Soil Parameters Kav And α
The values of Kav and α parameters are automatically calculated according to soil type or they can be entered manually by the user.
Table of Kav and α parameters
Soil type | Kav [kPa] | α [%] |
Sand | 1000 | 1.4 |
Sand clayey | 600 | 3.0 |
Sand clayey-silty | 500 | 2.8 |
Sand silty-clayey | 700 | 2.4 |
Sand silty | 800 | 2.0 |
Clay | 200 | 6.0 |
Clay sandy | 350 | 2.4 |
Clay sandy-silty | 300 | 2.8 |
Clay silty-sandy | 330 | 3.0 |
Clay silty | 220 | 4.0 |
Silt | 400 | 3.0 |
Silt sandy-clayey | 450 | 2.8 |
Silt sandy | 550 | 2.2 |
Silt clayey-sandy | 250 | 3.0 |
Silt clayey | 230 | 3.4 |