Repute 2.5 Quick-Start Guide

Geocentrix
Repute 2.5
Quick-Start Guide
Onshore pile design and analysis

2 Geocentrix Repute 2.5 Quick-Start Guide
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Acknowledgments
Repute 2.0 was developed with the generous support of Corus, Atkins, and Stent
Foundations. Repute 2.x was designed and written by Dr Andrew Bond of
Geocentrix, with the assistance of Ian Spencer of Honor Oak Systems.
PGroupN was designed and written by Dr Francesco Basile of Geomarc. Special

recognition goes to the late Dr Ken Fleming of Cementation Foundations Skanska
for his invaluable advice and support during the development of PGroupN.
The Repute Quick-Start Guide was written by Andrew Bond.
The following people assisted with the production of the program and its
documentation: Jenny Bond, Francesco Basile, Romain Arnould, Joe Bond, Tom
Bond, Halcrow Group, Jack Offord, and Claire Bond. The following generously
gave their time during initial beta testing: Francesco Basile and Dave Rowbottom.
Revision history
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Last revised 18 August 2017 (for version 2.5.1).
Table of contents 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INTRODUCING REPUTE 2.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

What’s new in Repute 2.5? 5
Documentation 6
Help system 6
Software Re-Assurance™ 7
Notes 7
TUTORIAL 1
H-PILE IN CLAY AND SAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Overview 8
Step 1 – create the project 9
Step 2 – create the borehole 11
Step 3 – create the pile 12
Step 4 – create the force 14
Step 5 – create the calculations 15
Step 6 – perform and review the calculations 16
Step 7 – produce a report 18
Step 8 – close the project 19
What next? 19
TUTORIAL 2
FLEMING ’S HYPERBOLIC ANALYSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Overview 20
Step 1 – create the project information 21
Step 2 – create the ground conditions 22
Step 4 – create the force 24
Step 5 – sleeve the pile 24
Step 6 – create the scenario and calculation 24
Step 7 – perform and review the calculation 25
What’s next? 27
TUTORIAL 3
SINGLE PILE DESIGN TO EUROCODE 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Overview 28
Step 3 – add a water table 32
Step 5 – create the forces 34

Step 6 – create the calculation 35
Step 7 – customize the calculation 36
Step 8 – perform and review the calculations 38
Step 9 – change the design standard 39
What’s next? 40
TUTORIAL 4
PILE GROUP IN CLAY AND SAND . .................................... 41
Overview 41
Step 2 – create the pile group 43
Step 4 – enter the soils’ stiffness properties 46
Step 5 – create forces and moments 47
Step 8 – produce a report 51
What’s next? 52
TUTORIAL 5
NON -LINEAR ANALYSIS OF PILE GROUP IN STIFF CLAY OVERLYING A RIGID LAYER .. . 53
Overview 54
Step 2 – create the pile group 55
Step 3 – create the soil 58
Step 4 – create a layer, borehole, and water table 59
Step 5 – create forces and moments 60
Step 8 – export the results 63
What’s next? 63
TUTORIAL 6
ASYMMETRIC PILE GROUP UNDER 3D LOADING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Overview 65
Step 1 – open and modify an existing project 65
Step 2 – specify a new pile group 66
Step 3 – move the piles to their final positions 69
Step 4 – modify the loads 70
What’s next? 73
Introducing Repute 2.5 5
INTRODUCING REPUTE 2.5

Repute® provides a rich set of capabilities for engineers to design/analyse:
! various types of single pile, using current and historical design standards
(such as Eurocode 7 and BS 8004:2015)
! pile groups under generalized 3-dimensional loading, using linear of non-
linear soil models
Repute considers single pile response using a variety of calculation methods for
ultimate and serviceability limit states. Both traditional lumped factors-of-safety and
modern partial factors can be applied in these calculations.
Repute analyses pile group behaviour using the boundary element method,
employing the leading analytical program PGroupN (developed by and included
under exclusive licence from Geomarc). PGroupN provides a complete 3D
non-linear boundary element solution of the soil continuum, which overcomes
limitations of traditional interaction-factor methods and gives more realistic
predictions of deformations and the load distribution between piles.
What’s new in Repute 2.5?
New features
! Multi-threaded boundary element engine, up to 100x faster than before
! Support for spun piles and micropiles
! Action Import Wizard
! Pile Group Import Wizard
! Ability to chose which sections and materials appear in the Stockyard
! Support for BS 8004:2015
! Direct support for rock within the boundary element analysis
Improved features
! Pile Group Wizard now supports a wider range of pile types
! Greater distinction between different calculations in Stockyard
! Updated Quick-Start Tutorial
! Support for using the program across wide area networks
! Numerous other minor improvements
Documentation
Repute is supplied with a detailed Quick-start Guide, comprehensive User Manual,
and authoritative Reference Manual. The latest versions of these manuals (including
any corrections and/or additions since the program’s first release) are available in
electronic (Adobe® Acrobat®) format from the Geocentrix website.
(www.geocentrix.co.uk/repute and follow links to Repute’s documentation).
Quick-Start guide (this booklet)

The Repute 2.5 Quick-Start Guide includes six tutorials that show you how to use
the main features of Repute. Each tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on
how to drive the program. There are three tutorials dealing with single pile design
and three with pile group design. The tutorials increase in difficulty and are
designed to be followed in order.
User manual
The Repute 2.5 User Manual explains how to use Repute. It provides a detailed
description of the program’s user interface and explains how to employ it to
maximum effect.
Reference manual
The Repute 2.5 Reference Manual gives detailed information about the engineering
theory that underpins Repute’s calculations. The manual assumes you have a
working knowledge of the geotechnical design of single piles and pile groups, but
provides appropriate references for further study if you do not.
Help system
Repute’s help system contains detailed information about the program, including
most of the content of the Quick-Start Guide, User Manual, and Reference Manual
– plus additional information that is not found in any of these documents.
Help appears in a separate window to Repute, allowing you to view the help
topics while you continue to work with Repute itself. To open the help system:
! Press F1
! Click the Help button in any dialog box
! Click on the Help button on the right hand side of Repute’s Ribbon
Introducing Repute 2.5 7
Software Re-Assurance™
Software Re-Assurance for Repute (including updates, upgrades, and technical
support) is available direct from Geocentrix or through your local distributor. To
obtain Re-Assurance, contact Geocentrix as follows:
Repute Technical Support T: +44 (0)1737 373963

Geocentrix Ltd E: support@geocentrix.co.uk
Scenic House, 54 Wilmot Way W: www.geocentrix.co.uk/support
Banstead, Surrey
SM7 2PY, United Kingdom Please be at your computer and have
your licence number ready when you
Please quote your licence number call
and on all correspondence
Notes
Screenshots in this guide were produced on Windows 10 (your screen may differ).
Not all options are available in every edition of Repute.
In this guide, ‘[Docs]’ refers to the folder where the documents that ship with
Repute were installed, typically here:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Geocentrix\Repute\2.5
On Windows XP, replace:
C:\Users\Public\Documents
with:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents

TUTORIAL 1
H-PILE IN CLAY AND SAND
This tutorial demonstrates the basic features of Repute, through a worked example
involving the analysis of a single H-pile installed in clay and sand:
! Ground conditions comprise 5 m of clay overlying 20 m of dense sand.

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The clay has unit weight of 20.5 kN/m , angle of shearing resistance of
23E, and undrained shear strength of 60 kPa. The sand has unit weight of
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18 kN/m and angle of shearing resistance of 35E.
! The foundation comprises a 305 x 305 x 110 H-pile of steel grade S275.
! A vertical load of 700 kN is to be applied to the pile.
! You want to determine the minimum length of pile needed to safely
carry the applied action according to traditional UK practice.
This tutorial is written for users of the Standard, Enterprise, and Trial Editions of
Repute only. Users of the Professional Edition should look at Tutorials 4-6.
Overview
! In Step 1, you will use the Project Wizard to enter project information,
select a design standard, and create scenarios to represent short- and
long-term conditions.
! In Step 2, you will use the Borehole Wizard to create a borehole
containing clay and sand layers.
! In Step 3, you will create an H-pile and specify its cross-section and steel
grade.
! In Step 4, you will create the force applied to the pile.
! In Step 5, you will use the Calculation Wizard to create the calculations
you want Repute to perform.
! In Step 6, you will perform the calculations and review the results.
! In Step 7, you will produce a report summarising the results of the
calculations.
! In Step 8, you will close (and optionally save) the project.
If Repute is not already running, double-click on the Repute icon on Windows’

Desktop to start the program. Once the splash screen has disappeared, Repute
displays its Welcome page.
Tutorial 1: H-pile in clay and sand 9
If you have an existing project open, click Close on the program’s File menu. (You
will be prompted to save your work if you have not already done so.)
Step 1 – create the project

In Step 1, you will use the Project Wizard to enter project information, select a
design standard, and create scenarios to represent short- and long-term conditions.
1. Open the Project Wizard by

selecting the Wizards tab on
Repute’s ribbon and then clicking
on the Project Wizard button.
2. When the Wizard appears, type
“Tutorial 1” in the Project name
box. Choose the folder where
you want to save this project by using the Path control. (If you do not change
the setting here, it will be saved in your Documents folder.)
3. Enter “H-pile in clay and sand” in the Description box and “01” in the Project
ID box.
4. Click Next to display the next page (the standards that appear depend on
which edition of Repute you are running). Select BS 8004: 2015 by clicking on
the relevant checkbox (a tick mark appears when a standard is selected).
5. Click Next to display the next page. Increase the Number of scenarios to 2
and then change the Design Situation of Scenario 1 to “Transient” but leave
Stage 2 as “Persistent”.
6. Click Next to display the final page. If you wish to review any of the settings
you have made, click Back to return to the relevant page.
7. When you are ready, click Finish to generate the
project. The Project Wizard then:
! Creates Soils 1-2, Layers 1-2, and Borehole 1
! Creates Site 1, Ground 1, Design Standard 1,
and Stages 1-2
! Adds Ground 1 to Stages 1-2
! Creates a new project named Tutorial
1.rpx with all these items
8. You can view these items by right-clicking anywhere

inside the Project Manager to display its context
menu and selecting the Expand All command. The Project Manager will then
look as shown in the picture alongside.
9. To view the properties of any particular item, select the item you want to
inspect in Repute’s Project Manager (e.g. Site 1)
10. Display the Property Inspector for the item by:
! Right-clicking on the item, to display its context menu, and clicking the
Properties... command
! Or ... Double-clicking on the item
11. Repute’s Property Inspector will open and

display the properties of the selected item. (For
example, for Site 1 the description is shown as
“H-pile in clay and sand” and the Project ID as
“01”.)
[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 1\Step
1.rpx captures everything so far.
Step 2 – create the borehole

In Step 2, you will use the Borehole Wizard to create a borehole containing clay
and sand layers.
1. Open the Borehole Wizard by

Repute’s ribbon and then clicking on
the Borehole Wizard button.
2. When the Wizard appears, increase
the number of layers to 2.
3. Click Next to display the next page. Change Layer 1's thickness to 5m and its
soil type to “Clay”. Change the thickness of Layer 2 to 20m but leave its soil
type as “Sand”.
4. Click Next to display the next page. Change the Weight density (unit weight)
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of Soil 1 to 20.5 kN/m and its Angle of shearing to 23E. Change the weight
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density of Soil 2 to 18 kN/m and its angle of shearing to 35E. Leave the
Cohesion of both soils unchanged.
5. Click Next to display the next page. Change the Strength of Soil 1 to 60 kPa.
Leave all other properties unchanged. (Note that Soil 2 does not appear on
this page, since it is a sand and so does not have undrained properties.)
6. Click Next to display the next page. Click All to select both stages.
7. Click Next to display the next page. If you wish to review
any of the settings you have made, click Back to return to
the relevant page.
8. When you are ready, click Finish to generate the borehole.
The Borehole Wizard then:
! Creates Soils 1-2, Layers 1-2, and Borehole 1
! Links Soil 1 to Layer 1
! Adds Layers 1-2 to Borehole 1
[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 1\Step 2.rpx captures everything so far.
Step 3 – create the pile

In Step 3, you will create an H-pile and specify its cross-section and steel grade.
1. Open the
Stockyard by
selecting the View
tab on Repute’s
ribbon and then
clicking on the
Construct button.
2. When the program has switched to its Construction Desktop (in which the
Drawing Board, Project Manager, and Stockyard are displayed), right-click
anywhere inside the Stockyard to display its context menu and select the
Bearing Piles command. The Bearing Piles group will open.
3. Create the section by selecting the item labelled

“UKBP 305x305x95”, right-clicking to display its
context menu, and then selecting the command
Create ‘UKBP 305x305x95’. The newly-created
hot-rolled section will appear in the Project
Manager (under Sections).
4. Next, right-click anywhere inside the Stockyard
to display its context menu and select the Steels
command. The Steels group will open.
5. Create the steel by holding the Ctrl key down
and clicking on the item labelled “S275”. (When
the Ctrl key is pressed, Repute automatically
creates any item that you select in the
Stockyard. This saves you the effort of displaying
the popup menu each time you want to create
a new item.) The newly-created steel will appear
in the Project Manager (under Materials).
6. Finally, click on the Stockyard’s Structural
Elements caption (near the bottom of the
Stockyard). The Structural Elements panel will
open.
7. Create the pile by holding the Ctrl key down
and clicking on the item labelled “H-pile”. The
newly-created pile will appear in the Project
Manager (under Structural Elements).
8. In the Project Manager, right-click on the newly-
created pile (“Pile 1”) to display its context
menu and select the Properties... command.
The Property Inspector will appear.
9. In the Property Inspector, change the Material
Name (under Material Properties) from “Not
specified” to “Steel 1”. Then change the Section
Name (under Section Properties) from “Not
specified” to “Section 1”. Leave all other
properties of the pile unchanged.
10. Returning to the Project Manager, select Stage
1 (under Scenarios).
11. In the Property Inspector, place a tick next to
Pile 1 (under Structural Elements) to add the
pile to this scenario. The Drawing Board will
refresh.
12. Repeat the previous two instructions for Stage 2.

13. In this step, you have:
! Created Section 1, Steel 1, and Pile 1
! Linked Section 1 and Steel 1 to Pile 1
! Added Pile 1 to Stages 1 and 2
The Drawing Board will now look something like this:
Step 4 – create the force

In Step 4, you will create the force applied to the pile.
1. Open the Stockyard’s

Actions panel by
selecting the Insert tab
on Repute’s ribbon and
then clicking on the
Action button.
2. The Actions group will
open in the Stockyard. Hold the Ctrl key down and click on the item
labelled “Force”.
3. The newly-created force will appear in the
Project Manager (under Actions).
4. In the Property Inspector, change the
Variability of Force 1 (under Options) to
“Permanent” and the value of Fz (under
Components of Action) to 700 kN. The
Resultant will automatically change to 700 kN.
5. In the Project Manager, select “Stage 1” (under
Scenarios).
6. In the Property Inspector, place a tick next to Force 1 (under Actions) to add
the action to this scenario. The Drawing Board will refresh and now look like
this:
7. Repeat the previous two instructions for Stage 2.

! Created Force 1
! Added Force 1 to Stages 1 and 2
This file at [Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 1\Step 4.rpx captures

everything so far.
Step 5 – create the calculations

In Step 5, you will use the Calculation Wizard to create the calculations you want
to perform.
1. Open the Calculation Wizard by selecting the Wizards tab on Repute’s

ribbon and then clicking on the Calculation Wizard button.
2. When the Wizard appears, select “Longitudinal ULS”. (The calculations that
appear here depend on which edition of Repute you are running.)
3. Click Next to display the next page. Select “Design Standard 1” (this is the
BS 8004:2015 design standard created in Step 1 of this tutorial).
4. Click Next to display the next page. Click All to select both stages.
6. When you are ready, click Finish to generate the calculations. The Calculation
Wizard then:
! Creates Calculations 1-2
! Links Stage 1 to Calculation 1
! Links Design Standard 1 to Calculations 1-2
Step 6 – perform and review the calculations

In Step 6, you will perform the calculations and review the results.
1. Run the calculation by

selecting the Build tab
on Repute’s ribbon and
then clicking on the
Run All button.
2. Repute will perform all
the calculations that
you have specified (i.e. Calculations 1 and 2) and then change
to its Checking Desktop (which displays the Workbook and
Graph Paper). You can switch to this display at any time by
clicking on the Check button on the View tab of Repute’s
ribbon.
3. Your screen will now look something like this:
4. The Graph Paper (top right panel) shows:

! effect of the actions E (the sum of the applied forces and the self-weight
of the pile) increasing slightly with depth
! separate components of shaft and base resistances, Rs and Rb
! the total compressive resistance, Rc = Rs + Rb, exceeding the effect of
actions (E # Rc) at a depth between 13.5 and 14.5 m (depending on
which calculation is displayed)
5. The Workbook (top left panel) shows the same

information, but in tabular format. The
Workbook contains a lot more information than
is initially shown. To display this additional
information, click on the button labelled ‘*’ in
the top-left-hand corner of the Workbook (to
the left of the heading ‘Depth’) and select the
data you want to see.
6. To view the results of the second calculation,
select Calculation 2 in the Project Manager.
Repute will automatically update the Workbook
and Graph Paper with this calculation’s data.
(To display the Project Manager, select the
View tab on Repute’s ribbon and then click on
the Project Manager button.)
Step 7 – produce a report

In Step 7, you will produce a report summarising the calculations.
1. Display Repute’s reporting tools by

selecting the View tab on Repute’s
ribbon and then clicking on the
Review button.
2. Next, create a report by selecting
the Reporter tab on Repute’s
ribbon and clicking on the Refresh
button.
3. Repute will generate the requested report and
display it, together with a set of thumbnails, in the
Reporter.
4. You can navigate around

the report using the
controls on the Reporter
tab on Repute’s ribbon:
First Page, Previous Page,
Next Page, and Last Page. You can jump to specific pages by clicking on the
thumbnails on the left-hand side of the Reporter.
5. You can also re-size the report using the Fit Width, Fit Height, Zoom In, and
Zoom Out controls.
6. You can choose what to include in
your report by selecting or
deselecting individual items in the
Report Elements group, then
clicking the Refresh button.
7. You can edit the report’s layout using the Modify command
(this is only available in the Enterprise Edition of the program).
8. You must close this window in order to return to Repute. You
can do this by going to File and then selecting Exit.
9. Finally, you can output the report onto paper using the Print command and
choosing from the options provided in the dialog box that appears on your
screen. (Note: this is not available in the Trial Edition.)
Step 8 – close the project

In Step 8, you will close and – optionally – save the project. (Note: this is not
available in the Trial Edition.)
1. Close the project by clicking on the File menu’s Close command.

2. If you have made changes to the project since it was last saved, Repute will
ask you if you want to save before proceeding. Answer Yes or No by clicking
the appropriate button.
3. Repute will then (if requested) save and close the project.
[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 1\Tutorial 1.rpx. captures everything in

this tutorial.
What next?
Tutorial 2 shows you how to set up Fleming’s hyperbolic analysis.
TUTORIAL 2
FLEMING’S HYPERBOLIC ANALYSIS
Tutorial 2 shows you how to construct a load vs displacement curve for a single
pile, using Fleming’s hyperbolic analysis, described in his 1992 Géotechnique
paper “A new method for single pile settlement prediction and analysis” (see vol.
42, no. 3, pp 411-425). This tutorial demonstrates how to setup a calculation in
Repute without using the program’s built-in wizards, thereby showing you how
versatile the program’s user interface is.
The worked example is taken from Figure 6 in Fleming’s paper, which is based
upon from tests carried out at Wembley by Whitaker & Cooke. We are interested
in replicating the load vs displacement curve given by Fleming’s analysis.
! Ground conditions at the site are not given in the paper, so we will
assume 25m of London Clay with an undrained strength of 100 kPa and
an angle of shearing resistance of 23E.
! The pile studied is a 12.2 m long, 775 mm diameter bored pile made of
concrete with Young’s modulus equal to 19.5 GPa.
! A vertical load of 200 tonnes (approximately 2000 kN) is applied at the
centre of the pile.
! The ultimate load that the pile can carry has been calculated (separately)
as 1994 kN on the shaft and 1002 kN from the base. The soil modulus
below the pile base is 33.125 MPa. Other parameters used by Fleming
are the shaft flexibility factor (0.0017 or 0.17%) and effective column
length factor (0.45).
Overview
! In Step 1, you will enter project information about the site and the
Engineer.
! In Step 2, you will define the site’s ground conditions.
! In Step 3, you will create a bored pile and specify its cross-section and
concrete grade.
! In Step 4, you will create the force applied to the pile.
! In Step 5, you will sleeve the pile through the made ground.
! In Step 6, you will create the scenario and calculation and link various
Tutorial 2: Fleming’s hyperbolic analysis 21
items together.
! In Step 7, you will perform the calculation and produce a report showing
the relationship between load and displacement.

If you have an existing project open, click Close on the program’s Application
menu. You will be prompted to save your work if you have not already done so.
Step 1 – create the project information

In Step 1, you will enter project information about the site and the Engineer.
1. Click New on the program’s File menu to

create a blank project. Alternatively, click
on the New button on the Quick-access
toolbar, located on the right-hand side of
Repute’s icon in the tile bar.
2. Open the Stockyard’s Project Information
group by selecting the Insert tab on
Repute’s ribbon and then clicking on the Project
Information button. The Project Information group will
open in the Stockyard.
3. Hold the Ctrl key down and click on the item labelled
“Construction Site”. A newly-created site will appear in
the Project Manager (under Project Information).
4. In the Project Manager, double-click on the
newly-created site (“Site 1”) to open its Property
Inspector.
5. In the Property Inspector, change the Name to
“Wembley”.
6. Enter “Fleming’s Hyperbolic Analysis” in the
Description box and click OK to confirm what
you have typed.
7. Enter “Fig. 6” in the Project ID box.
8. Returning to the Stockyard, create a Party by holding down the Ctrl key and
clicking on the item labelled “Party”. A newly-created party will appear in the
Project Manager (under Project Information) as “Party 1” and the Property

Inspector will display its default properties.
9. In the Property Inspector, change the Name of the newly-created party to
“Whitaker and Cooke” and their role to “Engineer” (if not already selected).
Step 2 – create the ground conditions

In Step 2, you will define the site’s ground conditions.
1. Returning to the Stockyard, click on the button labelled Common to open the
Common group, where you will find (amongst other items) Plane Ground.
2. Hold the Ctrl key down and click on the item
labelled “Plane Ground” to create it.
3. In the Property Inspector, change the Name of
the Plane Ground to “Horizontal Ground” but
leave its other (default) properties unchanged.
4. Back in the Stockyard, open the Materials group
so that you can create a Clay. You may need to
click one of the small buttons at the bottom of
the Stockyard to display this group. You can
move the mouse over each button in turn to
display a tooltip indicating which panels they
control. Create the Clay by Ctrl-clicking on it.
the new Clay to “London Clay”, and enter the
following properties: under the heading Drained
Strength, Angle of shearing resistance = 23E;
under Undrained strength, Minimum undrained
strength = 100 kPa.
6. In the Stockyard, open the Geotechnical Constituents group and create both a
Soil Layer and a Borehole.
7. Select the layer in the Project Manager and then (in the Property Inspector)
change its Name to “Clay Layer”, its Thickness to 25 m, and select “London
Clay” in its Soil box, under the heading Material.
8. Now select the borehole in the Project Manager and the, in the Property
Inspector, rename it “Wembley Borehole”. Next, press the Select... button.
9. In the dialog box that appears, click on the >> button to move “Clay Layer”
from the Available layers box to the Selected layers box. Click OK to confirm
the changes.

In Step 3, you will create a bored pile and specify its cross-section and concrete
grade.
1. Open the Concretes group in the Stockyard and

create a concrete of grade C35/45.
2. In the Property Inspector, attempt to change
the Young’s modulus (E) of the new concrete
to 19.5 GPa. When you press ENTER, the value
will revert back to 34.08 GPa and the Message
Board will open to reveal the error message
“Young’s modulus must be >= 25 GPa and <=
44 GPa for ‘Concrete 1’. Value entered = 19.5 GPa”. Since the value of
Young’s modulus used by Fleming is outside the allowable range for Grade
Concrete, we need to use a Custom Concrete instead.
3. Back in the Concretes panel, create a Custom Concrete. Then set its Young’s
modulus (E) to 19.5 GPa (this should succeed) and change its Name to
“Fleming’s concrete”.
4. Because we no longer need the Grade Concrete, we can delete it from the
project by right-clicking on ‘Concrete 1’ in the Project Manager and selecting
Edit > Delete. When prompted, confirm that you want to delete ‘Concrete 1
(Grade Concrete)’.
5. Open the Structural Elements group in the Stockyard and create a Bored Pile.
6. In the Property Inspector, change the Length of the new pile to 12.2 m and its
Shaft diameter to 775 mm (its base diameter will automatically increase to
775 mm). Finally, select “Fleming’s concrete” in the box Material name.
Step 4 – create the force

In Step 4, you will create the force applied to the pile.
1. Open the Actions group in the Stockyard and

create a Force.
Variability (under Options) of the new force to
“Permanent”
3. Change Fz (under Components of action) to
2000 kN, whereupon the Resultant will
automatically change to 2000 kN.
Step 5 – sleeve the pile

In Step 5, you will sleeve the pile through the made ground.
1. Open the Algorithms group in the Stockyard

and create a Shrinkage algorithm.
the new algorithm to “Length in made ground”
and Custom depth to 1.4 m. The Algorithm
Option will automatically change to “Custom
shrinkage” and the Shrinkage Depth to 1.4 m
(which is depth of ground that the calculation
will ignore when calculating skin friction).
Step 6 – create the scenario and calculation

In Step 6, you will create the scenario and calculation and link various items
together.
1. Open the Scenarios group in the Stockyard and

create a Construction Stage.
2. In the Property Inspector, change the scenario’s
Design Situation to “Transient”. Then, tick the
following items so that they appear in this
scenario (as you do so, they will appear on the
Drawing Board):
! Wembley Borehole
! Pile 1
! Horizontal Ground
! Force 1
3. Open the Calculations group in the Stockyard and create Fleming’s Analysis.
4. In the Property Inspector, set the Construction Stage to “Stage 1” and the
Shrinkage to “Length in made ground”.
5. Enter the following values for the calculation’s
other properties: Ultimate shaft load (Us) 1994
kN; Ultimate base load (Ub) 1002 kN; Base
stiffness (Eb) 33.125 MPa; Shaft flexibility (Ms)
0.17%; and Effective column length (Ke) 0.45.
These values are taken directly from Fleming’s
paper.
6. Finally, set the Maximum settlement ratio to
1%. This controls how much of the load vs
displacement curve is generated. You want to
go up to about 8 mm displacement, which is 1% of the pile diameter.
Step 7 – perform and review the calculation

In Step 7, you will perform the calculation and produce a report showing the
relationship between load and displacement.
1. Run the calculation by selecting the

Build tab on Repute’s ribbon and then
clicking on the button labelled Run
Calculation 1.
2. Repute performs the calculation and
then changes to its Checking Desktop
(which displays the Workbook and Graph Paper).
4. The Graph Paper displays a graph which is almost identical to Figure 6 in

Fleming’s paper, showing:
! Base load vs displacement (in blue)
! Shaft load vs displacement (in pink)
! Total load vs displacement (in green)
5. You can view the data on which this graph is based in the Workbook (left).

1. Click on the program’s File menu and click Close.

ask you if you want to save it before proceeding. Answer Yes or No by
clicking the appropriate button.
[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 2\Tutorial 2.rpx captures the

everything in this tutorial.
A Repute project which reproduces all nine hyperbolic analyses from of Fleming’s
paper can be found in [Docs]\Examples\Fleming (1992).rpx.
What’s next?
Tutorial 3 shows you how to design a single pile in accordance with the
requirements of Eurocode 7.
TUTORIAL 3
SINGLE PILE DESIGN TO EUROCODE 7
Tutorial 3 shows you how to design a single pile according to the requirements of
Eurocode 7. The worked example is taken from Chapter 13 of the book
“Decoding Eurocode 7” by Bond and Harris (2008), London: Taylor and Francis.
! Ground conditions comprise 8 m of medium strength sandy CLAY

overlying medium dense gravelly SAND. The clay has characteristic
undrained strength of 45 kPa and characteristic weight density of 18.5
3
kN/m . The sand a characteristic angle of shearing resistance of 36E,
3
zero effective cohesion, and characteristic weight density of 20 kN/m .
The sand’s constant-volume angle of shearing-resistance is 33E.
! Groundwater at the site is at 1 m depth and skin friction above
groundwater will be ignored.
! The pile studied is a 10 m long, 400 mm square pile made of concrete
3
with characteristic weight density of 25 kN/m .
! Vertical loads of 650 kN (permanent) and 250 kN (variable) will be
applied to the pile.
! You want to determine the minimum pile length required by Eurocode 7
according to the National Annexes published in Ireland and in the
United Kingdom.
Full hand calculations for this example are given as Examples 13.1 and 13.2 in
Bond and Harris (2008).
Overview
! In Step 1, you will use the Project Wizard to enter project information,
select design standards, and create a scenario to represent short-term
conditions.
containing the clay and sand layers.
! In Step 3, you will add a water table to the scenario.
! In Step 4, you will create a pile and specify its cross-section and
concrete grade.
! In Step 5, you will use the Action Wizard to create the forces applied to
Tutorial 3: Single pile design to Eurocode 7 29
the pile.
! In Step 6, you will use the Calculation Wizard to create a calculation and
specify the design standard to use in that calculation.
! In Step 7, you will specify precise details of how you want the
calculation to be performed.
! In Step 8, you will perform the calculations and review the results.
! In Step 9, you will create a second calculation, identical to the first but
based on the UK National Annex to Eurocode 7.

If you have an existing project open, click Close on the program’s File menu. (You
will be prompted to save your work if you have not already done so.)

In Step 1, you will use the Project Wizard to enter project information, select
design standards, and create a scenario to represent short-term conditions.
1. Open the Project Wizard by selecting

the Wizards tab on Repute’s ribbon
and then clicking on the Project
Wizard button.
“Tutorial 3“ in the Project name box.
Choose the folder where you want to save this project by using the Path
control – for example, ‘Repute Projects’, which you could create using
Windows’ File Explorer. (If you do not change the setting here, it will be saved
in your ‘Documents’ folder.)
3. Enter “Single pile design to Eurocode 7” in the Description box and “03” in
the Project ID box.
4. Click Next to display the next page. The design standards that appear here
depend on which edition of Repute you are running (the Enterprise Edition
supports more design standards than the Standard and Professional editions).
5. Select BS EN 1997-1: 2004+A1:2013 and IS EN 1997-1:2005 by clicking on
the relevant check-boxes (a tick mark appears next to a standard when it is
selected).
6. Click Next to display the next page. Keep the Number of scenarios as 1, but
change the Design Situation of Scenario 1 to “Transient”.
8. Click Finish to generate the project. The Project Wizard then:

! Creates Site 1, Ground 1, Design Standards 1 and 2, and Stage 1
! Adds Ground 1 to Stage 1
! Creates a new project named Tutorial 3.rpx with all these items
9. Finally, rename the design standards to make it easier to identify them later, as
follows. Locate Design Standard 1 (under “Design Standards”) in the Project
Manager, right-click on it, and select Properties. The Property Inspector will
appear. Change the Name of this standard to “EC7 with UK NA”.
10. Repeat the previous step for Design Standard 2, renaming it “EC7 with Irish
NA”.

In Step 2, you will use the Borehole Wizard to create a borehole containing the
clay and sand layers.

the Borehole Wizard button.
3. Click Next to display the next page. Change Layer 1’s Thickness to 8 m and its
Soil type to “Clay”. Change the thickness of Layer 2 to 5 m but leave its soil
type as “Sand”.
4. Click Next to display the next page. Change the Weight density of Soil 1 to
3
18.5 kN/m but leave its other properties unchanged. Change the Angle of
shearing of Soil 2 to 36E but leave its other properties unchanged.
5. Click Next to display the next page. Change the Strength of Soil 1 to 45 kPa.
Leave all other properties unchanged. (Note that Soil 2 does not appear on
this page, since sand is a fine soil and so does not have undrained properties.)
6. Click Next to display the next page. Place a tick in the checkbox for Stage 1.
8. Click Finish to generate the borehole. The Borehole Wizard then:
! Creates Soils 1 and 2, Layers 1 and 2, and Borehole 1
! Adds Layers 1and 2 to Borehole 1
Step 3 – add a water table

In Step 3, you will add a water table to the scenario.
1. Open the Stockyard’s Geotechnical

Constituents panel by selecting the Insert
tab on Repute’s ribbon and then clicking
on the Geotechnical Constituents button.
The Geotechnical Constituents panel will
open in the Stockyard.
2. Hold the Ctrl key down and click on the
item labelled “Ground Water Table”. The newly-created water table will
appear in the Project Manager (under Geotechnical Constituents).
3. In the Property Inspector, change the Depth of Water Table 1 (which you will
find under Location > Relative Position) to 1 m.
4. In the Project Manager, select “Stage 1” (under Scenarios).
5. In the Property Inspector, place a tick next to Water Table 1 (under

Geotechnical Constituents) to add the water table to this scenario. The
Drawing Board will refresh.
! Created Water Table 1
! Added Water Table 1 to Stage 1

In Step 4, you will create a pile and specify its cross-section and concrete grade.
1. Display Repute’s Construct

desktop by selecting the View
tab and clicking on the
Construct button. The program
will display the Drawing Board,
Project Manager, and Stockyard.
2. Right-click anywhere inside the Stockyard to display its context menu and
select the Concretes command. The Concretes group will open.
3. Create the concrete by holding the Ctrl key down and clicking on the item
labelled “C30/37”. (When the Ctrl key is pressed, Repute automatically
creates an instance of the item that is selected in the Stockyard.) The newly-
created concrete will appear in the Project Manager (under Materials).
4. Next, click on the Stockyard’s Structural Elements caption (near the bottom of
the Stockyard). The Structural Elements group will open.
5. Create the pile by holding the Ctrl key down
and clicking on the item labelled “Square Pile”.
The newly-created pile will appear in the Project
Manager (under Structural Elements).
6. In the Project Manager, right-click on the newly-
created pile (“Pile 1”) and select Properties....
The Property Inspector will appear.
7. In the Property Inspector, change the Material
Name (under Material Properties) from “Not
specified” to “Concrete 1”. Then change the
pile’s Length (under Dimensions) to 10 m and
its Breadth (under Section Properties) to
400 mm. Leave all other properties of the pile unchanged.
8. Returning to the Project Manager, select Stage 1 (under Scenarios).

9. In the Property Inspector, place a tick next to Pile 1 (under Structural
Elements) to add the pile to this scenario. The Drawing Board will refresh.
! Created Concrete 1 and Pile 1
! Linked Concrete 1 to Pile 1
! Added Pile 1 to Stage 1
Step 5 – create the forces

In Step 5, you will use the Action Wizard to create the forces applied to the pile.
1. Open the Action Wizard by selecting

the Wizards tab on Repute’s ribbon
and clicking on the Action Wizard
button.
the No. of forces to 2; “Force 1” and
“Force 2” will be created.
3. Set the Fz value for Force 1 to 650 kN and change its Variability to
“Permanent”.
4. Then set the Fz value for Force 2 to 250 kN but keep its Variability as
“Variable”.
5. Click Next to display the next page. Since no moments are applied to the pile,
leave the number of moments as 0.
6. Click Next to display the next page. Increase the No. of combinations to 1;
“Combination 1” will be created. Under the column Forces to include..., tick
Force 1 and Force 2.
7. Click Next to display the last page. If you wish to review any of the settings
8. Click Finish to generate the actions and their combination. The Actions
Wizard will then:
! Create Forces 1 and 2
! Create Combination 1
! Add Forces 1 and 2 to Combination 1
9. Returning to the Project Manager, select Stage 1 (under Scenarios).

10. Then, in the Property Inspector, place a tick next to Combination 1 (under
Actions) to add the combination to this scenario. The Drawing Board will
refresh.
Step 6 – create the calculation

In Step 6, you will use the Calculation Wizard to create a calculation and specify
the design standard to use in that calculation.
1. Open the Calculation Wizard by selecting the Wizards tab on Repute’s

ribbon and then clicking on the Calculation Wizard button.
2. When the Wizard appears, select “Longitudinal ULS”. (The calculations that
appear here depend on which edition of Repute you are running. The
Enterprise Edition provides more calculations than the Standard and
Professional editions.)
3. Click Next to display the next page. Select “EC7 with Irish NA”.
4. Click Next to display the next page. Place a tick in the checkbox next to Stage
1.
6. When you are ready, click Finish to generate the first calculation. The
Calculation Wizard then:
! Creates Calculation 1
! Links “EC7 with Irish NA” to Calculation 1
Step 7 – customize the calculation

In Step 7, you will specify precise details of how the calculation is to be
performed, following the decisions made by Bond and Harris, 2008.
1. Open the Stockyard’s Algorithms group by selecting the Insert tab on

Repute’s ribbon and then clicking on the Algorithm button.
2. Hold the CTRL key down and click on “Shrinkage” in the Stockyard. Then, in
the Property Inspector, change the Name of the new algorithm to “No skin
friction” and enter “Ignore skin friction above water table” in its Notes field.
Enter a value of 1.0 m into the Custom depth box, whereupon the Algorithm
Option will automatically change to “Custom shrinkage”.
3. Hold the CTRL key down and click on “Alpha”
in the Stockyard. Change the Name of the new
algorithm to “Alpha in clay” and enter “From US
Army Corps of Engineers” in its Notes field.
Enter a value of 0.8 into the Custom alpha box,
whereupon the Option will automatically
change to “Custom alpha”.
4. Hold the CTRL key down and click on “Lateral earth pressure coefficient” in
the Stockyard. Change the Name of the new algorithm to “Ks in sand” and
enter “= Nq/50” in its Notes field. Enter a value of 1.59 into the Custom
compression coefficient box, whereupon the Option will automatically
change to “Custom earth pressure coefficient”.
5. Hold the CTRL key down and click on “Wall friction” in the Stockyard.
Change the Name of the new algorithm to “Delta in sand” and enter “=
constant volume angle of shearing resistance” in its Notes field. Enter a value
of 33E into the Custom friction box, whereupon the Option will automatically
change to “Custom friction”.
6. Hold the CTRL key down and click on “Bearing capacity algorithm” in the
Stockyard. Change the Name of the new algorithm to “Nq in sand”. Change
the Option to Berezantzev. In the Example Calculation group. change the
Angle of shearing resistance to 35° and the Slenderness ratio to 25. The
value of Nq will update (to 47.23), while Nc is not specified (since
Berezantzev’s algorithms is only applicable to sands).
7. Select “Calculation 1” in the Project Manager.
8. In the Property Inspector, set a link to the
bearing capacity algorithm you have just
created by clicking on the down arrow to the
right of the heading Bearing Capacity Factor
and selecting ‘Nq in sand’.
9. Repeat the previous instruction for the other
algorithms you have created (i.e. Wall friction,
Lateral earth pressure coefficient, Alpha, and
Shrinkage).
10. Also tick the Undrained resistance option to
ensure that the calculation is based on total
stresses in the clay.
Step 8 – perform and review the calculations

In Step 8, you will perform the calculation and review the results.

Build tab on Repute’s ribbon and
then clicking on the Run Calculation
1 button.
2. Repute will perform the specified
calculation and then change to its
Check Desktop (which displays the
Workbook and Graph Paper). Your screen will now look something like:
3. The Graph Paper (top right panel) shows the:

! Effect of actions (E, equal to the sum of the applied forces and the self-
weight of the pile) increasing with depth
! Separate components of tensile resistance (Rt), base resistance (Rb), and
shaft resistance (Rs) also increasing with depth
! The total compressive resistance (Rc = Rs + Rb) exceeding the effect of
actions (E # Rc) at a depth between 11 and 12 m
4. The Workbook (top left panel) shows the same information in tabular format.
The Workbook contains a lot more information than is initially shown. To
display this additional information, click on the button in the top-left-hand
corner (labelled *) and select the data you want to see. The picture here show
results for the depth 10 m.
5. The results calculated by Repute differ from

those given in the book by Bond and Harris
(2008), where a model factor on resistance of
1.5 was used (following the draft Irish National
Annex). Instead, Repute uses the value 1.75 that
appears in the published version of that Annex.
6. You can check this by selecting the View tab on Repute’s ribbon and then
clicking on the Specify button. Then, select ‘EC7 with Irish NA’ in the Project
Manager to display its properties in the Property Inspector. Expand the
category labelled Options (if necessary) and read the value for Model factor
on resistance.
[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 3\Step 8.rpx captures everything
so far. A Repute project that reproduces Bond and Harris’s calculations can be
found in [Docs]\Examples\Bond and Harris (2008) Ex 13.1.rpx.
Step 9 – change the design standard

In Step 9, you will create a second calculation, identical to the first but based on
the UK National Annex to Eurocode 7.
1. Returning to the Project Manager, create a copy of Calculation 1 by right-

clicking on it (under ‘Calculations’) and selecting the Edit > Duplicate
command.
2. With this calculation selected in the Project
Manager, change its Name to ‘Calculation 2’
and its Design Standard to ‘EC7 with UK NA’.
3. In the Project Manager, select the Design
Standard ‘EC7 with UK NA’. Then in the
Property Inspector, set Options > Pile testing
to ‘Investigation tests’. The values of the model
factor and the resistance factors will change.
This setting is appropriate when the calculated
resistance will be checked by static pile load
tests taken to ultimate load.

4. Run the calculation by selecting the Build tab on Repute’s ribbon and then
clicking on the Run ‘Calculation 2’ button. (If this button is disabled or reads
Run ‘Calculation 1’, then go back to the Project Manager and select
Calculation 2, then re-try.) Your screen will now look something like this:

1. Display the program’s File Menu and close the project by clicking on Close.
ask you if you want to save before proceeding. Answer Yes or No by clicking
the appropriate button.
[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 3\Tutorial 3.rpx captures everything in
this tutorial.
What’s next?
Tutorial 4 shows how the boundary element method can analyse a pile group.
Tutorial 4: pile group in clay and sand 41
TUTORIAL 4
PILE GROUP IN CLAY AND SAND
Tutorial 4 demonstrates how the boundary element method can be used to

analyse a pile group. The worked example involves a group of four bored piles in
stiff clay overlying dense sand:
! Ground conditions comprise 8m of stiff clay overlying dense sand. Both

soils will be modelled as linear elastic materials.
! The stiff clay has a vertical Young’s modulus of 40 MPa and a horizontal
modulus of 20 MPa, with Poisson’s ratio equal to 0.5.
! The dense sand has the same Young’s modulus vertically and
horizontally, equal to 50 + 10z MPa (where z is the depth below the top
of the sand in metres), and Poisson’s ratio equal to 0.3.
! The bored piles are installed on a 2 x 2 grid, at 3 m spacing (centre-to-
centre). Each pile is 20 m long, 1050 mm in diameter, with a Young’s
modulus (vertically and horizontally) of 30 GPa.
! A characteristic vertical force of 12 MN (permanent), horizontal force of
1 MN (variable), and moment of 2 MNm (variable) are applied at the
centre of the pile group.
! You want to determine the displacement and rotation of the pile cap
under serviceability conditions.
This tutorial is written for users of the Professional, Enterprise, and Trial Editions
of Repute only. Users of the Standard Edition should look at Tutorials 1-3.
Overview
! In Step 1, you will use the Project Wizard to enter project information
and create a scenario to represent a persistent design situation.
! In Step 2, you will use the Pile Group Wizard to create a 2 x 2 pile
group and specify the piles’ properties.
containing stiff clay and dense sand layers.
! In Step 4, you will enter the stiffness parameters for Soils 1 and 2.
! In Step 5, you will use the Action Wizard to create the actions applied to
the pile group.
! In Step 6, you will use the Calculation Wizard to create the calculation
you want Repute to perform.
! In Step 7, you will perform the calculation and review the results.
! In Step 8, you will produce a report summarising the calculation.
! In Step 9, you will close and (optionally) save the project.

In Step 1, you will use the Project Wizard to enter project information and create
a scenario to represent the design situation to be analysed.

the Project Wizard button.
“Tutorial 4” in the Project name box.
Choose the folder where you want
to save this project by using the Path control. If you do not change the setting
here, the file will be saved in your Documents folder.
3. Enter “Pile group in clay and sand” in the Description box and “04” in the
Project ID box.
4. Click Next to display the next page. Since we are not going to use a design
standard, there is nothing to set on this page.
5. Click Next to display the next page. In the table, change the Design Situation
of Scenario 1 to “Persistent” (if it is not already set).
7. When you are ready, click Finish to generate the project. The Project Wizard
then:
! Creates Site 1, Ground 1, and Stage 1
! Adds Ground 1 to Stage 1
! Creates a new project “Tutorial 4.rpx“ with all of these items

Step 2 – create the pile group

In Step 2, you will use the Pile Group Wizard to create a 2 x 2 pile group and
specify the piles’ properties.
1. Open the Pile Group Wizard by

Repute’s ribbon and clicking on the
Pile Group Wizard button.
2. When the Wizard appears, choose
the Predefined plan arrangement
and change the Total number of
piles to 4. The picture on the left-hand side of the Wizard will
change to show you the default 2 x 2 pile arrangement.
Change the Spacing between the piles to 3.0 m, but leave
the Cover at its default value (200 mm).
3. Click Next to display the next page. Choose ‘(Cast-in-place
Concrete) Bored Pile’ as the pile type.
4. Click Next to display the next page. Change the Concrete class to C20/25
and the Diameter/Breadth to 1050 mm. (By default, this concrete has Young’s
modulus of 30 GPa but this is not shown.)
5. Click Next to display the next page. Change the Embedded length (L) to 20 m
but leave the Upstand (U) as 0 m.
6. Click Next to display the next page. Leave all the values on this page as zero –
this will position the pile group centrally in the co-ordinate system (and not
rotated).
7. Click Next to display the next page. Tick “Stage 1” to add the pile group to
the scenario.
9. When you are ready, click Finish to
generate the pile group. The Pile Group
Wizard then:
! Creates Piles 1-4
! Creates Pile Group 1
! Creates Concrete 1
! Links Piles 1-4 to Concrete 1
! Adds Piles 1-4 to Pile Group 1
! Adds Pile Group 1 to Stage 1

In Step 3, you will use the Borehole Wizard to
create a borehole containing stiff clay and
dense sand layers.

Borehole Wizard button.
3. Click Next to display the next page. Change the thickness of Layer 1 to 8 m
and its type to “Clay”. Change the thickness of Layer 2 to 20 m and its type to
“Sand”.
4. Click Next to display the next page. Change the weight density of Soil 1 to
3
18 kN/m but leave its angle of shearing as 25E. Change the weight density of
3
Soil 2 to 21.5 kN/m and set its angle of shearing to 36E. Leave the cohesion
of both soils unchanged at 0 kPa. Click Next to display the next page.
5. Change the undrained strength of Soil 1 to 100 kPa, its increase in strength to
500 kPa, and the distance over which the increase occurs to 8m.
6. Click Next to display the next page. Tick “Stage 1” to add the borehole to the
scenario.

generate the borehole. The Borehole
Wizard then:
! Creates Soils 1-2
! Creates Layers 1-2
! Creates Borehole 1
! Adds Layers 1-2 to Borehole 1
! Adds Borehole 1 to Stage 1
Step 4 – enter the soils’ stiffness

properties
In Step 4, you will enter the stiffness parameters
for Soils 1 and 2.
1. Select Soil 1 in the Project Manager (under

“Materials”), and double-click to show its
properties.
2. Click on the heading Large-strain stiffness
(or the + button to the left of it), located
under the Undrained stiffness category.
The inspector will expand to show various
controls for setting the soil’s undrained
stiffness.
3. Enter 40 into the E (Young’s modulus)
editor and press ENTER. The value of G
(shear modulus) will automatically change
to show 13.33 MPa. And other editors will
be filled with their default values.
4. If you want to enter a modulus in units
other than MPa, display the appropriate
editor’s Units control by clicking on its+
button. For example click the + button for the E (Young’s modulus) editor and
change the units from MPa to kPa. The value will change from ‘40 MPa’ to
‘40000 kPa’.
5. Under the Horizontal category, type 0.5 into the Anisotropy editor and press
ENTER. The value of Eh (Young’s modulus) will change to 20 MPa (i.e.
40 MPa x 0.5). The Gh (shear modulus) editor will also change to show
6.67 MPa (i.e. 13.33 MPa x 0.5).
6. Next, select Soil 2 in the Project Manager. The Property Inspector will change
to display its properties.
7. In the Property Inspector, click on the
heading Large-strain stiffness (or the +
button located to the left of it), located
under the Drained stiffness category. The
inspector will expand to show various
controls for setting the soil’s drained
stiffness.
8. Type 0.3 into the v (Poisson’s ratio) editor
and press ENTER. The other editors will
show their default values.
9. Type 50 into the E (Young’s modulus)
editor and press ENTER. The G (shear
modulus) editor will automatically change
to show 19.23 MPa, corresponding to G = E
/ 2(1 + v).
10. Type 8 into the z0 (reference depth) editor and press ENTER (this is the top of
the soil layer).
11. Type 20 into the dz (depth increase) editor and press ENTER (this is the
thickness of the soil layer).
12. Type 200 into the dE (Young’s modulus increase) editor and press ENTER.
The value of dE/dz (change in Young’s modulus with depth) will change to
3
show 10 MN/m , corresponding to dE/dz = 200 MPa / 20 m. The shear
modulus values will also change automatically.
Step 5 – create forces and moments

In Step 5, you will use the Action Wizard to create loads applied to the pile group.
1. Open the Action Wizard by

Action Wizard button.
the number of forces to 2; “Force 1”
and “Force 2” will be created. Set
the Fz value for Force 1 to 12000 kN, the Fx value of Force 2 to 1000 kN, and
the Fz value of Force 2 to 0 kN. Change the Variability of Force 1 to

“Permanent”, but leave that for Force 2 as “Variable”.
3. Click Next to display the next page. Increase the number of moments to 1;
“Moment 1” will be created. Set its My value to 2000 kNm, but leave its
Variability as “Variable”.
4. Click Next to display the next page. Increase the number of combinations to
1; “Combination 1” will be created. Under the column Forces to include...,
tick Force 1 and Force 2. Under the column Moments to include..., tick
Moment 1.
generate the actions and their combination.
The Actions Wizard then:
! Creates Forces 1 and 2
! Creates Moment 1
! Creates Combination 1
! Adds Forces 1 and 2 and Moment 1 to Combination 1
7. Going back to the Project Manager, select Stage 1 (under Scenarios).

8. Then, in the Property Inspector, place a tick next to Combination 1 (under
Actions) to add the combination to this scenario. The Drawing Board will
automatically update.

In Step 6, you will use the Calculation Wizard to create the calculation you want
Repute to perform.
1. Open the Calculation Wizard by

the Calculation Wizard button.
2. When the Wizard appears, select
“Boundary Element Analysis”. (The
calculations that appear here
depend on which edition of Repute you are running. The Enterprise Edition
provides more calculations than the Standard and Professional editions.)
3. Click Next to display the next page. Since there are no standards to select
from, there is nothing to do on this page.
4. Click Next to display the next page. Select “Stage 1” to link the boundary
element analysis to that scenario.
6. When you are ready, click Finish to generate the calculation. The Calculation
Wizard then:
! Creates Calculation 1
! Links Calculation 1 to Stage 1
7. Select “Calculation 1” in the Project

Manager (if it is not already selected).
Stress-strain model to “Linear-elastic” (if it is
not already selected).
Step 7 – perform and review the

calculation
In Step 7, you will perform the calculation and
review the results.

Build tab on Repute’s ribbon and
clicking on the Run Calculation 1
button.
2. Repute will perform all the
calculations that are linked to Stage 1
(in this case, just Calculation 1) and
then change its display to show its Checking Desktop (which displays the
Workbook, and Graph Paper). You can switch to this display at any time by
clicking on the Check button on the View tab of Repute’s ribbon.
Step 8 – produce a report

In Step 8, you will produce a report summarising the calculation.
1. Switch to
Repute’s Review
Desktop (which
displays the
Reporter and
Project Manager)
by selecting the
View tab of Repute’s ribbon and then clicking on the Review button.
2. Create the report by clicking on the Refresh button located at the top of the
Reporter. Repute will generate the requested report and then show it. You
can navigate around the report using the First Page, Previous Page, Next
Page, and Last Page controls, also at the top of the Reporter.
3. You can choose which elements appear in the report by turning items on or
off via the buttons in the Report Elements group on the Reporter tab.
4. Finally, you can print the report by clicking on Print button on the Reporter
1
tab.

2
In Step 9, you will close and (optionally) save the project.
1. Display the program’s File Menu and click Close.

this tutorial.
What’s next?
Tutorial 5 shows you how to set up a non-linear boundary element analysis of a
pile group in stiff clay overlying rock.
1
You cannot print the project in the Trial Edition of Repute
2
You cannot save the project in the Trial Edition of Repute
Tutorial 5: Non-linear analysis of pile group in stiff clay overlying rock 53
TUTORIAL 5
NON-LINEAR ANALYSIS OF PILE GROUP IN STIFF CLAY
OVERLYING A RIGID LAYER
This tutorial demonstrates non-linear boundary element analysis of a pile group. It

shows you how to:
! Specify a non-linear analysis

! Introduce a rigid layer into the calculations
! Produce a load-displacement graph for the pile cap
! Print the results of your calculations
The worked example involves the analysis of a group of 4 piles installed in stiff clay
overlying a rgid layer.
! The ground conditions at the site comprise 35 m of stiff clay (Young's

modulus 75 + 10z MPa vertically and half that horizontally, where z is
the depth below the top of the layer; Poisson's ratio 0.5) overlying a rigid
layer.
! A non-linear soil model will be used for the clay, with unit weight
3
19.8 kN/m , undrained strength 75 + 10z kPa, and adhesion factor 0.5.
! The water table is at the ground surface.
! The piles will be installed on a 2 x 2 grid, at 3 m spacing (centre-to-
-centre) along the edge of the grid. Each pile is 20 m long, 1.05 m in
diameter, with a free-standing length of 0.5 m and Young's modulus of
30 GPa (both axially and laterally). This is the same pile group as was
used in Step 2 of Tutorial 4.
! You are interested in the displacements and rotation of the pile cap
under a combined vertical load of 20 MN, horizontal load of 2 MN, and
moment of 3 MNm. The loads will be applied at the centre of the pile
cap.
! Hyperbolic curve-fitting constants of 0.5 (for the shaft), 0.99 (for the
base), and 0.9 (for lateral response) should be used.
Overview
! In Step 1, you will use the Project Wizard to enter project information
and create a scenario to represent the design situation to be analysed.
! In Step 2, you will create four piles and connect them together in a pile
group.
! In Step 3, you will create a stiff clay and specify its properties.
! In Step 4, you will create a layer, borehole, and water table.
! In Step 5, you will create a force, moment, and combination of actions
(to combine the force and moment).
! In Step 6, you will create the calculation that you want Repute to
perform.
! In Step 7, you will perform the calculation.
! In Step 8, you will export results to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
If you have an existing project open, click Close on the program’s File menu. You
will be prompted to save your work if you have not already done so.

In Step 1, you will use the Project Wizard to enter project information and create
a scenario to represent the design situation to be analysed.

on the Project Wizard button.
“Tutorial 5” in the Project name
box. Choose the folder where
you want to save this project (for example,‘Repute Projects’) by using the Path
control. (If you do not change the setting here, it will be saved in your
Documents folder.)
3. Enter “Pile group in stiff clay overlying rigid layer” in the Description box.
4. Enter “05” in the Project ID box.
5. Click Next to display the next page. Since we are not going to use a design
standard, there is nothing to set on this page.
6. Click Next to display the next page. Since the Design Situation of Scenario 1
is already set to “Persistent”, there is nothing to change on this page.
8. Click Finish to generate the project. The Project Wizard then creates a new
project named Tutorial 5.rpx containing the following items:
! Project Information: Site 1
! Geometrical Objects: Ground 1
! Scenarios: Stage 1
Step 2 – create the pile group

In Step 2, you will create four piles and connect them together in a pile group.
1. Switch to Repute’s
Construction
Desktop by
selecting the View
tab on Repute’s
ribbon and clicking
on the Construct
button. (The Construction Desktop displays the Drawing Board, Project
Manager, and Stockyard.)
2. Right-click anywhere in the Stockyard and select “Concretes” from the pop-up
menu in order to open the Concretes group.
3. Then click on the item labelled “C20/25” and keep the left mouse button
pressed.
4. Drag the cursor away from the Stockyard
towards the Project Manager. The cursor
will change to signal the dragging
operation.
5. Finally, release the left mouse button when
the cursor is located over the Project
Manager to drop the concrete there, where
it will appear as Concrete 1 (under the
heading “Materials”).
6. Back in the Stockyard, click on the heading
labelled “Structural Elements” to open the Structural Elements group.

7. Then click on the item labelled “Bored Pile” and drag it to the Project
Manager, in the manner described above.
8. Repeat the previous instruction for “Pile Group”.
9. Switch to Repute’s
Specification Desktop
by selecting the View
tab on Repute’s
ribbon and clicking on
the Specify button.
(The Specification
Desktop displays the Drawing Board, Project Manager, and Property
Inspector.)
10. In the Project Manager, select Pile 1 (located under the heading “Structural
Elements”). The Property Inspector will change to show its properties.
11. In the Property Inspector, under the
heading “Location > Relative Position”,
change the pile’s X-position and Y-position
(both) to 1.5 m.
12. Under “Section Properties”, tick the box
Has casing and change the pile’s Shaft
diameter to 1050 mm. The pile’s Base
diameter will change to 1050 mm as well.
13. Under “Material Properties”, select
“Concrete 1” in the Material name box.
14. Finally, under “Dimensions”, change the
pile’s Length to 20 m (if necessary) and its
Free-standing length to 0.5 m.
15. Next, duplicate Pile 1 by right-clicking on it
in the Project Manager and selecting the
Edit > Duplicate command. “Pile 1 - Copy”
will appear in the Project Manager and its
properties in the Property Inspector.
Name of the new pile to “Pile 2” and its X-
position to !1.5 m. Press ENTER to confirm
the change in position. Leave all its other
properties unchanged.
17. Duplicate Pile 2 by right-clicking on it in the
Project Manager and selecting the Edit >
Duplicate command (or, quicker, by pressing CTRL+D).

18. In the Property Inspector, change the Name of the new pile to “Pile 3” and its
Y-position to !1.5 m and press ENTER. (Note, its X-position will also be
!1.5 m.)
19. Finally, duplicate Pile 3, change its Name to “Pile 4”, and its X-position to
+1.5 m. (Its Y-position will be !1.5 m.)
20. In the Project Manager, select Pile Group
1.
21. In the Property Inspector, change the Level
of the pile group to 0.5 m and press
ENTER. Place ticks next to all four piles and
click the Resize button under the heading
Pile Cap. The dimensions of the pile cap will
change to reflect the piles’ new positions.
22. Lastly, select Stage 1 (under “Scenarios”) in
the Project Manager and tick “Pile Group
1” in the Property Inspector to add the pile
group to the scenario.
23. In this step you have:
! Created Concrete 1, Pile 1, and Pile
Group 1
! Linked Pile 1 to Concrete 1
! Duplicated Pile 1 to create Piles 2, 3,
and 4 and changed their locations
! Added Piles 1-4 to Pile Group 1
The Drawing Board will now look something like this. Note that the pile cap
appears in yellow, since we have not specified a material to link to this element.
Step 3 – create the soil

In Step 3, you will create a stiff clay and specify its properties.
1. Open the Stockyard‘s Materials group by selecting

the Insert tab on Repute’s ribbon and clicking on the
Material button.
2. When the Stockyard appears, click on the item
labelled “Clay” and keep the left mouse button
pressed.
3. Drag the cursor away from the Stockyard
towards the Project Manager. The cursor
will change to signal you are dragging.
4. Finally, release the left mouse button when
the cursor is located over the Project
Manager to drop the clay there, where it
will appear as Soil 1 (under the heading
“Materials”).
5. Next, open the Property Inspector for “Soil
1” by double-clicking on it within the
Project Manager.
6. Under the category Classification, (if
necessary) untick Strict validation.
7. Under the category Mass/weight densities,
change the clay’s Dry and Wet weight
3
densities to 19.8 kN/m . (You will need to
set the dry weight density first, to avoid
getting error messages.)
8. Under the category Undrained strength,
change the clay’s Minimum undrained
strength to 75 kPa. Enter 35 m (i.e. the
thickness of the clay layer) into the box
Undrained strength increases over
distance and 350 kPa into the box
Undrained strength increase. This results in a strength gradient of 10 kPa/m.
9. Under the category Undrained stiffness, double-click on the heading Small-
strain stiffness (or the + button to its left). The inspector will expand to show
various controls for setting the clay’s undrained stiffness.
10. Type 75 into the E (Young’s modulus) editor and press ENTER. The G (Shear
modulus) editor will automatically change to show 25 MPa.

11. Type 35 into the dz (depth increase) editor
and press enter. (This represents the
thickness of the clay layer in metres.)
12. Type 350 into the dE (Young’s modulus
increase) editor and press ENTER. The
dE/dz (Change in Young’s modulus with
depth) editor will automatically change to
3
show 10 MN/m , corresponding to dE/dz =
350 MPa / 35 m. The shear modulus values
will also change automatically.
13. Under the Horizontal category, type 0.5
into the Anisotropy editor and press
ENTER. The corresponding Eh (Young’s
modulus) editor within that category will
automatically change to show 37.5 MPa (i.e. 75 MPa x 0.5). The Gh (Shear
modulus) editor will also change accordingly.
Step 4 – create a layer, borehole, and water table

In Step 4, you will create a layer and borehole to hold the stiff clay and a water
table (at ground surface).
1. In the Stockyard, open the Geotechnical

Constituents group and then create a Soil
Layer, a Rigid Layer, a Borehole, and a
Ground Water Table by dragging-and-
dropping these items from the Stockyard to
the Project Manager.
2. Add the water table to the scenario by
dragging it from the Project Manager to the
Drawing Board.
3. Select Layer 1 in the Project Manager and then, in the Property Inspector,
change its Thickness to 35 m and select “Soil 1” in its Soil box.
4. Now select Borehole 1 in the Project Manager and, in the Property Inspector,
press the Select... button.
5. In the dialog box that appears, click on the >> button to move Layer 1 and
Layer 2 from the Available layers box to the Selected layers box. Click OK to
confirm the changes.
6. Select Stage 1 in the Project Manager.

7. Finally, in the Property Inspector, tick “Borehole 1” to add it
to the scenario. The borehole will appear on the left-hand
side of the Drawing Board.
8. In this Step you have manually:
! Created Layers 1-2, Borehole 1, and Water Table 1
! Added Water Table 1 to Stage 1
! Linked Soil 1 to Layer 1
! Added Layers 1-2 to Borehole 1
! Added Borehole 1 to Stage 1
[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 5\Step 4.rpx captures

everything so far.
Step 5 – create forces and moments

In Step 5, you will create a force, moment, and combination of
actions (to combine the force and moment).
1. In the Stockyard, open the

Actions group and then
create a Force, a Moment,
and a Combination of
Actions by dragging-and-
dropping these items from
the Stockyard to the
Project Manager.
2. Select Force 1 in the Project Manager.
3. In the Property Inspector, change the force’s Level to 0.5 m, its Fx value to
2000 kN, and its Fz value to 20 000 kN. The Depth will change to –0.5 m and
the Resultant to 20 099.75 kN as you do this. (The change in level is
necessary to place the force on top of the upstand pile group.)
4. Select Moment 1 in the Project Manager.
5. In the Property Inspector, change the moment’s Level to 0.5 m and its My
value to 3000 kNm.
6. Select Combination 1 in the Project Manager.
7. In the Property Inspector, tick both Force 1 and Moment 1. Make a note of
the Fx, Fz, and My values (these are resolved about the combination’s current
location). Then change the Level of Combination 1 to 0.5 m. The My value
will change automatically as the lever arm of the forces has changed.
8. Select Stage 1 in the Project Manager.
9. Finally, in the Property Inspector, tick “Combination 1” to add it to the
scenario. Arrows will appear on the Drawing Board above the pile group.
10. In this Step you have manually:
! Created Force 1, Moment 1, and Combination 1
! Added Force 1 and Moment 1 to Combination 1
! Added Combination 1 to Stage 1

In Step 6, you will create the calculation you want Repute to perform.
1. In the Stockyard, open the

Calculations group by right-
clicking and selecting
‘Calculations’ from the
pop-up menu.
2. Create a Boundary Element
Analysis by dragging-and-
dropping this item from the
Stockyard to the Project Manager.
3. In the Property Inspector, under the heading Links, change the Construction
Stage to “Stage 1”. Then, under Options, change the Drainage condition to
Undrained and the Stress-strain model to ‘Hyperbolic’.
4. In this Step you have:

! Created Calculation 1
! Linked Stage 1 to Calculation 1
Step 7 – perform and review the

calculation
In Step 7, you will perform the calculation.

Build tab on Repute’s ribbon and clicking
on Run Calculation 1.
2. Repute will perform the calculation and
then change its display to show its
Checking Desktop (displaying the
Workbook and Graph Paper panels).
You can switch to this display at any time by clicking on the Check button on
Repute’s View tab.
Step 8 – export the results

In Step 8, you will export results to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
1. Right-click in the Workbook panel to reveal its context menu and select
Export. Only the data that is currently displayed in the Workbook will be
exported. To include other results, click on the Asterisk (*) in the top left
corner of the Workbook’s table and select the results you want to include.
2. Select the desired path for the file, enter its name, and then click on the Save
button. This will save the data in an Excel spreadsheet (*.xls file).
3. You can then view the results by navigating to this folder using Windows’ File
Manager and opening the file in Excel. The results should look like the image
below (if opened in Excel 2016).


this tutorial.
What’s next?
Tutorial 6 looks at the more complicated case of an asymmetric pile group under
3-dimensional loading.
TUTORIAL 6
ASYMMETRIC PILE GROUP UNDER 3D LOADING
Tutorial 6 considers a more complicated project: that of an asymmetric pile group
under general 3-dimensional loading. This tutorial shows you how to:
! Modify an existing project

! Change the location of individual piles within a pile group
! Specify 3D loading
The worked example involves the analysis of a group of 15 piles installed in stiff
clay overlying dense sand.
! The ground conditions at the site are identical to those in Tutorial 5.

! The piles will be installed on an irregular grid, shown below. The spacing
between adjacent rows is 3 m in the X-direction and 1.5 m in the Y.
! Each pile is 20 m long, 1 m in diameter, and has a Young's modulus of

30 GPa (both axially and laterally).
! You are interested in the displacements and rotation of the pile cap
under a combined vertical load of 50 MN, horizontal loads of 10 MN (in
the X-direction) and 7 MN (in the Y-direction), and moments of 5 MNm
(in the XZ-plane) and 3 MNm (in the YZ-plane). The vertical load will be
applied on the pile cap at the location of Pile 9.
Tutorial 6: Asymmetric pile group under 3D loading 65
Overview
! In Step 1, you will open and modify an existing project.
! In Step 2, you will delete the old pile group and then specify a new
group.
! In Step 3, you will move the piles to their final (asymmetric) positions.
! In Step 4, you will modify the actions on the pile group.
! In Step 5, you will perform the calculation and review the results.

Step 1 – open and modify an existing project

In Step 1, you open an existing project and modify its project information.
1. Click on the File > Open command and, in the dialog box that appears,
navigate to the folder [Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 6 and select the file
Tutorial 4.rpx (this is a copy of the file that was saved at the end of
Tutorial 4). Click on the Open button to open this project.
2. In the Project Manager, double-click on “Site 1” to display its properties in the

Property Inspector. Then, in the Property Inspector, change the Description
to “Asymmetric pile group under 3D loading” and the Project ID to “06”.
3. Save the project under a different name, by clicking the File > Save As
command and then clicking on Repute 2 file.
4. In the dialog box that appears, change the File name to “Tutorial 6” and click
on the Save button to save the modified project with a new name. It will
automatically be saved in the folder [Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 6
unless you choose another location for it.
Step 2 – specify a new pile group

In Step 2, you will delete the old pile group and then specify a new group.
1. The pile group specified in Tutorial 4 was a 2 x 2 group. You can see this most
easily by changing the orientation of the Drawing Board to plan view. To do
this, right-click anywhere on the Drawing Board and select Plan. Alternatively,
select the Drawing Board tab on Repute’s ribbon and then click on the Plan
button.
2. You may also find it easier to see the piles if you increase the Drawing Board’s
scale. To do this, right-click anywhere on the one of the rulers at the edge of
the Drawing Board and select 1:100. Alternatively, there are buttons on the
Drawing Board tab (on Repute’s ribbon) which allow you to manipulate the
scale however you choose.
3. If you move the mouse over the drawing of the pile group in
the Drawing Board, a balloon will appear showing its name
(which is “Pile Group 1”). You can select this group by
clicking on it, whereupon a blue selection rectangle will
appear with square “handles” at each corner. “Pile Group 1”
will automatically be highlighted in the Project Manager and
its properties displayed in the Property Inspector.

4. De-select the pile group by holding the CTRL-key down and clicking on the
drawing of the group. The handles will disappear and the Pile Group will be
de-selected (and no longer highlighted) in the Project Manager.
5. If you now move the mouse over one of the piles within the
group, a balloon will appear showing the pile’s name (e.g.
“Pile 4”). You can select this pile by clicking on it,
whereupon a blue selection rectangle will appear with
square “handles” at each corner. “Pile 4” will automatically
be highlighted in the Project Manager and its properties
displayed in the Property Inspector.
6. To delete this pile from the project, select it in the Project Manager, right-click
to display its pop-up menu, and select the Edit > Delete command. You will
be reminded that this pile is being used by Pile Group and prompted to
confirm its deletion. Click Yes to proceed, whereupon Pile 4 will disappear
from both the Project Manager and the Drawing Board.
7. In the Project Manager, select Piles 1-3 by holding the CTRL key down and
clicking on each pile in turn. Also select Pile Group 1 with the CTRL key held
down. Then right-click and choose Edit > Delete. You will be prompted to
delete each item in turn. Answer Yes in each case (four times in total).
8. Open the Pile Group Wizard by
Pile Group Wizard button.
9. When the Wizard appears, choose
the Custom plan arrangement and
change the number of pile rows to
m = 5 by n = 3. The picture on the left-hand side of the
Wizard will change to show you a (generic)
rectangular pile arrangement.
10. Change the Spacing between the piles to 3 m, but
leave the Cover at its default value (200 mm).
11. Click Next to display the next page. Choose ‘(Cast-in-place) Bored Pile’ as the
pile type.
12. Click Next to display the next page. Change the Concrete class to C20/25
and the Diameter/Breadth to 1050 mm. By default, the concrete will be
assigned a Young’s modulus of 30 GPa.
13. Click Next to display the next page. Change the Embedded length (L) to 20 m
but leave the Upstand (U) as 0 m.
14. Click Next to display the next page. Change the X position (dX) of the pile
group‘s centroid to 6m, its Y position (dY) to 3 m but leave its Rotation (d2)
as 0E. This will move the piles in the group close to their desired positions.
15. Click Next to display the next page. Tick “Stage 1” to add the pile group to
the scenario.
17. When you are ready, click Finish to generate the pile group. The Pile Group
Wizard then:
! Creates Piles 1-15
! Creates Pile Group 1
! Creates Concrete 2
! Links Piles 1-15 to Concrete 2
! Adds Piles 1-15 to Pile Group 1
The Drawing Board will now look something like this:
Step 3 – move the piles to their final positions

In Step 3, you will move the piles to their final
(asymmetric) positions.
1. Select “Pile 2” in the Project Manager and

then, in the Property Inspector, change its
Y-Position to !1.5 m and press ENTER. The
pile’s position on the Drawing Board will
change automatically.
2. Repeat the previous instruction for Pile 4.
3. Next, change the Y-Position of Piles 7 and 9
to +1.5 m; the Y-Position of Piles 12 and 14
to +4.5 m; and the X- and Y-Position of Pile
15 to +3.0 m and +7.5 m (respectively).

4. Select “Pile Group 1” in the Project Manager.
5. In the Property Inspector, under the heading Pile Cap, click on the Resize
button to enlarge the pile cap. The Drawing Board will now look something
like this:
A copy of this step can be found at

3.rpx.
Step 4 – modify the loads

In Step 4, you modify the actions on the pile
group.
1. Select “Force 1” in the Project Manager

and then, in the Property Inspector, change
Fz to 50000 kN, its X-position to 6 m, Y-
position to 3 m, and Depth to 0 m.
2. Select “Force 2” and change its Fx to
10000 kN, Fy to 7000 kN, X-position to
6 m, Y-position to 3 m, and Depth to 0 m.
As you do this, the force’s orientation and
position will change automatically on the
Drawing Board.
3. Select “Moment 1” and change its Mx to
3000 kNm, My to 5000 kNm, X-position to
6 m, Y-position to 3 m, and Depth to 0 m.
4. Finally, select “Combination 1” and change its X-position to 6 m, Y-position to

3 m, and Depth to 0 m. Again, as you do this, the combination’s orientation
and position will change automatically and the various components of action
displayed in the Property Inspector will also change.
5. The Drawing Board will now look something like this:
Step 5 – perform and review the calculation

In Step 5, you will perform the calculation and review the results.
1. Select Calculation 1 in the Project

Manager and then, on the Build tab, click
on the button labelled Run Calculation
1.
2. Repute will perform the calculation and
then change its display to show its
Checking Desktop (which displays the Workbook and the Graph Paper). You
can switch to this display at any time by clicking on the Check button on the
View tab.
4. You can change the graph that appears on the screen by selecting the Graph
Paper tab on Repute’s ribbon and clicking on the any of the available graphs
that are listed there.
5. For example, if you click on the Moment My button, the graph will change to
look something like this:
6. You can change the appearance of the graph by experimenting with the
extensive set of controls provided via its Options box. To display the Graph
Options box, click on the Options button on the graph paper tab. Click on the
help button to find instructions for using this box to customize your graph.



this tutorial.
What’s next?
Further information about the program’s capabilities can be found in the Repute
2.5 User Manual and the program’s built-in help system. Details of the theory that
underpins the program’s calculations can be found in the Repute 2.5 Reference
Manual.
Further resources are available from the Geocentrix website:
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INTRODUCING REPUTE 2.5

What’s new in Repute 2.5?

! Numerous other minor improvements

Quick-Start guide (this booklet)

Repute Technical Support T: +44 (0)1737 373963

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! Ground conditions comprise 5 m of clay overlying 20 m of dense sand.

If Repute is not already running, double-click on the Repute icon on Windows’

Step 1 – create the project

1. Open the Project Wizard by

8. You can view these items by right-clicking anywhere

11. Repute’s Property Inspector will open and

Step 2 – create the borehole

1. Open the Borehole Wizard by

[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 1\Step 2.rpx captures everything so far.

Step 3 – create the pile

3. Create the section by selecting the item labelled

12. Repeat the previous two instructions for Stage 2.

The Drawing Board will now look something like this:

[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 1\Step 3.rpx captures everything so far.

Step 4 – create the force

1. Open the Stockyard’s

7. Repeat the previous two instructions for Stage 2.

This file at [Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 1\Step 4.rpx captures

Step 5 – create the calculations

1. Open the Calculation Wizard by selecting the Wizards tab on Repute’s

[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 1\Step 5.rpx captures everything so far.

Step 6 – perform and review the calculations

1. Run the calculation by

4. The Graph Paper (top right panel) shows:

5. The Workbook (top left panel) shows the same

Step 7 – produce a report

1. Display Repute’s reporting tools by

4. You can navigate around

[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 1\Step 7.rpx captures everything so far.

Step 8 – close the project

1. Close the project by clicking on the File menu’s Close command.

[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 1\Tutorial 1.rpx. captures everything in

If Repute is not already running, double-click on the Repute icon on Windows’

Step 1 – create the project information

1. Click New on the program’s File menu to

Project Manager (under Project Information) as “Party 1” and the Property

Step 2 – create the ground conditions

[Docs]\Tutorials\Tutorial 2\Step 2.rpx captures everything so far.

Step 3 – create the pile

1. Open the Concretes group in the Stockyard and

Step 4 – create the force

1. Open the Actions group in the Stockyard and

Step 5 – sleeve the pile

1. Open the Algorithms group in the Stockyard