Amsterdam : 15'04'2002 GeoTechNet Network Meeting 1

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Amsterdam 15.04.2002GeoTechNet Network
Meeting 1

• Session on WP 3Design Tools FEM OM
• Ir. N. Huybrechts Ir. M. De Vos, Belgian
  Building Research Institute

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Guidelines

• Input parameters
• Soil model
• Safety
• General

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VALUE OF INPUT PARAMETERS related to

• Soil model ULS / SLS
• drained / undrained situation
  construction sensitivity of calculation
  results

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CHOICE OF SOIL MODEL related to

• ULS / SLS
• drained / undrained situation
  construction ground investigation

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FEM EC 7

• smaller safety factors ?
• stage to introduce psf ? initial stresses
  characteristic or design ?

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GENERAL ASPECTS

• influence of fine / coarse grid
• influence of type of elements used

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Necessary information

• available software
• available soil models
• case studies FEM
• other calculations
• measurements
• incl. back calc.
• literature about FEM research concerning FEM