PROGRAM B4 FOR COMPUTATION OF VERTICAL STRESSES AND SETTLEMENTS

M. Skrinar

Slovensko

VERSION 3.X

  • Numeric integration of an arbitrary quadrelaterilal and circular footings
  • Improved 3D graphics
  • Determination of cohesion and friction angle using direct shear tests
  • Determination of cohesion and friction angle using tri-axial tests
  • Determination of unit weight of the material
  • Consolidation
  • Soil improvement using slopes
  • Westergaard equations for computation of vertical stresses and settlements
  • Determination of underlying layers and corresponding thickness using geophones
  • Ultimate bearing capacity supervision

The program has been installed at following universities:
  • University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Maribor, Slovenia
  • Universita degli studi di Trieste, Facolta d'Ingegneria, Trieste, Italia
  • University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Split, Croatia

Further informations


1. M. Skrinar, COMPUTER PACKAGE B4 - ADVANCED SOFTWARE PACKAGE
FOR ANALYSIS OF VERTICAL STRESSES AND SETTLEMENTS
OF THE HALF-SPACE LOADED WITH VERTICAL LOADS
6 pages paper presented at V. ECCE Symposium 1997, RIL, Finland, Helsinki (PDF file).
2. M. Skrinar, COMFORTABLE SIMPLE ANALYSIS OF VERTICAL STRESSES AND SETTLEMENTS WITH THE COMPUTER PACKAGE B4
14 pages paper (PDF file).
3. M. Skrinar, Short resentation of the program B4. (Compressed Power Point file)
4. M. Skrinar, Short demo for Windows 95/98 and higher (Compressed Screen Cam file) 
For any additional information or a CD with a longer demo

please send a mail to

B4@email.si
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