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  • Damage assessment of adjacent buildings caused by excavations using the Burland's chart

    Application PLAXIS 2D Version PLAXIS 2D 2023.1 PLAXIS 2D 2023.2 Original Author Hung Ho Manh - Technical Support Group Date created 10 October 2023 Date modified 10 October 2023 Introduction Excavations (open…
  • Live webinar: Coffee Corner: Assessment of Excavation-Induced Building Damage using PLAXIS automation

    Live webinar: Coffee Corner: Assessment of Excavation-Induced Building Damage using PLAXIS automation

    Title Assessment of Excavation-Induced Building Damage using PLAXIS automation Date Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Time 10.00 AM CET and 16.00 (4 PM) CEST Presenters Hung Ho Manh , Geotechnical Engineer, Seequent Wai Liong Lai , Technical…

  • Excavation with no drop down in water level

    Dear Sir, I have an excavation model in Plaxis 2D with SBP wall at both sides. We have proposed recharge well on site to prevent the water level drop down. Therefore, In Plaxis model, I defined the pore water calculation type as "phreatic line" with…

  • Plaxis 3D_How to model post-tension concrete slab that acts as permanent support for retention system?

    Hi All, I am working on the analysis job for an excavation work? So far I have proceeded to the completion of excavation that has been temporarily supported by struts? I am about to activate the ground floor level slab and deactivate the struts…

  • Wall deflection decrease after further excavation

    Hi everyone, I am working on a simple excavation and lateral support problem with soil berm as support for intermediate stages before reaching the final excavation level. For the last stage of soil berm removal before reaching the final excavation level…

  • Benchmark problem of deep excavation

    I am very glad to write this post because last time I got a benchmark problem regarding embankment consolidation problem over PVD-treated soft soil " Comparison of Drainage Line Elements in PLAXIS 2D and 3D.....". After that, I successfully published…

  • Dynamic analysis

    Hi there, I am in the process of conducting a dynamic analysis on a deep excavation (>28m). The water table is close to the surface and the excavation wall consists of secant wall and anchors. Therefore, I am running a coupled flow analysis during…

  • Optimize excavation calculation time for wall horizontal displacement criteria

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition V22 PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition V22 Date created 23 September 2022 Date modified 23 September 2022 Original author Hung Ho Manh - Bentley Technical Support…

  • Modelling Bored Pile Wall in Plaxis 2D Ultimate

    Hi, I need to model a bored pile wall with shotcrete between the piles and a pile head cap in Plaxis 2D ultimate. Am I better to model this as an equivalent plate element using the effective stiffness per meter length or as an embedded beam row? Thank…

  • Considerations for modelling a thick slab as a plate

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version CONNECT Edition Date created 15 February 2022 Date modified 15 February 2022 Original author Faseel Khan - Bentley Technical Support Group In PLAXIS 2D or 3D, a thick…

  • Reasons for pairing Plastic and Consolidation analyses with each excavation phase?

    Hi all, I've inherited a model from a consultant of a staged excavation in saturated, stiff clay that is expected to behave undrained. Once the excavation goes below water table, each stage was given a Plastic calculation (0 days) and a Consolidation…

  • Stability Analysis of Deep Excavation

    Greetings, I conducted stability analysis of deep excavation at the final stage using Plaxis 2D analysis. The excavation depth is 15 m while the penetration depth is 12 m. When performing stability analysis, the plate element (diaphragm wall) has a large…

  • How can I assign properties of Anchor Rod and Steel Sections (H-beam/C-channel) for along a cantilever sheet pile wall in PLAXIS 2D?

    I used anchor to define 12mm tie rods at 3m and 6m depth along the sheet pile. For calculating EA, I considered E = 2E8 KN/m2 and A = 0.000113 m2. Therefore EA = 22600 KN/m3. Is it the right approach top assign tie road also I am getting more displacement…

  • In dewatered excavation with high water table, why do I see external water loads on excavation side? How to prevent external water loads?

    I have a dewatered tied-back caisson wall excavation with a high water table in PLAXIS 2D. Throughout excavation stages I set soil clusters to dry. ymin boundary is open, all others are closed. Why are external water loads showing up in output? How to…

  • Generalized Hardening Soil Model - PLAXIS UDSM

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Date created 10 April 2015 Date modified 07 October 2020 It is observed in simulations of excavation projects using the Hardening Soil model (or HS small…

  • Structural reliability analysis of deep excavations

    Application PLAXIS 2D Version PLAXIS 2D Original Author T. Schweckendiek, W. Courage Date created 14 November 2011 Date modified 24 October 2016 The Finite Element Method is nowadays widely used in structural…

  • Prediction of soil deformations during excavation works for the renovation of “Het Nieuwe Rijksmuseum” in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Application PLAXIS 2D Version PLAXIS 2D Original Author H. D. Netzel, D. Vink Date created 14 November 2011 Date modified 24 October 2016 The “Rijksmuseum” in Amsterdam is one of the most important 19th…

  • PLAXIS analysis of a basement excavation in central London

    Application PLAXIS 2D Version PLAXIS 2D Original Author J. Rigby-Jones, C. Milne Date created 19 October 2011 Date modified 24 October 2016 Excavation of a new 6 m deep basement was required as part of…

  • 3D Finite Element Analysis of a Deep Excavation in Monaco

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Original Author Marie Porquet, A. Guilloux, Samy Chakroun, R. Witasse Date created 06 October 2011 Date modified 24 October 2016 The Odéon tower…

  • Deep Excavation in Soft Soil and Complex Ground Water Conditions in Bogotá

    Application PLAXIS 2D Version PLAXIS 2D Original Author J. A. Rodriguez Date created 15 November 2011 Date modified 24 October 2016 A large construction project for a store was completed in December 2004…

  • Response of a rock mass to circular excavation (non-uniform in-situ stress)

    Application PLAXIS 2D Version PLAXIS 2D Date created 25 February 2016 Date modified 25 February 2016 In the video, we show how to set-up the model discussed in the validation report below. The validation concerns…

  • Response of a rock mass to circular excavation (uniform in-situ stress)

    Application PLAXIS 2D Version PLAXIS 2D Date created 25 February 2016 Date modified 25 February 2016 In the video we show how to set-up the model discussed in the validation report below. The validation concerns…

  • Updated mesh + updated water pressures for deactivated clusters beneath general phreatic level gives wrong external waterloads

    Application PLAXIS 2D Issue status ✔ Solved First Affected Version PLAXIS 2D 2011.00 Found in Version PLAXIS 2D 2011.00 Fixed and Released in Version PLAXIS 2D2011.02 Issue # 17181 Date created …

  • PLAXIS 2D Tutorial 06: Dry excavation using a tie back wall

    Application PLAXIS 2D Version PLAXIS 2D Date created 20 May 2017 Date modified 27 Feb 2023 This example involves the dry construction of an excavation. The excavation is supported by concrete diaphragm walls. The…

  • PLAXIS 2D Tutorial 07: Dry excavation using a tie back wall - ULS

    Application PLAXIS 2D Version PLAXIS 2D Date created 20 May 2017 Date modified 27 Feb 2023 In this tutorial a Ultimate Limit State (ULS) calculation will be defined and performed for the submerged construction of…
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