For me also, I used the option BASESIMP in the ground floor and the energy needs become zero,<div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>David Garcia<br><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 4:29 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:A.Sdei@brighton.ac.uk">A.Sdei@brighton.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The BASESIMP is not working. Kind regards, Arianna</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"> Ferguson, Alex [mailto:<a href="mailto:Alex.Ferguson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca" target="_blank">Alex.Ferguson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca</a>] <br> <b>Sent:</b> 23 March 2011 13:22<br> <b>To:</b> Sdei Arianna; <a href="mailto:esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk" target="_blank">esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk</a><br> <b>Subject:</b> RE: [esp-r] model the ground</span></p> </div> </div><div><div></div><div class="h5"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <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. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p> <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:<a href="tel:%2B1%20613%20995%203294" target="_blank">+1 613 995 3294</a><br> F:<a href="tel:%2B1%20613%20996%209909" target="_blank">+1 613 996 9909</a><br> <a href="mailto:Alex.Ferguson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca" target="_blank">Alex.Ferguson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"> <a href="mailto:esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk" target="_blank">esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk" target="_blank">esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:A.Sdei@brighton.ac.uk" target="_blank">A.Sdei@brighton.ac.uk</a><br> <b>Sent:</b> March 22, 2011 19:25<br> <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk" target="_blank">esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk</a><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""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Dear All, </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <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? </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance, </p> <p class="MsoNormal">kind regards. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Arianna</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br> ___________________________________________________________<br> This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security<br> System on behalf of the University of Brighton.<br> For more information see <a href="http://www.brighton.ac.uk/is/spam/" target="_blank">http://www.brighton.ac.uk/is/spam/</a><br> ___________________________________________________________<br> <br> ___________________________________________________________<br> This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security<br> System on behalf of the University of Brighton.<br> For more information see <a href="http://www.brighton.ac.uk/is/spam/" target="_blank">http://www.brighton.ac.uk/is/spam/</a><br> ___________________________________________________________</span></p> </div></div></div><div><div></div><div class="h5"> <br> ___________________________________________________________<br> This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security<br> System on behalf of the University of Brighton.<br> For more information see <a href="http://www.brighton.ac.uk/is/spam/" target="_blank">http://www.brighton.ac.uk/is/spam/</a><br> ___________________________________________________________<br> </div></div></div> <br>_______________________________________________<br> esp-r mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk">esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk</a><br> <a href="http://lists.strath.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/esp-r" target="_blank">http://lists.strath.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/esp-r</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>David GARCIA SANCHEZ <br>------------------------------------------------------------<br> Département Systèmes Énergétiques Environnement<br>Ecole des Mines de Nantes<br>4, Rue Alfred Kastler<br>44300 Nantes<br>France<br>------------------------------------------------------------<br>Email: <a href="mailto:david.garcia-sanchez@emn.fr">david.garcia-sanchez@emn.fr</a><br> Tel: +33 (0) 2 51 85 82 14<br>Mobile: +33 (0) 6 78 15 08 09<br>Fax: +33 (0) 2 51 85 82 99<br>------------------------------------------------------------<br> </div></div>