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USER’S GUIDE
Windows - Version 10
Program authors:
Prof. M. El Gendy
Dr. A. El Gendy
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7.1 "Plan View" command .................................................................................................................. 48
7.2 “Diagrams" command ................................................................................................................... 49
7.3 "Contour Lines" ............................................................................................................................. 49
7.3.1 Contours with a constant interval .................................................................................... 50
7.3.2 Contours with a variable interval ..................................................................................... 51
7.3.3 Color contours .................................................................................................................. 52
7.4 "Circular Diagrams" command ...................................................................................................... 53
7.5 "Result Values" command ............................................................................................................ 54
7.6 “Results (List)" command .............................................................................................................. 55
8 Text-Editor ................................................................................................................................................ 56
8.1 Clipboard Group Command .......................................................................................................... 56
8.1.1 "Cut" command ................................................................................................................ 56
8.1.2 "Copy" command.............................................................................................................. 56
8.1.3 "Paste" command ............................................................................................................. 56
8.1.4 "Delete" command ........................................................................................................... 57
8.1.5 "Select all" command ....................................................................................................... 57
8.2 "Editing" command group............................................................................................................. 57
8.2.1 "Find" command ............................................................................................................... 57
8.2.2 "Find next" command ....................................................................................................... 57
8.2.3 "Replace" command ......................................................................................................... 57
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10 Setting Tab ................................................................................................................................................ 59
10.1 “Setting-Options” Command Group ............................................................................................. 59
10.1.1 "Plot parameters" command .......................................................................................... 59
10.1.2 "Display values" command ............................................................................................. 60
10.2 “Format” Command Group ........................................................................................................... 61
10.2.1 "Line formats" command ............................................................................................... 61
10.2.2 "Fill color" command ...................................................................................................... 62
10.2.3 "Max. Ordinate" command ............................................................................................ 62
10.2.4 "Font" command ............................................................................................................ 63
10.2.5 "Legend" command ........................................................................................................ 64
10.3 “Main Data” Command Group ...................................................................................................... 64
10.3.1 "Preferences" command ................................................................................................ 64
10.3.2 "Directory of data" command ........................................................................................ 64
10.3.3 "Firm header" command ................................................................................................ 65
10.3.4 "Help language setting" command ................................................................................. 65
10.3.5 "System of Units" command .......................................................................................... 66
10.3.6 "Number formats" command ......................................................................................... 66
10.3.7 "Project Explorer" command .......................................................................................... 67
10.3.8 "Status bar" command ................................................................................................... 67
1 Description of Quick ELPLA
The program Quick ELPLA is a part of the program package GEOTEC. The original program Quick ELPLA was
developed firstly by M. Kany, M. El Gendy and A. El Gendy and then after the death of Prof. Kany it was revised
by M. El Gendy and A. El Gendy.
Quick ELPLA version 10 is a major update to GEOTEC v9.3. It has a significant enhancement. The new features
and enhancements are the result of feedbacks from users over the last years. The major enhancement in
Version 10 is that the program contains the old program Quick ELPLA for analyzing different shallow foundation
problems beside the program TIEF for analyzing single piles, pile walls, rigid pile groups and rigid piled rafts;
and the program SETZ for determining settlements of footing groups. Furthermore, the program uses the
facilities of the ribbon technique interfaces.
Quick ELPLA is a graphical software product that operates under Microsoft Windows 7 & 8. The common "what
you see is what you get" of Windows applications makes it easy to learn how to use Quick ELPLA, especially if
you are already familiar with the Windows environment.
Start Quick ELPLA by clicking the program icon in the Windows "Start"-Menu or Windows Desktop. The
following introduction screen (Figure 1) appears.
Many of the tools you use in Quick ELPLA are found in the Ribbon, which is near the top of the Quick ELPLA
window. The following illustration shows the Ribbon and other parts of Quick ELPLA.
The next paragraphs describe the purpose and function of each Quick ELPLA command.
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Project View area
button Explorer
2 Quick Access 4 Ribbon 6 Status Bar
Toolbar
Figure 1 Introduction screen of the program Quick ELPLA
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Quick ELPLA general features are common features that may be repeated under different
menus or command groups. They are listed in this section to not repeat them through the user
guides.
Common features are similar those of Windows CAD and Rendering programs. If you are
familiar with Windows CAD and Rendering programs, you can certainly skip this chapter and can get a head
start form Chapter 3.
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Use “Quick Print” command to send drawing directly to the printer using the default printer setting.
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By "Axes" command, scaled axes can be defined on the drawing, Figure 15 and Error! Reference source not
found..
By "Title" command, the text data (two lines text above the drawing and two lines text under the drawing) can
be defined, Figure 16.
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By the "Exit" command, the current project is closed and Quick ELPLA Program is quitted.
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In case of one of the data files is not found, the following Message box appears to show the project data that
are not found. These data are important for the analysis.
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Note: When user chooses to delete a project, a Message box will appear (Figure 28). Deleted files by Quick
ELPLA go to the recycled pin.
define the analysis type of the problem from different structural systems that are available in QUICK ELPLA.
After selecting the structural system, click "Next" button to go to the next step.
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5 Shallow foundations
Shallow foundation problem those can be analyzed are, 0:
1. Stresses in soil
2. Strains in soil
3. Displacements in soil
4. Consolidation settlement
5. Degree of consolidation
6. Time-settlement curve
7. Displacement of rigid raft
8. Consolidation of rigid raft
9. Settlement of footing groups
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Figure 44 Pore water pressure with time for multi layered of clayey soil
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6 Deep foundations
Deep foundation problem those can be analyzed are, Figure 57:
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The input data are dimensions of piles, pile tip resistance from penetration test or cohesion Cu of the layers.
Skin frication of the pile can be defined by the user or determined according to DIN 4014, Figure 60 and Figure
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Linear analysis
Nonlinear analysis using a hyperbolic function for load-settlement
Nonlinear analysis using DIN 4014 for load-settlement
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7 Results Tab
Results Tab is used to display graphically the calculated results and input project data. The drawing of the
results and data can be displayed first on the screen, and then can be sent to the printer or plotter. The
calculated results and input project data can be presented graphically as follows:
The drawings, if desired, can be saved as WMF-format files, in which they can be exported to other Windows
applications to prepare reports, slide presentations or add further information.
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When this command is chosen, the selection Dialog box shown in Figure 76 appears. In this Dialog box, select
one item to draw, and then click "OK" Button.
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Color circles
Circular diagrams can be colored and shaded by checking "Color circles" check box in "Plot Parameters" form,
Figure 95.
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8 Text-Editor
Text-Editor is a simple word processing program. The project data or results can be displayed, changed or
printed through Text-Editor. Data or results, if desired, can be saved as ASCII-format or RTF-Format files. These
files can be exported to other Windows-applications (for example WordPerfect or Word) to prepare reports or
add further information.
Text-Editor is called through embedded Tabs. In Quick ELPLA, text-editor called through List Tab as shown in
Figure 88.
The following paragraph presents and describes the Tab main commands.
Match case
Finds only text that has the same pattern of uppercase and lowercase characters as the text was
specified in "Find what" Text box
Finds only whole words instead of searching for text inside longer words
Searches inside only the selected text instead of searching for text inside all file
Match case
Finds and replaces only text that has the same pattern of uppercase and lowercase characters as the
text was specified in "Find what"
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Finds and replaces only whole words instead of searching for text inside longer words
Searches and replaces inside only the selected text instead of searching for text inside all file
Note
By "Replace All" command all instances of the text can be replaced
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8.4.4 Alignment
Choose Left to align text to the left with a ragged right edge (or use the keyboard shortcut, CTRL+L).
Choose Center to center text with a ragged left and right edge (CTRL+E).
Choose Right to align text to the right with a ragged left edge.
9 Setting Tab
The Setting Tab has the following commands:
Contour Lines
- Color contours with or without display contour lines. If "color contours" is checked, the contours will
have 13 constant intervals with 13 colors. Colors start at color blue, which represents the minimum
value and end at color red representing the maximum value
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- Writing factor. If "Writing factor" is checked, the intensity of numbers on the contour lines will be
defined
- Display contours with a constant interval
Element Groups
- Color element groups and slab thickness
Circular Diagrams
- Color circles of circular diagrams. If "color circles" is checked, the positive circles are red and the
negative circles are blue
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- Slab boundary
- Elements
- Contour lines
- Legends
- Circular diagrams
- Page boundary
- Identification box
- Streaks of principal moments (+ve)
- Streaks of principal moments (-ve)
- Slab dimensions
- Loads
- Axes
- Axes of symmetry
- Symbol of symmetry
- Axis arrows
- Girder axes
- Piles in plan
- Pile hatching
- Cartesian grid
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Legend size
In "Legend size" Group box, the height and width of the legend can be defined.
In the Dialog box of Figure 103, define the geometry parameters such as element dimensions and number of
circular divisions. Also the command can be used to define iteration parameters such as convergence tolerance
and maximum number of iterations.
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You can define the language of the help system used in Quick ELPLA applications (Figure 106). The three
languages are English, German and Arabic.
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Number = 5459.3472
Format "0.000" gives 5459.347
Format "0.00" gives 5459.35
Format "0.0" gives 5459.4
Format "0" gives 5459
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