Contents

Consolidation Analysis
Step 1: Initial Setting

Step 2: Geometric Modelling

Material Properties
Step 3: Defining Material Name Material Mo Modulus of Poisson’s r Unit Weight Saturated u Cohesion Friction an
del Elasticity (k atio (kN/m3) nit Weight (kN/m2) gle
Step 4: Property Definition N/m2) (kN/m3)

Step 5: Meshing

Step 6: Boundary Condition Top Soil Mohr-Cou 50000 0.3 18 19 10 26

lomb
Step 7: Imported Load Bot Soil Mohr-Cou 150000 0.3 20 21 36 36
lomb
Step 8: CS Definition

Step 9: Analysis case Raft Elastic 2.0e7 0.18 24 - - -

Step 10: Analysis

Name Material Modulu Poisson Unit We Saturat OCR λ k M
Step 11 : Results model s of Ela ’s ratio ight (kN ed unit
sticity ( /m3) Weight
kN/m2) (kN/m3)

Program Version GTS NX 2015(v.2.1.)

Clay MCC 10000 0.45 17 20 1 0.221 0.015 0.18

Revision Date Dec. 22,2015

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Step
1-1 Initial Setting
01
Procedure 1 2
Starting Midas GTS NX
3
1 Click on GTS NX icon > New
Project
2 Enter the Project name as
Foundation & Engineer XYZ
3 Select Model Type as 3D 4
4 Select kN ,m and sec in The Unit
System
5
5 Use the Default values for Initial
parameters
6 Click OK

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2-1 Geometric Modelling-Changing Work Plane
02
Procedure
1 Go to Works Tree Window >
model
2 Click on the work plane XY
3 Uncheck the Mesh
2

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2-2 Geometric Modelling- Make Raft Surface
02
Procedure
1 Go to Geometry > Rectangle 1
2 Check on make face
3 Input One corner -0.5,-0.5 Abs
X,Y
4 Click Apply
5 Input diagonally opposite corner
10,10 Rel dx dy
6 Click OK

3
5

6
4

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2-3 Geometric Modelling- Rectangle
02
Procedure
1 Go to Geometry > Rectangle 1
2 Input One corner -15,-15 Abs X,Y
3 Click Apply
4 Input diagonally opposite corner
40,40 Rel dx dy
5 Click OK

2 4

3 5

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2-4 Geometric modelling-Creation of Solids
02
Procedure 1

1 Go to Geometry > Protrude>

Extrude
2 Change the selection filter to face
3 Select the face and Select z axis
as direction
2
4 Check on reverse direction
3
5 Enter the Length of Extrusion to
1.2 m.
6 Click Apply.

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2-5 Geometric modelling-Creation of Solids
02
Procedure 1

1 Go to Geometry > Protrude>

Extrude
2 Change the selection filter to
Basic>Wire
3 Select the Rectangle and Select
z axis (GCS) as direction 2
4 Check on reverse direction 3
5 Enter the Length of Extrusion to
5.0 m.
6 Click Apply.

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2-6 Geometric modelling-Creation of Solids
02
Procedure 1

1 Go to Geometry > Protrude>

Extrude
2 Change the selection filter to face
3 Rotate and select the bottom face
and Select z axis as direction
2
4 Check on reverse direction
3
5 Enter the Length of Extrusion to
15 m.
6 Click OK.

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2-6 Geometric modelling-Creation of Solids
02
Procedure 1

1 Go to Geometry > Protrude>

Extrude
2 Change the selection filter to face
3 Rotate and select the bottom face
and Select z axis as direction
2
4 Check on reverse direction
3
5 Enter the Length of Extrusion to
10 m.
6 Click OK.

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2-7 Geometric modelling - Autoconnect
02
Procedure 1

1 Go to Geometry > Surface &

Solid > Autoconnect
2 Change the Method To Boolean
3 Use selection ‘Select all’. 3
4 Click OK.

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3-1 Defining Soil Material
03
Procedure
1
Defining Soil Materials 3

1 Go to Mesh > Material

4
2 Click on Create. Select Isotropic

3 Select Model type as Mohr-

Coulomb
5
In General tab, Enter the value of 2
4 Elastic modulus (E) =50000 3
kN/m2
5 Enter Poisson’s ratio= 0.3, Unit
weight = 18 kN/m3.

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3-2 Defining Soil Material
03
Procedure
5
1 Go to Porous Tab > Enter Unit
weight (saturated) =19 kN/m3
2 Keep Drainage Parameters as 1
Drained 3
3 Go to Non-Linear Tab > Enter the
value of Cohesion = 10 kN/m2 2
4 Input the value of Frictional angle 4
=260
5 Enter the name as Soil
6 Click OK

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3-3 Defining Soil Material
03
Procedure
1
Defining Soil Materials 3

1 Go to Mesh > Material

4
2 Click on Create. Select Isotropic

3 Select Model type as Modified

cam Clay
5
In General tab, Enter the value of 2
4 Elastic modulus (E) =10000 3
kN/m2
5 Enter Poisson’s ratio= 0.45,
Unit weight = 17 kN/m3.

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3-4 Defining Soil Material
03
Procedure 4
1 Go to Porous Tab > Enter Unit
weight (saturated) =20 kN/m3
2 Keep Drainage Parameters as 1
Drained 3
3 Go to Non-Linear Tab > Enter the
Over Consolidation ratio: 1, Slope 2
of consol Line :0.221, Slope of
Over Consol Line: 0.015, Slope of
Critical Line : 0.18
4 Enter the name as Soil
5 Click OK

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3-5 Defining Soil Material
03
Procedure
1
Defining Soil Materials 3

1 Go to Mesh > Material

4
2 Click on Create. Select Isotropic

3 Select Model type as Mohr-

Coulomb
5
In General tab, Enter the value of 2
4 Elastic modulus (E) =150000 3
kN/m2
5 Enter Poisson’s ratio= 0.3, Unit
weight = 20 kN/m3.

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3-6 Defining Soil Material
03
Procedure
5
1 Go to Porous Tab > Enter Unit
weight (saturated) =19 kN/m3
2 Keep Drainage Parameters as 1
Drained 3
3 Go to Non-Linear Tab > Enter the
value of Cohesion = 10 kN/m2 2
4 Input the value of Frictional angle 4
=260
5 Enter the name as Soil
6 Click OK

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3-7 Defining Raft Material
03
Procedure 6
1
Defining Soil Materials 3

1 Go to Mesh > Material

4
2 Click on Create. Select Isotropic
3 Check on Structure and Select
Model type as Elastic
5
4 In General tab, Enter the value of 2
Elastic modulus (E) =2.0e7 3
kN/m2
5 Enter Poisson’s ratio= 0.18,
Unit weight = 25 kN/m3.
6 Enter name as Raft
7 Click OK

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4-1 Defining Property
04
Procedure
Defining Property 1

1 Go to Mesh>Click on Property
2 Click on Create. Select 3D
3 Name it as Top Soil
4 Select Top Soil from Material
drop down
5 Click Apply 2
Similarly Define the 3D 3
property for Clay, Raft & Bot
Soil
4

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5-1 Meshing
05
Procedure
1 Go to Mesh > Generate > 3D
1
2 Select the Raft Solid. Give Size
0.5
3 Select Top Soil as property
4 Name mesh set as Top Soil-raft
5 Click Apply

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5-2 Meshing of To Soil
05
Procedure
1 Go to Mesh > Generate > 3D
1
2 Select the Top Soil Solid. Give
Size 2.0
3 Select Top Soil as property
4 Name mesh set as Top Soil
5 Click Apply

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5-3 Meshing of Clay Soil
05
Procedure
1 Go to Mesh > Generate > 3D
1
2 Select the Middle Soil Solid. Give
Size 4.0m
3 Select Clay as property
4 Name mesh set as Clay
5 Click Apply

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5-4 Meshing of Bot Soil
05
Procedure
1 Go to Mesh > Generate > 3D
1
2 Select the Bot Soil Solid. Give
Size 4.0m
3 Select Bot Soil as property
4 Name mesh set as Bot Soil
5 Click Apply

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6-1 Boundary Condition-Ground Support
06
Procedure
1 Go to Static/Slope Analysis >
Constraint 1
2 Select Auto, check on “Consider
All mesh Sets”
3 Name the boundary Set as “GS“
4 Click OK
.

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6-2 Draining Condition
06
Procedure
4
1 Hide All the Mesh sets
2 Check on All the Solids

3 Select the Clay Solid. Right Click

and Select “Show Only”
4 Go to Seepage/Consolidation
Analysis > Draining Condition 3
5 Change the Type “Face”
6 Select the Top and Bottom faces 2
of the Solid
7 Name the Boundary Set “Draining
Condition”
8 Click OK
1

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6-3 Non Consolidation
06
Procedure
1 Hide All the Solids 3
2 Check on Top Soil-Raft Mesh set
3 Go to Seepage/Consolidation
Analysis > Non Consolidation 5
4 Change the Type “Element”
5 Use the Option “Select All”
6 Name the Boundary Set “Non
Consolidation” 1
7 Click OK

2 4

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6-4 Change property
06
Procedure
2
1 Go to Works tree window >
Model. Hide all mesh sets except
Top Soil-raft
2 Go to Static/Slope Analysis >
Boundary > Change property
3 Select the Top Soil-Raft
4 Select Property> Raft
3
5 Click OK

1
5

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7-1 Load Definition-Self Weight
07
8 Procedure
1 Go to Static/Slope Analysis > 1
Load >Self Weight
2 Check for gravity Direction, Gz
should be -1
3 Name the Load Set as “SW“
4 Click OK
.

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7-2 Load Definition-Pressure
07
8 Procedure
1
1 Go to Static/Slope Analysis >
Load >Pressure
2 Change the type to 3D Element
face. Select the top element face
of the Raft.
3 Enter value P or P1 200 kN/m3
4 Name the Load Set as “Pressure“
5 Click OK 2
.

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8-1 Construction stage Definition
08
8 Procedure
1
1 Go to Static/Slope Analysis >
Construction > Stage Set
2 Select the Stage Type as
Consolidation. Name
consolidation
3 Click Add
4 Select the Stage Definition
created and click on Define CS.. 3

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8-2 Construction stage Definition- Stage 1
08
8 Procedure
1 Put Stage name as Insitu
2 Drag All the Bot Soil, Top Soil, 9
Top Soil-Raft,Clay mesh sets into
Activated data column. Similarly 1
activate the GS Boundary 6
5
condition and SW Load
3 Check on Define Water level for 3
Global. Input “-3m” as water level 2
4 Check on Clear Displacement
5 Click on Time Step
6 Enter Duration as 1 sec, Step
Number 1, Check on Save result 4
and click “Generate Step”
7 Click OK
8 Click Save
9 Click New.

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8-2 Construction stage Definition- Stage 2
08
8 Procedure
1 Put Stage name as Raft +
Structure Load
7
2 Drag Boundary condition
Draining Condition, Non 1
Consolidation and Top Soil-Raft 4
3
in the activated data. Activate the
Pressure load as well
3 Click on Time Step 2
4 Enter Duration as 36000 sec,
Step Number 10, Check on Save
result and click “Generate Step”
5 Click OK
6 Click Save
7 Click New.

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8-2 Construction stage Definition- Stage 3
08
8 Procedure
1 Put Stage name as Raft +
Structure Load
2 Keep the activated column empty
1
3 Click on Time Step 4
3
4 Enter Duration as 360000 sec,
Step Number 20, Check on Save
result and click “Generate Step”
2
5 Click OK
6 Click Save
7 Click Close.

6 7

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9-1 Analysis Case
09
8 Procedure
1
1 Go to Analysis > General
2 Select Solution type as
Construction Stage.
3 Enter Title CS
4 Click on Analysis Control
5 Check on Initial Stage for 3
stress analysis and Select 4
Initial ground 2 5
6 Click OK
7 Click OK

7 6

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10-1 Analysis
10
8 Procedure
1
1 Go to Analysis > Perform
2 Select CS
3 Click OK
4 Give the File name
5 Save it at desired location

4
3

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11-1 Result Extraction
11
Procedure

1 Go to Works Tree Window >

results
2 Open CS results
3 Click on icon to open up
different contours. Double click
on TZ Translation to see the
contour plot

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11-2 Probe Result
11
Procedure
1
1 Go to Results > probe
2 One can see the probe value in
the model itself or in Probe
results tab.
3 Click on Min
2
4 Close it

3
4

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11-3 Extract Result
11
Procedure
1 Go to Results> Extract
1
2 Check on Only Clay mesh set
3 Select the analysis set CS, result
Type Solid stress, Results Pore
stress
4 Select All the Steps 3

5 Click on an element in the clay

such that it is below the raft
6 Click on Table
4
2

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11-3 Show Graph
11
1
Procedure
1 Select the two columns of the
extracted results 3

2 Right click and select show 2

Graph
3 Graph Type Simple line(x-
axis;index) X label(Step value)
4 Click OK

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