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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The BASESIMP is not working. Kind regards, Arianna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Ferguson, Alex [mailto:Alex.Ferguson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca]
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<b>Sent:</b> 23 March 2011 13:22<br>
<b>To:</b> Sdei Arianna; esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [esp-r] model the ground<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">How large is your floor? The BASESIMP correlations have proven very robust for ground-couplings up to 12x12 meters. Sensitivity analysis suggests they can be
used for larger foundations, but we have not carefully investigated their behaviour in this regime.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Alex Ferguson</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Housing, Buildings and Communities Group<br>
CanmetENERGY<br>
Natural Resources Canada<br>
P:+1 613 995 3294<br>
F:+1 613 996 9909<br>
<a href="mailto:Alex.Ferguson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca">Alex.Ferguson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk
[mailto:esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>A.Sdei@brighton.ac.uk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> March 22, 2011 19:25<br>
<b>To:</b> esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [esp-r] model the ground</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am modelling a solid concrete floor and I am using the ground monthly profile to determine the boundary condition, however I have unrealistic results. Does anyone know what is the best way to model a solid concrete floor that is in direct
contact with the ground? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">kind regards. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arianna<o:p></o:p></p>
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