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

    31. Axial Capacities differences