Overview of functionality
In the tables below, you can find an overview of the features offered, for e.g.:
Some features of PLAXIS Monopile Designer can be used stand-alone, while others require a concurrent PLAXIS 3D license, together with Geotechnical SELECT Entitlements (GSE). PLAXIS Monopile Designer can be used stand-alone with rule-based or user-supplied soil reaction curves. It requires PLAXIS 3D and GSE for numerical-based calibration of soil reaction curves, and for 3D verification.
See below the features available in PLAXIS Monopile Designer:
| 1D Analysis | PLAXIS Monopile Designer | PLAXIS 3D + Monopile Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Homogeneous soils | ||
| Layered soils | ||
| Built-in PISA rule-based models | ||
| Built-in API P-Y curves | ||
| User-defined depth variation functions | ||
| Force control | ||
| Displacement control | ||
| Modal analysis of monopilesTPNEW | ||
| Export results as TSV | ||
| Python remote scripting interface for the 1D analysis | ||
| Python interpreterNEW | ||
| Remote access to Python scripting APINEW |
| Calibration | PLAXIS Monopile Designer | PLAXIS 3D + Monopile Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Generation of 3D calibration models | ||
| Calibration of multiple ground profiles | ||
| Calibration with target displacement | ||
| Calculation of soil reaction curves | ||
| Parameterisation of PISA depth variation functions | ||
| Export to SACS/OpenWindPower | ||
| Python remote scripting interface for calibration |
1 Requires GSE
| 3D design verification | PLAXIS Monopile Designer | PLAXIS 3D + Monopile Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Generation of 3D verification models | ||
| Calculation of 3D verification models | ||
| 3D verification results | ||
| Accuracy metrics | ||
| Export to SACS/OpenWindPower | ||
| Python remote scripting interface for 3D design verification |
1 Requires GSE