Settle3D > Getting Started
The following is a listing of the major additions, changes and enhancements which have been made in the upgrade of Settle3D from version 1 to version 2.
Note: for a list of changes and bug fixes since the initial release of Settle3D version 2, see the Settle3D version 2 Update History page.
Multi Layer Stress Methods
Multiple Layer stress solution accounts for the effect of layer stiffness on stress distribution
Elastic properties (modulus, Poisson ratio) can be defined for each material in Soil Properties dialog
Three options to define elastic modulus (from immediate Es, from consolidation Cc or User defined)
Westergaard stress solution (added in version 2.004)
Loading
Rectangular, circular or polygonal loads can now be specified as either flexible or rigid
Rigid load can be applied as pressure or as a force and two moments
Back Analysis
Compute the pre-load fill height required to obtain a specific settlement at any stage
Works for absolute settlement or relative settlement between two stages
Pre-load can be user-defined by entering height and unit weight of fill material
Time point query - estimate time required to achieve a certain consolidation settlement or degree of consolidation
Hydro-Consolidation Region for Collapsible Soil
Define a hydroconsolidation region
Define hydroconsolidation properties for each soil layer
Empirical Methods for Cohesionless Soils
Apply empirical settlement methods to rectangular or circular loads
Schmertmann
Peck, Hanson, Thornburn
Schultze and Sherif
D'Appolonia
Embankment Designer
Advanced embankment staging
Reduce embankment height at any stage (remove layers)
Change width of embankment layers at any stage
Improved geometry of embankment ends to better represent actual construction
Material Properties
Material properties from published references available in property assist dialogs (e.g. compressibility, void ratio, unit weight, permeability)
Koppejan consolidation model
Mesri secondary consolidation model
Constant modulus may be entered for overconsolidated Janbu material
Overconsolidation can be specified as either a ratio (OCR) or margin (OCM) for non-linear material properties
Project Settings
Number of stages can now be entered directly in Project Settings
Time Units can now be defined by Date (year/month/day)
Permeability Units (K or Cv) may be specified
Advanced analysis options now has a separate tab in Project Settings
Wick Drains
Wick drain cross-section can be specified as circular or strip
Compute
Improved Compute progress indicator with Cancel option
Batch Compute option in File menu
Analysis Results
Smoother time plots (show data versus time with points between stages)
Plot new data types (Pc, OCR, etc.)
New flexible report generation with dynamic Info Viewer
Animate stage tabs
Export to Excel / Chart in Excel in right-click menu
Export to Excel - time data
Copy Data in the Graph Query dialog and in the right-click menu
Drawing Tools
New drawing tool features – hide/show, ordering
Images can be added from Tools menu (one-step) or Import menu (three-step wizard)
Various formatting improvements (e.g. text box alignment, scale text with zoom)
Documentation
Updated help system
New tutorials
New verification examples
Miscellaneous
Poisson's Ratio can now always be defined in Soil Properties (although it is only required for certain analysis options)
Some menu options have been moved or re-arranged
Changes to Display Options and Query Display Options dialogs
Auto scale text and symbols option in Display Options