Hi all,
Can anyone give some advice about unstable situations due to soil collapse. I mean, can anyone recommend a way to calculate safety factors (<1.0) if you got a collapse in plastic phase using only plaxis results (without a limit equilibrium model)?
Thanks in advance!
Francesc
Dear francesc an Martin,
Of course I am not part of the plaxis support system. I do agree with Martin here. What I gave is a rough estimation. Normally, in a situation like this, I use limit equilibrium, but to get a rough idea, I use the above approach. Most of the time in my line of work, I encounter some local failures, and hence to overcome that I use plaxis 2D with Plaxis LE. I hope this helps. Thanks Martin for your contribution.