Caisson Foundation analysis Ansys

[sinu21]

Can any one plz help
I have to model a caisson foundation in Ansys and find its capacity of resistance . do any one have any material related to that .i have problems in
1.Modelling soil in ansys ( i understand i have to use springs , but how )
2.Which type of element is best for soil ( spring ).
it will be a great help .
Thanks
Sinu Cletus

 

[FixedEarth]

Your capacity results will depend on your entered parameters which should only be from a knowledgeable geotechnical engineer experienced in offshore foundations. The inland soil mechanics are very different from marine sediments. Once you have a soils report and capacity by classical methods then you can verify or compare it to numerical analysis using the same soil properties on Ansys.