SACS PSI Solutions


This contains SACS wikis related to the SACS PSI program.

  1. A step-by-step approach to Pile/Soil Interaction (PSI) analysis and diagnosing errors
  2. Pile Super element Matrix
    3. Error message with **ERROR-STIFFNESS MATRIX IS NON-POSITIVE DEFINITE FOR LOAD CASE#
    4. Nonsymmetrical T-Z curve
    5. Single Pile Analysis
    6. Soil Behavior Representation in SACS and Pile Increment
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    Soil Liquefaction
    8. Pile thickness effects Pile Capacity?
    9. Compression & Tension Capacity Considering Pile Weight
    10. Pile analysis - Compression Capacity
    11. Pile Look Up Error
    12. PSI factors for SACS input
    13. No Soil plot in Chart Files
    14. ERROR - SOIL T-Z HAS ILLEGAL STRATA ORDER & ERROR - SOIL STRATA DESCRIPTION
    15. Consideration of soil liquefaction in PSI input
    16. PSI warning on DY-RZ Stiffness
    17. CPT data in PSI input
    18. Pile Code Check
    19. Pile Local Co-ordinate System
    20. ERROR NUMBER OF SOIL TABLES BEING INPUT EXCEEDS THE NUMBER INDICATED BY PILE INPUT
    21. Tubular Section resistance factors with Piles
    22. API Option in PSI input Line
    23. Limit of convergences for Displacement and Rotation in PSI
    24. Pile Number Limitations
    25. PSI Result interpretation with Internal Force, Stiffness Matrix, Force comparison etc
    26. SACS PISA Curves
    27. PSI Convergence criteria check
    28. Load Superposition in PSI
    29. Viewing PSI results output in the list file
    30. Factors to be considered when calculating large diameter piles in SACS
    31. P-delta effects on PSI Analysis

    32. Axial Capacities differences