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4.4.2 Add Tip Section. (Input page C. Item 2)
. add an optional tip section at the bottom of pile. The area is
This button will
based on the.outside perimeter of the pile. Users can modify the data, which
is only for tip. resistance calculation. If tip section is not added, then program
assumes the .tip section is the same as the last section, which uses effective
area.
The tip section screen is different from the overall section screen as shown in
Figure 4-5. A tip section uses total area, A, instead of the effective Area, A’.
For more details, refer to “4.4.3 Effective Area and Total Area” section of
this chapter. For tip section input, users can choice to input their own
ultimate bearing pressure (capacity) or let the program generate its’ own. If
users define their own ultimate capacity, the program will directly use the
value for analysis without modification in the calculation.

4.4.3 Pile Section Screen

The Pile Section screen is for inputting pile material and size for the
particular section of the pile. Some of the fields in this window are the same
as the fields shown on the Pile Property table, you can input or change these
properties in either place.
Described below are seven general steps for inputting section properties.
When you are done, press [Apply] button to save the data. If you press
[Cancel], the data will not be saved and the Pile Property table (Figure 4-4)
will not be changed. If you have selected Shallow foundation as the pile type,
you will get the shallow foundation window for parameters input instead of
the one below. Refer to Section 4.4.4.
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Step 6 Step 4

Step 8 Step 5

Step 7

Step 9

Figure 4-5. Pile Section Screen

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