I want to ask when reviewing soil improvement using PVD, why is the result of the decrease in time using my plaxis 2D when 2 m spacing is faster than 1.5 m spacing and 1.5 m spacing is faster than 1 m spacing?shouldn't pvd spaced closer should be faster? is there any effect on the mesh?
I want to ask when reviewing soil improvement using PVD, why is the result of the decrease in time using my plaxis 2D when 2 m spacing is faster than 1.5 m spacing and 1.5 m spacing is faster than 1 m spacing?shouldn't pvd spaced closer should be faster? is there any effect on the mesh and the nodes?
Hi,
Normally indeed using wick drains closer together gives faster consolidation. However, without any data provided it's impossible to say why in your case it's the opposite.
With kind regards,
Dennis Waterman
Is the result like this correct or does it make sense? The following is a graph of soil improvement using PVD with 1 m and 1.5 m . spacing variations
Dear Randy,
As I mentioned in my previous message, without any data on how things have been modelled the results may or may not be correct and may or may not make sense. I would suggest you send a service request with your project to https://apps.bentley.com/srmanager/ProductSupport so that one of our support engineers can have a look at it.
Thank you mr Dennis