03-30-2009, 02:21 PM
(03-29-2009, 03:47 PM)aslam Wrote: @san333,
Can u share SAFE file in which u have model piled raft? It will be gratefull to me.
I want to know how u model horizontal and vertical springs for PILE, in addition to vertical spring for raft.
RAFT can be modelled as SLAB. How pile is modelled? As column ? and then applied horizontal and vertical springs to it?
Hi, I modelled the pile as a vertical spring constant (Column support then choose the spring constant) and the Raft as a slab.
A little bit out of topic. Do you know how the punching shear check work at SAFE. Why sometime I find out the punching shear ratio more than 1. Then, I check using hand calculation it is still okay.
btw, I'm just new engineer with less than 1 year experience. so, need more guidance from the senior here.