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Problem 3-005

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Software Verification

PROGRAM NAME: REVISION NO.:

SAP2000 2

EXAMPLE 3-005
PLANE PORE PRESSURE EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION In this example, the water table level is 10 feet below the soil surface. The unit weight of soil is 125 pcf (pounds per cubic foot) dry and 150 pcf wet. The unit weight of water is 62.4 pcf. The vertical stress in the soil 20 feet below the soil surface is compared with a hand-calculated result. A 40-foot cube of soil is modeled for this example using a plane stress element with an 8x8 mesh. It is restrained vertically at the bottom, and along the sides it is restrained horizontally in a direction normal to the side. The plane element is modeled to be 40 feet thick. The pore pressure loading representing the water is applied using a joint pattern.
Soil Properties E = 2,000,000 lb/ft2 = 0.25 Soil surface Water level is 10 feet below soil surface. Unit weight of water is 62.4 pcf Unit weight of dry soil is 125 pcf

20'

10'

Determine vertical stress in soil at a depth of 20 feet

Unit weight of wet soil is 150 pcf

TECHNICAL FEATURES OF SAP2000 TESTED Pore pressure loading for planes Joint pattern

EXAMPLE 3-005 - 1

Software Verification
PROGRAM NAME: REVISION NO.:

SAP2000 2

RESULTS COMPARISON With Incompatible Modes Output Parameter z psf At z = -20 feet Average for joint 43 in planes 29, 30, 37, and 38 -2126 -2126 0% SAP2000 Independent Percent Difference

COMPUTER FILE: CONCLUSION

Example 3-005

The SAP2000 results show an exact match with the independent results.

EXAMPLE 3-005 - 2

Software Verification
PROGRAM NAME: REVISION NO.:

SAP2000 2

HAND CALCULATION

EXAMPLE 3-005 - 3

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