Graundwater

The presence of a possible groundwater conditions the calculation both from the geotechnical and structural point of view. That is why in the software the effect of the groundwater is taken into consideration including possible filtration problems.

As regards the groundwater, the data to be entered is the following:

As regards the data which defines the profile of the groundwater it is advisable to refer to the following figure:

In the figure, PFM is what in the groundwater data window is defined as the upstream groundwater depth, while PFV is what in the groundwater data window is defined as the downstream groundwater depth.