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Soil Profile page

Used to input a Soil Profile.

SettingDescription
Unit

Units for Soil Layer Depth, Soil Cohesion (undrained shear strength) and Soil Density.

Soil Layers table

The soil profile is input via a table, with each row representing a different layer of soil.

  • Soil Type - Select the type that best describes the contents of the selected layer.
  • Depth - Depth for each soil layer is measured from Ground Elevation (GE, by default 0ft) to top of the ground surface to the bottom of each layer.
  • Friction Angle - This is an input for Effective Friction Angle (Soil-Pile Friction Angle) for cohesionless soil layer (such as sand, gravel, or rock). The unit of Friction Angle is in degrees.

    Note: It is assumed that the soil’s Angle of Internal Friction equal to the Effective Friction Angle.
  • Cohesion - The undrained shear strength of the soil. For cohesion soils, such as clays and silts.
  • Average Density - This is an input for average soil density for the respective soil layer.
Note: If the water table is located within a soil layer, soil layer should be split into two parts with different soil densities.
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