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A Three Dimensional Example Model
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Define Material Properties
2.4.3
The next step in defining the model is to enter the material properties for the soil that will be used in the
model. A clay is defined for both the ground and the basement. This section will provide instructions on
creating the clay soil.
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Open the Soils dialog by selecting Model > Soils > Manager from the menu.
Click the "New..." button to create a soil.
Enter "3D Tutorial Soil" for the soil name.
Press OK to close the New Soil dialog.
When a new soil is created, you can specify the display color of the soil using the
Fill Color box on the Soil Properties menu. Any region that has a soil assigned to it
will display that soil's fill color.
5. Double-click on the new soil to open the Soil Properties dialog.
6. Move to the Thermal Conductivity tab.
7. Enter the laboratory data points as provided in the "A Three Dimensional Example Model" section
at the beginning of this tutorial.
To view the laboratory data press the Graph button.
8. Press OK to close the Soils Manager dialog.
2.4.4
Define 3D Surfaces
This model consists of three surfaces. Although it is not required the surface grids have the same dimensions
and grid densities. By default every model initially has two surfaces.
· Define Surface 1
This surface is already present so the next step is to define the grid lines.
1. Select Surface 1 as the region by going to Model > Geometry > Regions, and clicking on 'Surface
1'.
2. Press OK to close the dialog.
3. Click Model > Geometry > Surface Properties in the menu to open the Surface Properties dialog.
4. Select the Elevations tab and click the Define Grid button to set up the grid for the selected