Thermo-pile software
Laboratory of Soil Mechanics (LMS)
Thermo-Pile Software
Thermo-Pile, a numerical tool for analyzing thermal effects on pile foundations, is based on a segmented discretization of the pile, enabling consideration of varying soil layers, properties, and temperatures with depth. An iterative finite difference scheme quantifies thermal strains and associated additional efforts under both axial mechanical loading and temperature changes.Implemented as an interactive Java application with intuitive menus and input windows, Thermo-Pile accepts temperature data from the energy design of heat exchanger pile systems. Calculation results are stored in text files and automatically visualized on graphs, illustrating mobilized friction relative to soil-bearing capacity, pile stresses relative to structural resistance, and deformations for given thermal loads.This comprehensive tool aids in understanding and mitigating thermal-induced stresses in pile foundations, enhancing the design and performance of geotechnical structures in thermal environments.Contact:
Thermo-Pile 1.02
Thermo-Pile 1.02 is available in two different editions:
- Enterprise Edition: this edition allows the use of Thermo-Pile as expertise or design tool. Enterprise Edition gives right to the commercial use of the software for private or public institutions.
- Academic Edition: this edition is for academic institutions for a non-commercial use or education purpose only. When used in published studies, Thermo-Pile should be referred to as the producer of the corresponding results.
Don’t hesitate to have a look at the Thermo-Pile brochure for further pieces of information.
Interested by the Thermo-Pile software? Please fill in the Request Form and send it back to us by email to [email protected]. An offer will be prepared in the shortest delays.
Download the Trial Version
The package contains Thermo-Pile Trial version, V.1.02, March 2011 plus the technical documentation and the user’s guide. Note: This trial version is intended to give an overview of the software and not intended to produce results for design purpose. Copyright © 2011 EPFL LMS, Version 1, March 2011. |
♦ Thermopile Executive File (Example Input) |
Entities currently employing Thermo-Pile |
Universities
- Kasetsart University, Bangkok
- University of Waterloo, Canada
- T.U. Civil Engineering of Bucharest
- University of Illinois, USA
- University of Cincinnati
- VSB, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, USA
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
- Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, India
- Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Civil and Geotechnical Engineering, Montana Tech, USA
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
- University of Akron, USA
- Louisiana Tech University, USA
- State University of Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Brazil
- Institute of Geotechnics and Hydrotechnology, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
- Laboratory of GeoMechanics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- Geotechnical Laboratory, CEDEX, Spain
- Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea
- Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University, USA
Companies
- TERRASOL, Tunisie
- S.C. Expert Proiect S.R.L, Romania
- De Cerenville Géotechnique, Switzerland
- SAS Priser Forages Fondations de l’Ouest, France
- ECOME Entreprendre s.a.r.l., France
- Romanian Geoexchange, Romania
