Alfonso Prosperi's Communities Activitieshttps://communities.bentley.com/members/ddef6fe3_2d00_3a15_2d00_4714_2d00_8488_2d00_5a7ee239df4bRecent activity for people in Alfonso Prosperi's communityen-USTelligent Community 12Groundwater lowering for settlement predictionhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/geotech-analysis/f/forum/213265/groundwater-lowering-for-settlement-predictionThu, 29 Apr 2021 12:05:00 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:02bee8fa-21e4-43ce-a972-5801831bd6daAlfonso Prosperi<p>Hello there,</p> <p>I was trying to predict the settlement of layered soils due to the groundwater lowering.</p> <p>My guess is that, in order to model the consolidation process, I need to apply a flow function, modelling the hydraulic head lowering over time, in order to get the pore pressure variation, using a fully coupled flow-deformation analysis.</p> <p>I do not want to use water wells for my purposes.</p> <p>Any experience on similar cases?</p> <p>Regards</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Ask A Question Ihttps://communities.bentley.com/achievements/460ac7df-7ccc-4c42-a204-9e05eef3be09Thu, 29 Apr 2021 04:13:56 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:1a3fa81d-c6e5-454c-ba39-80bb299cf4fcAsk a question in a forum.