This command is used to construct a QzSimple1 uniaxial material object.
uniaxialMaterial QzSimple1 $matTag $qzType $qult $Y50 <$suction $c>
$matTag |
Unique material object integer tag. |
$soilType |
qzType = 1 Backbone of q-z curve approximates Reese and O'Neill's (1987) relation for drilled shafts in clay. qzType = 2 Backbone of q-z curve approximates Vijayvergiya's (1977) relation for piles in sand. |
$qult |
Ultimate capacity of the q-z material. Note that "q" or "qult" are stresses [force per unit area of pile tip] in common design equations, but are both loads for this uniaxialMaterial [i.e., stress times tip area]. |
$z50 |
Displacement at which 50% of pult is mobilized in monotonic loading. Note that Vijayvergiya's relation (qzType=2) refers to a "critical" displacement (zcrit) at which qult is fully mobilized, and that the corresponding z50 would be 0. 125zcrit. |
$suction |
Uplift resistance is equal to suction*qult. Default = 0.0. The value of suction must be 0.0 to 0.1.* |
$c |
The viscous damping term (dashpot) on the far-field (elastic) component of the displacement rate (velocity). Default = 0.0. Nonzero c values are used to represent radiation damping effects.* |
NOTE: Full documentation of the QzSimple1 command is found in: QzSimple1_Documentation.pdf
*NOTE: Optional variables suction and c must either both be omitted or both be included.