QzSimple1 suction

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gopaladhikari
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QzSimple1 suction

Post by gopaladhikari » Mon Aug 18, 2014 4:49 pm

Hi guys

I am modelling an open foundation on a bed of q-z springs. I tried with both QzSimple1 and QzSimple2 materials with suction 0.0.
When I run cyclic push-pull analyses just to check the material response, I always get some suction values. Is it a default parameter of 0.1qult irrespective of user defined values?

cheers
gopal
Gopal Adhikari, PhD
Associate Bridge Engineer
Jacobs
Wellington, New Zealand

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