GGU-CONSOLIDATE: "Pore water pressure (max)" menu item

This menu item is only active if you have selected one of the numerical methods.

If you would like to edit the number of stresses, select the "x stresses to edit" button and then enter the new number of stresses. Using the "Sort" button, you can sort the stresses according to depth. This sorting is carried out automatically upon leaving the dialog box, without the function being explicitly called-up.

The layer depths (base) are with reference to the top of the uppermost consolidation layer, as are all other inputs. You must also define the governing pore water pressures u corresponding to the given depths.

The pore water pressure distribution can be saved to a ".kon_spg" file using the "Save" button; it can be reloaded later using the "Load" button and thus be adopted for a different system. Here, you can also import stresses from the GGU-SETTLE program, which you saved there after creating a stress section ("Special" menu).

A special delicacy here is the "Generate" button:

It allows you to generate the stress distribution of any footing foundation at either the characteristic point or at the foundation centre. The "Increment (depth)" input specifies the dept subdivisions at which the stresses are calculated. If the footing is located above the consolidating layer, specify the distance in "Distance foundation base-layer top [m]".