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Appendix F: Design Example 4 - Drawdown in Clay Using TZPILE
Pages 130-149

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From page 130...
... S oil str ati gr a p h y f or t h e f o c us of D esi g n E x a m pl e 4 is o n d et er mi ni n g t h e Bri a u d a n d T u c k er ( 1 9 9 7) E x a m pl e a m o u nt of dr a g l o a d a n d d o w n dr a g r es ulti n g fr o m Pr o bl e m 1 d e si g n e x a m pl e ( m o difi e d gr o u n d s ettl e m e nt ass o ci at e d wit h gr o u n d w at er t o i n cl u d e a d diti o n al r e q uir e d d e si g n wit h dr a w al.
From page 131...
... A d diti o n al r e q uir e d s oil d at a i n cl u di n g t h e Y o u n g's m o d ul us a n d P oiss o ns' r ati o of t h e s oil ar e pr es e nt e d i n T a bl e F 1.
From page 133...
... T h e S oil S ettl e m e nt Fi g ur e F 2. D at a – E nt er S oil -S ettl e m e nt D at a Pr ofil e i n p ut wi n d o w ( wit hi n t h e E ns oft T Z PI L E pr o gr a m)
From page 134...
... 0 0 1 7 0. 0 0 1 7 z = l a y er mi d p oi nt d e pt h, σ z o ' = v erti c al eff e cti v e str ess, σ zf ' = fi n al eff e cti v e str ess, ∆ σ = c h a n g e i n eff e cti v e str ess, ε z = i n cr e m e nt al s oil str ai n, δ i n cr e m e nt = i n cr e m e nt al s oil s ettl e m e nt, Σ δ r e v ers e d = s oil s ettl e m e nt fr o m ti p of pil e t o t o p of pil e.
From page 135...
... All of t h e p ar a m et ers t h at ar e r e q uir e d f or d et er mi n ati o n of t h e n e utr al pl a n e l o c ati o n w er e i n p ut i nt o t h e T Z PI L E pr o gr a m ( E ns oft, 2 0 2 1)
From page 136...
... v al u es t h at ar e i n p ut i nt o t h e la y er d at a wi n d o ws i n t h e T Z PI L E s oft w ar e ( Fi g ur e F 6) w er e d et er mi n e d b y usi n g t h e t ot al str ess a n al ysis " α m et h o d " b e c a us e t h e u n dr ai n e d s h e ar str e n gt h (s u )
From page 137...
... v al u es t h at w er e i n p ut i nt o t h e T Z PI L E s oft w ar e w er e d et er mi n e d i n a m a n n er t h at w as si mil ar t o t h e pr o c e d ur e pr o vi d e d i n St e p 6 of E x a m pl e Pr o bl e m 1. As s h o w n i n E q u ati o ns 9 a n d 1 0, t h e e n d b e ari n g r esist a n c e ( R)
From page 138...
... 5 0 1 2 2. 4 8 z = l a y er mi d p oi nt d e pt h, σ z o ' = v erti c al eff e cti v e str ess, γ = u nit w ei g ht, s u = u n dr ai n e d s h e ar str e n gt h, α = t ot al str ess si d e r esist a n c e p ar a m et er, f n = n o mi n al u nit si d e r esist a n c e, F s =s u bl a y er si d e r esist a n c e.
From page 139...
... 9 8 1 3 1. 1 7 z = l a y er mi d p oi nt d e pt h, σ z o ' = v erti c al eff e cti v e str ess, γ = u nit w ei g ht, s u = u n dr ai n e d s h e ar str e n gt h, α = t ot al str ess si d e r esist a n c e p ar a m et er, f n = n o mi n al u nit si d e r esist a n c e, F s =s u bl a y er si d e r esist a n c e.
From page 140...
... E nt er e d b y t h e us er If t-z c ur v es ar e " E nt er e d b y t h e us er " u n d er t h e O pti o ns – t- z C ur v es > E nt er e d b y t h e us er s etti n g, t h e n t h e s oil str ati gr a p h y s h o w n pr e vi o usl y i n Fi g ur e F 1 c a n n ot b e dir e ctl y i n p ut i nt o t h e T Z PI L E pr o gr a m. I nst e a d, e a c h l a y er is r e pr es e nt e d b y a diff er e nt t-z c ur v e.
From page 141...
... T Z PI L E pr o gr a m t- z r el ati o n s hi p s a s e nt er e d b y t h e u s er.
From page 142...
... 6 9 L a y er 1 b U n dr ai n e d S h e ar Str e n gt h, s u , [ k P a]
From page 143...
... 0 4 3 8 m, wit hi n t h e T Z PI L E pr o gr a m, pr o vi d e d t h e r e q uir e d 2 2 2 5 k N of t o p l o a d. St e p 6: D e v el o p t h e d e pt h - de p e n d e nt c o m bi n e d l o a d i n t h e pil e Aft er e nt eri n g t h e ti p m o v e m e nts, t h e R u n A n al ysis t a b i n t h e T Z PI L E pr o gr a m w as s el e ct e d a n d t h e l o a d tr a nsf er d at a w as vis u aliz e d usi n g t h e Vi e w L o a d Distri b uti o n Pl ots q ui c k li n k i n t h e ri b b o n or b y s el e cti n g Gr a p hi cs – L o a d Distri b uti o n.
From page 144...
... T h e t a b ul at e d d at a t h at w er e o bt ai n e d usi n g t h e " E nt er e d b y us er " m et h o d i n T Z PI L E ar e als o pr o vi d e d i n T a bl e F 9.
From page 145...
... 0 7 8 7 z = D e pt h, V = Vij a y v er gi y a, H C = H a n d C al c ul ati o ns 145
From page 146...
... t o g gl e wit hi n T Z PI L E ( Fi g ur e F 1 4) a n d b y als o s el e cti n g t h e L o a d M et h o d as Us er -S p e cifi e d Ti p M o v e m e nts ( Fi g ur e F 1 5)
From page 147...
... t o g gl e u ns el e ct e d i n T Z PI L E .
From page 148...
... T h es e a ut o m ati c all y g e n er at e d v al u es si m plif y eff orts c o m p ar e d t o t h e h a n d c al c ul ati o n t h at w as pr es e nt e d i n D esi g n E x a m pl e 1. J ust li k e D esi g n E x a m pl e 1, t h e T Z PI L E el asti c c o m pr essi o n c al c ul ati o ns ar e b as e d o n t h e a m o u nt of c al c ul at e d l o a d wit hi n t h e pil e at e a c h i n cr e m e nt al d e pt h.
From page 149...
... T Z PI L E T e c h ni c al M a n u al. V ersi o n 2 0 2 1.


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