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              • PLAXIS 2D Tutorial 01: Settlement of a circular footing on sand
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    PLAXIS 2D Tutorial 01: Settlement of a circular footing on sand

    Application PLAXIS 2D
    Version PLAXIS 2D
    Date created 20 May 2017
    Date modified 16 May 2022

    In this lesson, a first application is considered, namely the settlement of a circular foundation footing on sand. This is the first step in becoming familiar with the practical use of PLAXIS 2D. The general procedures for the creation of a geometry model, the generation of a finite element mesh, the execution of a finite element calculation and the evaluation of the output results are described here in detail. The information provided in this lesson will be utilised in the later lessons. Therefore, it is important to complete this first lesson before attempting any further tutorial examples.

    A circular footing with a radius of 1.0 m is placed on a sand layer of 4.0 m thickness as shown in Figure 1.1. Under the sand layer, there is a stiff rock layer that extends to a large depth. The purpose of the exercise is to find the displacements and stresses in the soil caused by the load applied to the footing.

    The attached *.p2dxlog file contains all the commands to generate the model. With a Bentley Geotechnical SELECT Entitlement [GSE] license, you can use the commands runner to open the *.p2dxlog file and to execute all commands in one go, see also this instruction.

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    • Green book PLAXIS 2D CE V22.01 - Tutorial 01.pdf - instructions
    • Notepad spiral PLAXIS 2D CE V22.01 - Tutorial 01 - case A.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • Notepad spiral PLAXIS 2D CE V22.01 - Tutorial 01 - case B.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • Green book PLAXIS 2D CE V22 - Tutorial 01.pdf - instructions
    • Notepad spiral PLAXIS 2D CE V22 - Tutorial 01 - case A.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • Notepad spiral PLAXIS 2D CE V22 - Tutorial 01 - case B.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • Green book PLAXIS 2D CE V21 - Tutorial 01.pdf - instructions
    • Notepad spiral PLAXIS 2D CE V21 - Tutorial 01 - case A.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • Notepad spiral PLAXIS 2D CE V21 - Tutorial 01 - case B.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • PLAXIS 2D 2018 - Tutorial Lesson 01.pdf
    • PLAXIS 2D 2018 - Tutorial Lesson 01A.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • PLAXIS 2D 2018 - Tutorial Lesson 01B.p2dxlog [command log file]

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    PLAXIS 2D Tutorial 02: Drained and undrained stability of an embankment    [Tutorials]

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    • Micha van der Sloot Created by Bentley Colleague Micha van der Sloot
    • When: Wed, Dec 18 2019 10:41 AM
    • Felipe Fonseca Last revision by Bentley Colleague Felipe Fonseca
    • When: Mon, May 16 2022 3:41 PM
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