Time Point
A Time Point allows you to determine the time required to achieve a specified settlement or degree of consolidation, at a particular location, at a particular stage.
To add a Time Point:
- Select Add Time Point
from the Query menu. - You will see the Time Point Properties dialog. Enter the following:
- Choose either Degree of Consolidation or Total Settlement, and enter a value for which you would like to calculate the required time.
- Select the Stage from which the time is to be calculated (see note below).
- Enter a value of Depth.
A Time Point Query only computes the time based on the current load state, at the time point stage. If the load changes after the time point stage (i.e. if loads are added or removed) the time point is not aware of the change in load state after the time point stage. Therefore if you have staged loading, you must add the time point at the final loading stage that you wish to consider.
After a Time Point has been created, you can delete, move or change the Time Point properties, by using the options available in the Time Points sub-menu of the Query menu, or by right-clicking on the time point and selecting an option from the popup menu.
Create Stage at Result Time
After results have been calculated for a Time Point, if you wish, you can easily create a new stage corresponding to the calculated time.
- Right-click on the Time Point, and select Create Stage at Result Time from the popup menu.
- A new stage will automatically be added to the model, for the calculated time.