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Calculation of spring constant

Inputs
Young's Modulus of soil (E) 100 Mpa
Poisson's ratio (ѵ ) 0.3
Length 1m
Breadth 6.4 m
Area 6.4 m2

Shear Modulus (G) 38.46154


Vertical Stiffness (Kz) 347.503 MN/m
Horizontal stiffness (Kx) 252.9822 MN/m

Mesh size 1m
1m

No of node in Y direction 2
No of node in X direction 8

Kz in one spring support 21.71894 MN/mesh /mesh


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

6.4 m

1m

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