https://communities.bentley.com/products/geotech-analysis/f/forum/227295/finding-vertical-stress-inside-the-soilHi, I am trying to model the loading of a steel plate placed on a dry sand bed and find the variation of the vertical stress with respect to the depth of the sand bed. I have conducted the same on the laboratory scale using a steel plate and placingen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/702375?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:40:26 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:9e2fc1ef-7f25-4229-ab39-1424db9ccfd3Jerin Joseph<p>Thanks for the response</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/702233?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:08:39 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:1cf15d68-f644-4a9b-a9c1-415823d782d4Stefanos Papavasileiou<p>Dear Jerin,</p> <p>Based on what I read you would use the cartesian stresses as then in 2D you can pick the &sigma;yy and for 3D you can pick the &sigma;zz.</p> <p>The principal stress might also be interesting but the definition is the same as in mechanics you know from the university.</p> <p>You can also read the details of each result available in our Reference manual.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>