FEM – Consolidation
The FEM - Consolidation is used to perform time dependent settlement analysis under foundations, embankments and surface loads (surcharges). Given the external load and the mechanical and hydraulic boundary conditions the coupled analysis provides the evolution of displacements, stresses, strains, plastic zones, pore pressure distribution, ground water table and water flow throughthe model.
Consolidation is an extension module of the FEM program for the analysis of general geotechnical problems.
Licence price from £652
Available in packages:
Professional
Mesh generation
Pore preesure visualisation
Railway embankment
Main Advantages:
Customizable report structure
Report header personalization
Add and edit unlimited images from the analysis
Pictures automatically update to show results based on current settings
Main Features
Material models:
Linear elastic model
Mohr-Coulomb model
Modified Mohr-Coulomb model
Drucker-Prager model
Different permeability in the horizontal and vertical direction (anisotropic material)
Possibility to choose which soil will take part in the consolidation process
Constant or time dependent load
Optional activation of parts of the model (modeling gradual construction of embankment)
Multiple successive construction stages
Calculation of the soil deformation and settlement in time caused by external load
Calculation of pore pressure and ground water table evolution
The evolution of quantities at chosen points observed by means of monitors and graphs
Import and export of the geometry and resulting ground water table in DXF format
Sharing the resulting ground water table between projects via GeoClipboard