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Calculation of spring constant

Inputs
Young's Modulus of soil (E) 120 Mpa
Poisson's ratio ( ) 0.41
Length 12 m
Breadth 8.6 m
Area 103.2 m2

Shear Modulus (G) 42.55319


Vertical Stiffness (Kz) 1831.724 MN/m
Horizontal stiffness (Kx) 1219.049 MN/m

Mesh size 1.44 m


2.2 m

No of node in Y direction 7
No of node in X direction 7

Kz in one spring suppor t 37.38212 MN/mesh /mesh


MN/m/m
Reference :- ICE manual , Page 101

8.6 m

12 m

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