https://communities.bentley.com/members/0cef91ec_2d00_0553_2d00_4946_2d00_9691_2d00_3ddf80490e87James Ruan's recent activityen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/products/geotech-analysis/f/forum/203150/factor-of-safety-drop-below-1-0-when-running-a-c-phi-reductionTue, 15 Sep 2020 06:25:10 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:8673608d-5ee8-4be9-b2d3-d2e28b667a56James Ruan<p>I&#39;m working on plaxis 3d for a excavation and lateral support system in cement mixing treated reclamation ground. But the computed factor of safety suddenly drop after reaching its peak and then fall to close 0... any one have similar experience before for this problem?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/products/geotech-analysis/f/forum/204793/modelling-sheet-pile-wall-with-anisotropic-propertiesWed, 21 Oct 2020 05:51:52 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:9dfeeaf4-c7cf-4bec-8b96-0c1fd0feb1eaJames Ruan<p>Do anyone have insight investigation or experience on the application of anisotropic input for sheet pile wall, the manual have suggested that the flexural rigidity against bending over the vertical direction I<span style="font-size:75%;">1</span> is much larger than the stiffness against the bending over the horizonal direction I<span style="font-size:75%;">2</span> and their relationship approximately to be I<span style="font-size:75%;">1</span>=20I<span style="font-size:75%;">2, <span style="font-size:150%;">I would like to understand how this relationship is developed</span></span><span style="font-size:inherit;"> and does it considered the influence of free rotation (i.e. say 3-5 deg ) at the interlocking joints which are commonly allowed in the sheet pile product.</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/achievements/460ac7df-7ccc-4c42-a204-9e05eef3be09Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:35:12 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:946663ef-a7f3-466f-a9b0-dde4cb98c492Ask a question in a forum.