Partial factors on water

Partial factors adjusting the load action of water can be modified in the "Partial factors" dialog window for all variants of input. The partial factor on influence of water adjusts the magnitude of force due to water action; the magnitude of pore pressure respectively.

Partial factors applied to action of water

Applying a partial factor to action of water is possible, since EN 1997 offers several ways how to account for influence of water. The two basic approaches are:

Variant 1 – the coefficient of influence of water is set to 1,3 or 1,35, respectively (some EU countries). In this case the actual ground water table is considered and its influence is multiplied by the inputted partial factor.

Variant 2 - the influence of water is not adjusted in the analysis and the corresponding partial factor is therefore assume to be equal to 1,0. In this case the maximum allowable ground water table must therefore be considered.

Partial factors on water

Selection of a particular option for verification remains upon the user.