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Temporary sheathing work design Ver.8 Temporary piled jetty design Ver.4 Double wall cofferdam design (English version based on Japanese specifications) English version of three products of UC-1Temporary Work Design Series [Patent appliPrice, release schedule Temporary sheathing work design:US$2,625-(May 2011) Temporary piled jetty design:US$2,625(June 2011) Double wall cofferdam design:US$2,100(July 2011)ation number]Patent: 2010-290022

Introduction

FORUM8 is currently developing the English version of our temporary work design series, "Temporary sheathing work design", "Temporary piled jetty design", "Double wall cofferdam design" for the English-speaking non-Japanese engineers who work on the design tasks in Japan. In these products, the settings of Japanese version that are used for all functions including basic applied standards and input and output phrases are translated into English. These input data file created in English version will be read in Japanese version in future. Below are the introduction of each product.

Temporary sheathing work design Ver.8

Overview of program This program allows the design of temporary sheathing work, steel timbering, anchor timbering, temporary sheathing with raker pile tie rod method and the creation of CAD drawings. It supports for various types of wall such as steel sheet pile, light type of steel sheet pile, concrete sheet pile, berlinoise type, SMW (Peristyle, isobaric wall), steel pipe sheet pile, and consecutive underground wall. The steel timbering supports for multiple angle braces, multistage waling(double waling), strut angle bracing, and multi-use of steel timbering and anchor timbering is available. A wide range of compliance is supported including Temporary Structures Guidelines, Society for Civil Engineers, Architectural Institute of Japan, Metropolitan Expressway Association, Railway Standard, Land Improvement Act. The design which considers the parallel calculation of conventional method and elasto-plasticity method(Analysis method I, II), the stage study in self-standing, excavating, removing, the stability of excavation base surface(heaving, boiling, piping), the bearing study, the effect of slope surface can be performed. In addition, the effect study of surrounding soil (including FEM analysis) is available, too. The CAD drawing of plane view, lateral view, quantity table, design condition table can be created. Figure1 Main window of Temporary sheathing work design Ver.8 Comparison of functions The difference between Japanese and English version of "Temporary sheathing work design Ver.8" is shown as below. Japanese English Calculation Conventional method Available Available Elasto-plasticity method Available Available Creation of calculation sheet Available Available FEM analysis Available Available Creation of drawings Available Available Borehole log Available Available Design report Available Available Individual design Available Available Structural mechanics Available Available Erecting simple earth retaining Available Not available Input Available Available English version does not support for the design report, but all other functions are similar to the Japanese version.

Temporary piled jetty design Ver.4

Overview of program The design calculation of "Gantry" (term in architectural field), "Road decking" "Temporary pier"(term in civil engineering field) can be performed. Standard value or registered value can be used for each load(truck, crawler crane, truck crane), and the following designs are supported:(1)Covering plate (2)Member[floor joist(Lining plate), sleeper(beam), support, pile bearing, horizontal joint member, vertical and horizontal brace, joint part, earth retaining wall(vertical force only). It supports for CAD drawing of temporary construction drawing(temporary working platform, temporary pier), and it draws the covering plate, floor joist(lining plate), sleeper(beam), support(pile), horizontal joint member, vertical and horizontal brace, and lateral joint member. Figure2 Main window of temporary piled jetty design Ver.4 Comparison of functions The difference between Japanese and English version of "Temporary piled jetty design Ver.14" is shown as below. English version does not support for the design report, but all other functions are similar to the Japanese version. Japanese English Type of temporary structure Gantry, Temporary pier Available Available Road decking Available Available Input Available Available Calculation Covering plate Available Available Member Available Available Creation of calculation sheet Available Available Creation of drawings Available Available Borehole log Available Available Design report Available Not available

Double wall cofferdam design Ver.2

Overview of program This program allows the design of cofferdam instead of river embankment with double wall sheet pile cofferdam method in the construction work of embankment excavation, and the creation of CAD drawing. The following type of design is available: "Stability calculation of levee body" "Verification of cofferdam wall body" "Verification of tension member" "Verification of waling member" "Water shielding effect". This program is based on "Design manual of steel sheet pile double wall sheet pile cofferdam -Japan Institute of Construction Engineering May 2001", and allows the calculation of section force with elasto-plasticity method. It supports for the calculation of circular slip both in permanent and seismic time. As for the drawing, it supports for plan view(one or three levee body(bodies)), lateral view, quantity list, design condition list. Figure3 Main window of Double wall cofferdam design Ver.2 Comparison of functions The difference between Japanese and English version of "Double wall cofferdam design Ver.2" is shown as below. Japanese English Input Available Available Calculation Stability, embedment length Available Available  Member verification Available Available Circular slip Available Available Creation of calculation sheet Available Available Creation of drawings Available Available Borehole log Available Available Design report Available Not available English version does not support for the design report, but all other functions are similar to the Japanese version.

Finally

We will support the requests and opinions from users after releasing the products to be used by the non-Japanese engineers. For these three products, the input/output parts are completed resources and hence we will be able to support the localization development with other languages. *The screen is under development(Japanese version).

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