWT exist within a layer, you must
break the layer into two layers at the water table location. The total unit
weight should be use for soil above the GWT, but the buoyant unit weight
should be used for soil below the GWT. You should input all the data
through the Soil Parameter screen shown in Fig. 4-11.
Zs-Soil Depth Input the top depth of the soil layer. The top is the
distance from ground surface to the top of the layer. The
depth of the first row (layer) is zero. The top of the
second layer is the bottom of the first layer. The top depth
of the last layer is defined as the last row. The bottom
depth of the last layer is undefined, assuming it extends to
a great depth.
Note: Zp is measured from top of pile. Zp=0 is at pile
top. Zs is measured from ground surface. Zs=0 is at
ground surface.

Soil Data Press the [Click to Open] button in the cell to open the

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