Hello PLAXIS team,
I currently using PLAXIS 3D V20 to work on a complex model that I created using 3D 2017 in the past and every time I mesh the model I get a bunch of warning message saying that I have small embedded beam elements generated
This is weird since all affected embedded beams are long enough ( ranged from ~ 15 m to 50 m in length) and I never had any meshing/calculation issues in the past using the previous versions.
I have already followed the suggestion given by Stefanos in this post, but of course without any luck, since my elements are not really considered to be small ones...
https://communities.bentley.com/products/geotech-analysis/f/plaxis-soilvision-forum/205690/warning---very-small-embedded-beam-elements-generated
Let me know if you require more information about the model itself.
Dear Francisco,
Indeed, these warnings are about the embedded beams that are intersecting with the generated soil elements. We have investigated these warnings and apart from some level of refinements (with care considering the embedded beam elements), there is not much to do about it.
You can continue without considering them as an issue to your 3D generated mesh. In any case, as usual, we advise inspecting the generated mesh in Output and ensure a good quality value (as far as possible).
These warnings were re-evaluated and in the future they will only be displayed if they are relevant to the project.
Stefanos,
Thanks for the quick and prompt reply on this! Glad to know that this probably isn't a major meshing issue!