CHOICE OF FLAC SIMULATION MODEL FOR STATIC PROBE CONE LOAD TEST IN SOIL

It is important to choose a FLAC model and use FLAC program to simulate stati c probe cone load test. In this paper the static cone load test is designed a s an axisymmetric geometry, and two different models are bulit, one is the model with the cone, and another is the model without cone. The simulation results on the two models are approximate. In general, the simplified fast running mode l without cone can meet the needs of tests.