Q. Displacement of piping with soil properties is very large, as if the soil properties are not cons


Applies To
Product(s):AutoPIPE
Version(s):2004, XM, V8i 
Area: Modeling
Original Author:Bentley Technical Support Group
Date Logged
& Current Version
Feb. 2015
09.06.01.10

Problem:

Displacement of piping with soil properties is very large, as if the soil properties are not considered during the analysis, why?

Solution:

There are 2 things to check that would cause this issue.

Check #1: Soil Properties

Be sure to check soil properties dialog to ensure that the all 16 values used are > 0.00. If not, enter a value > 0.00 and re-run the analysis

Check #2: Static Analsysi Set - Soil Stiffness

With AutoPIPE V8i 09.06.00.xx and higher, confirm the Static Analysis set dialog screen, Soil Stiffness is Set to Low, High, or Avg.  

See AutoPIPE online help for details on this setting. 

See Also

"Displacement" sub report

Bentley AutoPIPE