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From Borelog to Design Parameters

Attach a soil investigation report and the Structural Agent reads it the way you would: soil strata, SPT N-values, groundwater, lab results. Ask for the interpretation you need, from a summary table of design parameters to a preliminary ERSS (earth retaining and stabilizing structure) concept to take into scheme design.
Preliminary means preliminary. The agent’s interpretation and concepts are a starting point for the geotechnical and structural engineers of record, not a substitute for them. Verify parameters against the source report before any design rests on them.

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Interpret the SI Report

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Attach the report

Attach the SI report with the + button, or tag it with @ if it is already in your Files area. Multi-hundred-page reports are fine; tell the agent which boreholes matter if you know.
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Ask for the interpretation you need

Example: parameter summary
@SI_Report.pdf Summarize the soil profile at boreholes BH-3
through BH-6: strata, SPT N-values, unit weights, undrained
shear strengths, and groundwater levels. Present as a table
I can use for retaining wall design.
Example: specific questions
@SI_Report.pdf What does the report recommend for excavation
support? Is there a soft clay layer below the proposed
formation level, and how thick is it?
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Check the output against the source

The agent reports what the document says and where it says it. Spot-check the values against the borelogs before they go into a calc.

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Develop a Preliminary ERSS Concept

With the ground model established, describe the excavation and your constraints:
Example
Using the soil profile from BH-3 to BH-6, propose preliminary
ERSS options for a 9 m deep excavation, 40 m x 25 m in plan.
Constraints: an existing building 6 m from the north face,
groundwater at 2.5 m depth. Compare a strutted sheet pile wall
against a bored pile wall: indicative wall depth, strut levels,
and the main risks of each. State every assumption.
The agent lays out the options with its assumptions stated, so each one can be checked and taken forward or discarded. Ask for the comparison as a table or a short report (in your company’s format, if your templates are set up). Follow-ups sharpen the concept: 
Take the strutted sheet pile option: what wall embedment does a
first-pass stability check suggest, and which soil layer governs?
Show the calculation and the assumptions.
Give the constraints, get a better concept. Adjacent structures, groundwater, headroom limits, and sequencing drive ERSS selection more than the soil does. Name them in the prompt.

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Temporary Works Checks

The same pattern covers temporary works: attach the drawings or the contractor’s submission and ask for a first-pass check. 
@Shoring_Submission.pdf Check the strut and waler sizing against
the loads shown. Flag anything that looks under-designed and
list what information is missing for a proper check.

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Next Steps

Structural Agent

The agent doing the reading and the calcs.

Mentions & Attachments

Tag reports already in your Files with @.

Design Calc Packages

Turn the concept into a formatted deliverable.

File Management

Keep each project’s SI data in its own folder.
Questions? Email support@stru.ai or book a call.