Ground Material Property

Define the Ground Material Properties for an Analysis Model.

Applicable Modules:

From the Main Menu, select Model > Property > Ground Material Property

(Limit Equilibrium Method) From the Main Menu, select Limit Equilibrium Method > Property > Ground Material Property

(1D Consolidation) From the Main Menu, select 1D Consolidation > Property > Ground Material Property

From the Command Line, type 'GroundMaterial' or 'GM'

From the Works Tree, invoke context menu through, Property > Ground Material Property

Data

Enlists the defined ground materials. The data can be selected and modified.

General

ID

ID numbers are sequentially assigned to the Ground Material Property data in the order of which they are defined.

Name

Name of the Ground Material Property data.

Color

Click on the right to define the color of the elements to which the Ground Material Property data is assigned.

Model Type

Select a model type. Depending on the selected (Analysis) module, material models may vary.

Available material Model Types in SoilWorks.

Additional Parameters

Define additional ground material data based on the selected material model type.  (No additional parameters are defined for Foundation and Seepage Modules.)    

Click to add material from the Database.

Click to add the material property.

Click to modify an already defined material property

Click to delete the material property.

Click to close the window.