Can anyone recommend (or supply) a reference to get an approximation of the bearing capacity of soil based on blow count or other parameters?
Most projects will include a geotechnical report done by a soil expert, but I would like some help at the estimate phase. Often a soil profile is known or...
STAAD is the most popular structural analysis program because it is much cheaper than the more comprehensive (and more accurate) programs such as STRUDL or ANSYS.
If you are performing an analysis which requires the accuracy of finite elements, it would be best to use a package better than...
