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    PLAXIS 2D Tutorial 16: Free vibration and earthquake analysis of a building

    Application PLAXIS 2D
    Version PLAXIS 2D
    Date created 20 May 2017
    Date modified 27 Feb 2023

    This example demonstrates the natural frequency of a five-storey building when subjected to free vibration and earthquake loading.

    The building consists of 5 floors and a basement. It is 10 m wide and 17 m high including the basement. The total height from the ground level is 5 x 3 m = 15 m and the basement is 2 m deep. A value of 5 kN/m2 is taken as the weight of the floors and the walls. The building is constructed on a clay layer of 15 m depth underlayed by a deep sand layer. In the model, 25 m of the sand layer will be considered.

    PLAXIS 2D Tutorial: Earthquake and building

    This exercise requires a PLAXIS 2D Ultimate license to access the Dynamics features.

    The attached *.p2dxlog file contains all the commands to generate the model. With a Bentley Geotechnical SELECT Entitlement [GSE] licence, 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 2023.1 - Tutorial 16.pdf - instructions
    • Notepad spiral PLAXIS 2D 2023.1 - Tutorial 16.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • Green book PLAXIS 2D CE V22.02 - Tutorial 16.pdf - instructions
    • Notepad spiral PLAXIS 2D CE V22.02 - Tutorial 16.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • Green book PLAXIS 2D CE V22.01 - Tutorial 16.pdf - instructions
    • Notepad spiral PLAXIS 2D CE V22.01 - Tutorial 16.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • Green book PLAXIS 2D CE V22 - Tutorial 16.pdf - instructions
    • Notepad spiral PLAXIS 2D CE V22 - Tutorial 16.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • Chart with downwards trend 225a.smc
    • Green book PLAXIS 2D CE V21 - Tutorial 16.pdf - instructions
    • Notepad spiral PLAXIS 2D CE V21 - Tutorial 16.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • PLAXIS 2D 2018 - Tutorial Lesson 14.p2dxlog [command log file]
    • PLAXIS 2D 2018 - Tutorial Lesson 14.pdf

    See also

    How to activate a dynamic load    [Tips and Tricks]


    PLAXIS 2D Tutorial 14: Dynamic analysis of a generator on an elastic foundation    [Tutorials]


    PLAXIS 2D Tutorial 15: Pile driving    [Tutorials]


    PLAXIS 2D Tutorial 17: Thermal expansion of a navigable lock    [Tutorials]


    PLAXIS 3D Tutorial 09: Free vibration and earthquake analysis of a building    [Tutorials]

    • Tutorial
    • free vibration
    • dynamic
    • earthquake
    • PLAXIS
    • natural frequency
    • Building
    • dynamics
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    • Micha van der Sloot Created by Bentley Colleague Micha van der Sloot
    • When: Wed, Dec 18 2019 10:43 AM
    • Felipe Fonseca Last revision by Bentley Colleague Felipe Fonseca
    • When: Mon, Feb 27 2023 4:13 AM
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