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  1. BC93

    Plasticity chart

    I have plotted the PI versus the liquid limit on the plasticity chart designed by Casagrande and all the points (from different boreholes and different depths) are aligned (quite well actually) on a straight line that is fairly parallel to the A-line (and above). What can I conclude from the...
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    Minimum factor of safety

    Hello, According to Geoslope manual (I guess you would find the same explaination in other manuals or books) "the contours indicate that the minimum safety factor has been found." I don't really understand - geometrically or physically - why having a FoS contoured implies that the minumum has...
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    Modelling of a sheet pile wall in Plaxis

    Hello, I'm using Plaxis to model a sheet pile wall between a quay and a future railroad. The soil is mostly fill material above thick layers of soft clay followed by non-cohesive materials (such as sand). I'm modelling the clay layers with undrained Mohr-Coulomb, i.e. the input I gave is cu...
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    Output problem with Com624P

    Hello, I am using Com624P to calculate the deflection of a laterally loaded pile. The input and run parts seem to happen without any problem. But when I get to the graphic part I do not have any deflection curve available, only the p-y curves that I asked for during the input. Also the ouput...

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