RE: Set global waterlevel with Python

Stefanos Papavasileiou — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:38:59 GMT

Dear Dina,

To answer first to your question the command to use is:

g_i.setglobalwaterlevel(g_i.UserWaterLevel_1, g_i.InitialPhase)

This can be found in our Scripting reference under Help menu, shown here: Scripting reference and how to use it - PLAXIS | SOILVISION Wiki - PLAXIS | SOILVISION - Bentley Communities

This article can also be a first step: Identify Python commands from Plaxis command line - PLAXIS | SOILVISION Wiki - PLAXIS | SOILVISION - Bentley Communities

Note that the water level you defined has a vertical component which will create what we call a z-shaped phreatic line. This is to be avoided especially when using Phreatic as a pore pressure calculation type as it will develop inaccurate pore pressures on each side.

I would advise you to follow the SIG about PLAXIS CONNECT Edition: Excavation Dewatering and Common Pitfalls which is found in our Learning with PLAXIS - on-demand - PLAXIS | SOILVISION Wiki - PLAXIS | SOILVISION - Bentley Communities to give you some more insight.