Settings

The "Settings" frame contains basic settings for the analysis of earth pressures. The program offers pre-setting for different countries (Czech Republic, Germany, France...) and "Standard" recommended by the authors of the program for countries not included in the list. While changing settings in the combo list the values of coefficients of reduction of soil parameters in corresponding windows are changed.

An arbitrary analysis setting is available with the option "User-defined". Selecting the option "Safety factor" allows the user to specify in input field own values of the factor of safety (for slip, overturning and bearing capacity). Selecting the option "Limit states" allows for specifying individual values of the coefficients of reduction of soil parameters and coefficient of overall stability (when subjecting the wall to overall verification this coefficient is used to multiply the resisting moment M_res and the resisting shear force H_res).

The tab sheet "Other" is used to specify a procedure for the verification of internal stability of a structure. When using factors of safety it is possible to input different factors of safety for the plane and broken slip surfaces, respectively.

The tab sheet further requires specifying whether the analysis will calculate a skew earth wedge or whether the earth-pressure wedge will always be considered as vertical.

Frame "Settings" - tab sheet "Wall check"

Frame "Settings" - tab sheet "Other"