[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":79},["ShallowReactive",2],{"copy:newsletters:en":3,"newsletters:en:2025-04-04-xconstruct-new-pile-bearing-capacity":54},{"seoTitle":4,"description":5,"ui":6,"label":9,"title":9,"lead":10,"listLabel":11,"filter":12,"types":22,"langTag":28,"meta":31,"notes":34,"nav":47,"cta":51},"Newsletters since 2015 · Struct4U","The Struct4U newsletters since 2015: new versions of XFEM4U, XFrame2D, XBeam2D and XConstruct, news, training and events, in English and Dutch.",{"home":7,"breadcrumb":8},"Home","Breadcrumb","Newsletters","The newsletters Struct4U sent to its users since 2015: new versions, new modules, news, training and events. 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This error has been fixed.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Reading some GEF files did not go correctly in all cases. This problem has been fixed. (help desk 2709)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>The calculation of the downdrag (negative skin friction) was not quite correct. This has been corrected. (help desk 2712)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fnewsletters\u002Fimg\u002F2025-04-04-xconstruct-new-pile-bearing-capacity\u002F01-1600.webp?v=0a61be0b98f6\" srcset=\"\u002Fnewsletters\u002Fimg\u002F2025-04-04-xconstruct-new-pile-bearing-capacity\u002F01-800.webp?v=903b86d72286 800w, \u002Fnewsletters\u002Fimg\u002F2025-04-04-xconstruct-new-pile-bearing-capacity\u002F01-1600.webp?v=0a61be0b98f6 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), (max-width: 924px) calc(100vw - 64px), 860px\" width=\"1600\" height=\"861\" alt=\"XConstruct: pile bearing capacity module with a cone penetration test, the soil layers and the calculation results\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on a Cone Penetration Test (CPT) or multiple CPTs you can quickly and very easily calculate the bearing capacity of a compression pile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Calculation based on the Eurocode 7 EN 1997-1\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>CPT can be read in as GEF-file.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>With the built-in "\u003Cem>Digitizer\u003C\u002Fem>" you can also quickly and easily digitize a CPT when you do not have a GEF file(s).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Concrete piles, steel piles and wooden piles are provided.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Piles with a weighted base are provided.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Intuitive user interface where you can graphically "drag and drop" all levels such as pile tip level or water level, but you can also enter your levels numerical.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Net decisive pile bearing capacity over multiple CPT's with a coefficient of variation test of 12%.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Bearing capacity over a trajectory including graphic representation.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Settlement calculation and load-sag diagram per CPT.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Settlement calculation pile group.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Elastic pile shortening.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Spring value of the pile. With a lower and upper limit.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>The output is transparent and readable as of course you have long been accustomed to from us.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Eager to see how this new module works?\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsoftware.struct4u.com\u002Fdownloads\u002Fpaal.mp4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for a demo\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>And do you want to see how easily you can digitize a CPT with that built-in “Digitizer”?\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsoftware.struct4u.com\u002Fdownloads\u002Fdigitizer.mp4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for a demo\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Tip\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Furthermore, we refer you to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dinoloket.nl\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DINOloket\u003C\u002Fa>. Here you can find probes for a large number of locations in the Netherlands. This can be useful when you don't have a CPT at all yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fnewsletters\u002Fimg\u002F2025-04-04-xconstruct-new-pile-bearing-capacity\u002F02-627.webp?v=9a36c9aef335\" width=\"627\" height=\"837\" alt=\"Cone penetration test diagram with cone resistance, soil layers, pile tip level and the forces on the pile\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this new module you can quickly design your foundation pile and calculate the pile bearing capacity but also the spring value. And that is of course super convenient when you need to design a beam grid. We plan to fully integrate this module into \u003Cstrong>XFEM4U\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fnewsletters\u002Fimg\u002F2025-04-04-xconstruct-new-pile-bearing-capacity\u002F03-570.webp?v=c218a998878d\" width=\"570\" height=\"759\" alt=\"Load-settlement diagram of the pile with the shaft resistance and the base resistance\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To stay up to date with the latest developments you can follow us on \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fcompany\u002Fstruct4u\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linkedin\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"src":68,"width":69,"height":70},"\u002Fnewsletters\u002Fimg\u002F2025-04-04-xconstruct-new-pile-bearing-capacity\u002F01-1600.webp?v=0a61be0b98f6",1600,861,{"slug":72,"title":64,"date":73,"lang":62},"2025-03-31-xconstruct-new-pile-bearing-capacity","2025-03-31",{"slug":75,"title":76,"date":77,"lang":62},"2025-04-17-export-to-idea-statica-import-from-tekla-automatic-meshi","Export to IDEA StatiCa \u002F Import from TEKLA \u002F automatic meshing","2025-04-17",1,1792702105649]