GRLWEAP14
GRLWEAP Wave Equation Analysis
Wave Equation Analysis of Pile Driving Software
Proven. Trusted. Flexible.
GRLWEAP continues to be the software of choice
for industry- leading piling professionals around
the world. Developed by the founders of Pile
Dynamics, Inc., this wave equation analysis
program includes new innovations with its latest
release, GRLWEAP14.
• Simulates the pile response to impact or
GRLWEAP14 simulates motions and forces in a vibratory hammer forces
foundation pile when driven by either an impact • Helps select appropriate hammer and
or a vibratory hammer. Its features help improve driving system with known piling, soil and
the accuracy of predicted stresses, bearing capacity requirements
capacities, blow counts and installation time.
• Determines pile driveability and estimates
Results can be further refined when matched total driving time
with field observation and measurement results
• Available in professional, offshore wave,
defined by the Pile Driving Analyzer ® system (PDA).
and network versions
GRLWEAP14 can be used to:
• Software license download, no USB or
• Calculates soil resistance, dynamic pile shipping costs required
stresses, and estimated capacities based on
field observed blow count, for a given hammer
and pile system
• Help select appropriate hammer(s) and driving
system with known piling, soil and capacity
requirements.
• Determine whether a pile will be overstressed
at a certain penetration or if refusal will likely
occur before a desired pile penetration is
reached
• Estimates the total driving time
• Provides Summary Reports in traditional US or SI
Unit measurements
hammer models (database includes nearly
GRLWEAP14 innovations include 1000 hammer models)
• Multiple static geotechnical analysis tools • User-friendly interface with simplified menus
including methods based on soil type, SPT and streamlined Summary Reports (PDF
or CPT information (FHWA (Nordlund & printable format)
Tomlinson), API2 and A&H (Alme&Hamre) • Extensive driving system data for a special
methods), eliminating the need to replicate version for offshore specific problems
analysesFlexible Driveability Analysis input
• Flexibility to create non-uniform pile profiles
• Friction fatigue analysis with enhanced graphics with PileBuilder
for both onshore and offshore applications
• Flexible Driveability Analysis input with multiple
GRLWEAP’s Offshore Wave Version a driving criterion and as an aid in construction
is particularly well suited to analyze control.
complex situations encountered in Variable vs Time Graph shows any calculated
offshore pile driving, such as: quantity as a function of time for caparison
with measurements or illustration of stress wave
• Pipe Pile Builder simplifies input of complex propagation.
pipe pile sections stabbing guides and
add-ons
Computation process features:
• Hammer location at pile top, bottom or in-
• Smith-type lumped mass hammer and pile
between
model with Newmark predictor-corrector
• Static bending analysis for inclined pile type analysis
driving by free riding hammers
• Realistic non-linear stress-strain analysis of
• Output tables of stress ranges and extrema pile with splices, slacks, cushions, and other
with number of occurrences for fatigue material interfaces
damage studies of piles
• Basic Smith-type soil model with several
• Soil plug weight mass consideration research extensions
• Two soil fatigue options to calculate static • Thermodynamic and intuitive analysis for
soil resistance to driving (SRD) diesel hammer stroke calculation
• Multi-material analysis for composite piles
GRLWEAP14 Output Graphics
• Two-pile analysis for mandrel driven piles
Bearing Graph depicts the relationship of
pile bearing capacities, pile driving stresses
and stroke versus blow count. It can be used
to estimate the capacity given an observed
blow count or the required blow count for a
specified capacity. The maximum capacity
that a hammer-pile-soil system can achieve is
also apparent.
Driveability Graph is a plot of capacity, blow
count and dynamic stress extrema versus
depth. It allows for consideration of hammer
energy and efficiency changes, cushion
deterioration, soil resistance degradation
and soil setup during driving interruptions. The
numerical summary also includes an estimate
of driving time based on the calculated
number of blows and on the rate of hammer
blows (blows per minute).
Inspector’s Chart depicts stroke (or hammer
energy) versus blow count for a single capacity
value. Inspector’s Charts are used to establish
Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI) is the world leader in developing, manufacturing and supplying
state of the art QA/QC products and systems for the deep foundations industry. The
company is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, with offices and representatives
worldwide. For additional information visit us at www.pile.com or contact [email protected].
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