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Sol-load video tutorials

Worked examples, each a realistic pile from the first input to the report. Every example uses different features, so watch them in order or pick the one closest to your project. New examples are added to the playlist.

Video · Tutorial 1

Precast Pile Capacity and Settlement

A first Sol-load analysis: a 400 mm square precast pile, 20 m long, in soft clay over medium dense sand, with API capacity and the load-settlement curve at the service load.

Program Options · Rectangular precast section · API method · Load-settlement · Report

Watch on YouTube · 8:06

Video · Tutorial 2

Bored Pile Settlement with t-z Curves

A 1 m bored pile under an office tower in stiff clay over dense sand: unit shaft and tip resistances per layer, Reese & O'Neill t-z curves and the settlement at the service load.

Drilled shaft and settlement mode · Unit shaft and tip resistance · Reese & O'Neill t-z curves · Axial force

Watch on YouTube · 6:20

All of them are in the Sol-load Tutorials playlist on YouTube, with chapters and English subtitles. New to Sol-load? Start with the getting-started guide and the user manual.