Overview
Run a pile analysis for your layout to determine which piles within the tables are within of tolerance and which tables will require grading work to bring your table up to tolerance.
Table of Contents
Pile Analysis
- Enable Follow Terrain in the Render Menu
- Click the Civil Icon in the tool bar
- Choose the region(s) to run the pile analysis
- Fill the inputs or use the default values:
Input Description Max Percent Slope The maximum slope tolerance of the table structure. Value typically provided by the manufacturer's specifications. - Trackers: North-South
- Fixed Tilt: East-West
Embedment Depth The depth of the pile required for the structural integrity of the table. Value typically provided by the manufacturer's specifications. Minimum Reveal The minimum distance from the ground to the top of the post. Typically based on manufacturer's specifications and site-specific requirements. Maximum Reveal The maximum distance from the ground to the top of the post. Typically based on manufacturer's specifications and site-specific requirements. Pile Length Interval Length interval for determining the number of different pile lengths for the bill of materials. - Shorter lengths = more pile options
- Longer lengths = less pile options
Choose the shape for cut and fill volume Shape of the pile foundation. - Cube = Square shaped piles
- Cylinder = Circular shaped piles
- Press the Calculate button to begin the pile analysis calculations
Civil Analysis Results
- After completing a Pile analysis, the Results button will be available. Click the Results button to bring up the Pile Calculation Results.
- The Pile Calculation Results will show the input values as well piles that are out of tolerance and how much total civil work needed to bring the piles in tolerance (cut and fill).
- To see all the piles information, export the pile calculation results as a CSV
- If the result is not needed anymore, press the trash icon to delete the result
Pile Data (csv)
- After exporting the pile calculations data, open the CSV file. For more description of each column see the table below
Input Description Table ID Identification for each table in the region. Identification starts from the top row (northerly row) Pile ID Identification of each row Standard Pile Length The minimum distance from the ground to the top of the post. Typically based on manufacturer's specifications and site-specific requirements. Embedment (ft) The maximum distance from the ground to the top of the post. Typically based on manufacturer's specifications and site-specific requirements. Pile Position Length interval for determining the number of different pile lengths for the bill of materials. Z(Original) The z-coordinate of the pile on the terrain surface Z(Proposed) The calculated z-coordinate of the pile at the new grade in order for the pile to be in tolerance Top of Pile Elevation The z-coordinate of the top of the pile Slope (%) The slope percentage of the table Tracker Type For Voyager trackers only, identifies the type of tracker based on the location in the region. Drive Pile For trackers only. When TRUE, this identifies the pile is the drive pile which is typically the middle pile of a table which the motor is located. Cut The amount of dirt that needs to be removed at the pile to have the table in slope tolerance Fill The amount of dirt that needs to be added at the pile to have the table in slope tolerance
FAQ
How do I find cut and fill values?
Cut and fill values are found in the exported CSV
Is coordinate points in the CSV real world elevations or relative?
Coordinates are relative and not tied to the real world elevations
Troubleshooting
Cannot run a pile analysis
Potential causes:
- Follow Terrain toggle is turned off. Under Render menu, verify Follow Toggle is turned on
- No piles are in the table. Create a new table with piles and then rerun the layout.
Error message: Given max slope % is miss matched from the selected region/s max slope %. Hit update to make it same