Traffic Loads: simulating a moving load


ApplicationPLAXIS 3D
VersionPLAXIS 3D 2012
Date created31 January 2013
Date modified31 January 2013

In this movie, we will show how to set up a dynamic calculation of traffic loads. The loads will be measured on an asphalt plate and on a pipeline running underneath the road.

This movie will show the setup of multiple dynamic loads that "move" in time. The input of these moving dynamic loads is done via commands as generated in an Excel file and using the commands runner. At the end of the movie, the results and the response of the system are shown in an animation.

Since PLAXIS 3D 2018, moving loads are available, allowing for a more straightforward simulation of problems involving traffic-induced loading, as exemplified in How to model moving loads for Dynamic calculations.

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