TAMWAVE 2: Modifying the Soil Properties

With the first step out of the way, we can proceed to the second: allowing the user to modify the properties of the soil.  This option must be used with care since it is easily possible to put together a set of soil properties that is physically unrealistic if not impossible.

Also, if you have chosen a sand or clay, you have chosen the methodology you will use.  Adding cohesion to a sand or gravel, for example, will have no effect on the subsequent performance of the model.

Finally, depending upon the choice of a free or fixed head, you are given the option of entering lateral loads and/or moments for the pile head.  In this case we have opted to add a lateral load of 10 kips to the pile and no moment.  The default is zero for both load and moment; this will produce some coefficients but no result for lateral loading.

Once the properties are as required, you can accept the form and proceed to the next step.