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...Dam construction by stages geo slope international ltd www com th ave sw calgary ab canada tp t main fax introduction this simple example demonstrates the simulation of staged embankment on soft ground primary objective is to demonstrate use hyperbolic model when undrained strength foundation varies with depth elevation soil stiffness material overburden stress y and a used for fill constant e numerical figure shows analysis tree in geostudio project problem configuration placed eight successive m lifts each lift simulated using single time step fixed x direction bottom left right boundaries prevent displacement these boundary condition initial situ stresses are developed prior placement linear elastic water table at surface consequently effective drained parameters required order get correct conditions so that pore pressures will be taken into account computations if ignored not n o i v l distance setup total behavior assumed specified as cu modulus considered well compacted relativel...