This program is used for verification of steel tube micropiles. When calculating the micropile bearing capacity, the program verifies both the root and shaft.
Main Features
Built-in database of steel cross-sections
Loading due to normal force and moment
Simple input of layer geometry
Built-in database of soils
General layered subsoil
Check for buckling failure using the following theories:
Equation of bending of a prismatic beam (geometric method)
After Salas
After Souch
Verification of the micropile cross-section adjusted for projected lifetime
Verification of the micropile root using one of the following methods:
Lizzi
Littlejohn
Zweck
Bowles
Véas
Bustamante (SPT, Pressiometer Ménard)
Analyses may be based on the theory of limit states or factor of safety