• Formulations used for the HSS constitutve model

    Hi all, I am trying to recreate the stress-strain curves from the HSS formulation to have a better understanding about the calibration process. I am using the following formulation as displayed in the "Material Models" manual: Nevertheless, this…
  • A problem retrieve data from soiltest by python

    Hi, I developed a code below to retrieve data (Shear_strain_xy & Shear_stress_xy) from the DSS test of the Soiltest module in Plaxis 2D Ultimate (academic version). This code was already working, but after upgrading to the latest version of Plaxis …
  • SoilTest V22 Oedometer

    Hi Community, I am trying to simulate a oedometer test in soil test of plaxis but i am not reaching the expected results. In communities.bentley.com/.../plaxis-soiltest---oedometer there is a video of an older version of SoilTest from plaxis, and with…
  • Unsaturated soil modelling with Barcelona Basic: using SoilTest

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D 2023.1 PLAXIS 3D 2023.1 Date created 09 March 2023 Date modified 09 March 2023 Use the suction option in SoilTest to replicate and simulate suction-controlled…
  • Strange graph with soil test in the simulation of a UU triaxial test with the HS model

    Hello everyone, I wanted to ask about the simulation of unconsolidated undrained triaxial tests in the "soil test" module: We entered a value of zero or close to zero in the " σ' xx" box (to simulate non-consolidation), then entering the other parameters…
  • New releases: PLAXIS 2023.1

    Join PLAXIS in becoming part of Seequent with the PLAXIS 2023.1 release The latest releases of PLAXIS marks our definitive transition to becoming part of Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, with some minor cosmetic changes and a change to the…
  • Small overlaps curves message in SoilTest optimisation

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition Date created 28 July 2022 Date modified 28 July 2022 Original author Viviana Gonzalez - Bentley Technical Support Group …
  • SoilTest is not working

    Hi, I have a PLAXIS 2D ultimate license (version 22.01.00.452). But when I tried SoilTest function in PLAXIS, it provided me with the following suggestions? Does anyone know the reason for this? Thanks and regards, Mihimal.
  • Error in getting results of soiltest in python scripting

    I want to get the q、ε、Pexcess after soil test ,but got the following error when the Python script ran. code: from plxscripting.easy import* s_t, g_t = new_server('localhost', 10001, password='19961217') def triaxial(cellpressure,E50,Eoed,Eur): g_t…
  • PMT In the Soil Test Tool

    Hello Together, I've noted that Plaxis has removed the PMT test from the soil test tool within V21. In the reference manual of V20 it is still present und in the manual of V21 only partially (at 2 points). Is there a reason for that? And more importantly…
  • Sekiguchi-Ohta viscid _Input parameter

    Hi there, I have a question on how to determine the coefficient of secondary compression and the intital volumetric strain rate as part of the input parameters of the Sekiguchi-Ohta viscid model. The Material Models Manual suggests using a secondary…
  • Soil constitutive models

    Dear Support Team and PLAXIS users, I am currently working on a research project devided into experimental, analytical and numerical axes. PLAXIS is one of the major digital tools of the ongoing research project. I have recently experimentally calibrated…
  • SIG Virtual Workshop: Geotechnical Analysis – Optimizing Undrained Parameters for Undrained Soft Soils

    Title: SIG Virtual Workshop: Geotechnical Analysis – Optimizing Undrained Parameters for Undrained Soft Soils Date/Time: July 14, 2020 10:00 A.M. CEST 04:00 P.M. CEST Presenter: Micha van der Sloot, Senior Manager, User Success, Geotechnical, Bentley…
  • PLAXIS SoilTest

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Date created 09 May 2011 Date modified 09 May 2011 SoilTest can be used to simulate real-life soil tests. We demonstrate how to gain better insight in…
  • PLAXIS SoilTest - CRS

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Date created 11 April 2013 Date modified 11 April 2013 In a Constant Rate of Strain test (CRS test), we can gradually apply a load to a soil model by…
  • SoilTest: Parameter Optimisation

    Application PLAXIS 2D Version PLAXIS 2D Date created 13 June 2013 Date modified 13 June 2013 With the Parameter Optimisation function in PLAXIS SoilTest, it is possible to optimise estimated soil parameters towards…
  • PLAXIS SoilTest - General test

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Date created 15 April 2012 Date modified 15 April 2012 The general soil test can be used as a customisable soil test mode. The user can define arbitrary…
  • PLAXIS SoilTest - Triaxial

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Date created 16 November 2012 Date modified 16 November 2012 With the triaxial test we can test soil properties while controlling the stresses applied…
  • PLAXIS SoilTest - Oedometer

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Date created 03 April 2013 Date modified 03 April 2013 With the oedometer test we can define a one-dimensional compression test for soil models.
  • PLAXIS SoilTest - DSS

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Date created 12 April 2013 Date modified 12 April 2013 The Direct Simple Shear, DSS, test can be used to determine the shear strength of a soil model…