Simulation software CAPWAP

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Analytical. Measured. Trusted. Forces and velocities occurring at the pile top during ram impact are complementary quantities related to each other by pile characteristics and soil resistance. CAPWAP (Case Pile Wave Analysis Program) is a signal matching software program that uses such force and velocity data measured by the Pile Driving Analyzer® (PDA) system to: • Calculate static soil resistance magnitude and distribution along the shaft and at the pile toe • Calculate stresses at any point along the pile • Simulate a static load test in compression and tension (uplift) • Predict the instantaneous load displacement behavior of the tested pile CAPWAP analyzes not only data obtained during PDA testing of driven piles, but also of drilled shafts or bored piles and augered-cast-in-place or continuous flight auger piles. CAPWAP® Output Includes: • Simulated static load vs. pile top and toe movement • Soil resistance distribution • Dynamic forces and stresses along the shaft • Damping and quake along shaft and at toe • Measured and computed forces and velocities • CAPWAP finds the static soil resistance model that best matches the dynamic measurements of pile force and velocity, either automatically or interactively • Calculations can be performed in Traditional US, SI or Metric unitsSaves construction time and money with early shaft evaluation • CAPWAP licenses are available with hardware or software locks • CAPWAP is to be operated by a person with an engineering degree from an institution of higher learning with additional preparation by Pile Dynamics or its representatives