Define Material Properties

To define your material (e.g. rock or soil) properties:

1. Select the Geology or Excavations workflow tab.
2. Select Define Materials from the toolbar or the Materials menu.
3. By default there are five (5) materials available to be edited. If additional materials are required, you can select the Add button to define the number of required material types. You can define up to 100 different material types in the Material Properties dialog. See the following topics for details:

• Initial Element Loading
• Unit Weight
• Strength Properties
• Stiffness Properties
• Staged Material Properties
• Datum Dependent Properties
• Unsaturated Shear Strength
• Jointed Material
• Hydraulic Properties