Assign Water to Materials

Use the Assign Water to Materials option to assign and stage phreatic surfaces to materials. You can also assign and stage water to materials using the Define Hydraulic Properties option.

Project Settings

You must first set the Groundwater Method = Phreatic Surfaces in the Groundwater Tab of the Project Settings dialog.

Assign Water to Materials

To use the Assign Water to Materials option:

1. Select the Groundwater workflow tab
2. Select Assign Water to Materials option from the toolbar or the Groundwater menu.
3. Select the checkbox beside each stage name that you would like to stage. All materials in the selected stages will be automatically enabled to be staged as shown by the checked checkboxes beside each material name.
4. Uncheck any materials that you would not like to stage.
5. Use the drop-down menu beside the stage name to assign a phreatic surface to all materials for that stage.
6. Use the drop-down menu beside the material name to assign a phreatic surface only to that material for that stage.
7. Use the Check all or Uncheck all options to select or clear all stages to be staged.
8. Select Ok to apply the water assignments.