I am modelling concrete pile foundation. But bending moment is just horizontal like this. How to make the bendjng moment vertical just like the pile?
Hi Muhammad,
The bending moment, M3 seems to be plotted on a different structural element. Are you sure you have selected your pile?You can use the "Drag a window to select structures" tool to select both vertical elements representing your pile and then press Enter to view the results.
And to add to the above, if you are using the Structural forces of volume piles option, you need to make sure to select the correct material in the pop-up wizard window that appears.
The centerline detected is based on the soil cluster (e.g. Soil_1_1) that is assigned to a material (e.g. Concrete).
My pile is define as soil material with concrete specification with the embeeded pile in it. So i choose concrete and soil. Is it incorrect?
And can i make a graph about lateral and depth?
Dear Muhammad,
PLAXIS can help with showing the structural forces in multiple ways. You can choose to use the feature Structural forces on volume piles or use a dummy beam element in the centerline of the pile.
From your description, I understand that you have the second. You mentioned though "embedded pile" and if that refers to the embedded beam element, then that is incorrect. Instead, you should use a beam element just like we describe in this article for plates in PLAXIS 2D - The “dummy plate” approach: Composite liner approach in PLAXIS 2D
If you choose the Structural forces on volume piles then PLAXIS requires you to provide the material and soil number to generate the centerline.
Both options give you all the relevant results for deformations and structural forces.
You can read more about the Structural forces on volume piles feature in our Reference manual.