Evaluation of foundation deformations on heterogeneous soils using the ANSYS WORKBENCH software package
Abstract
Evaluation of foundation deformations on heterogeneous soils using the ANSYS WORKBENCH software package
Incoming article date: 11.07.2023The article discusses the possibility of using the ANSYS WORKBENCH software package to calculate the uneven settlement of building foundations. The heterogeneity of the physical and mechanical properties of the soil, the difference in the thickness of the bearing layer and other factors lead to uneven development of settlement. This causes the appearance of cracks in the supporting structures, and in the worst case, the destruction of part of the building or the building as a whole. Methods for calculating settlements are very complex, but using the capabilities of modern computers and computer simulation programs makes it possible to obtain a simple and accurate solution to such problems. To evaluate the deformations of the foundation on heterogeneous soils the ANSYS software package was be used. The proposed method can be used to quantify the uneven settlement of the foundations of real buildings and structures.
Keywords: ANSYS WORKBENCH, foundation, uneven settlement, skew, computer modeling, deformation, finite element method