PLAXIS 3D Tutorial 09: Free vibration and earthquake analysis of a building
Application
PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 3D
Date created
04 Oct 2018
Date modified
27 Feb 2023
This example demonstrates the natural frequency of a long five-story building when subjected to free vibration and earthquake…
Dynamic Load with Perpendicular Distribution
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Date created
24 February 2020
Date modified
24 February 2020
In a time-dependent Dynamics analysis, the dynamic load is defined through a combination of…
Westergaard's added mass for hydrodynamic pressures: a simple case
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition V20 Update 1 PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition V20 Update 1
Date created
7 January 2020
Date modified
7 January 2020
The attached document describes the…
Effects of Dynamic Excitation on a Dam
Application
PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 3D
Date created
07 May 2015
Date modified
07 May 2015
In this movie, the Dynamics module of PLAXIS 3D will be illustrated. The effects of a dynamic excitation on a dam at full…
Ground response analysis
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Original Author
A. Laera, R. B. J. Brinkgreve
Date created
05 June 2015
Date modified
04 August 2017
Earthquakes propagate from the bedrock to…
Fixed and Compliant base: what input motion is required?
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D 2012 PLAXIS 3D AE
Date created
23 July 2014
Date modified
23 July 2014
Fixed base
The fixed base can be set up by selecting the “none” option from the Dynamic model…
How does Plaxis deal with water pressures during dynamic calculations?
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition
Date created
15 September 2014
Date modified
16 December 2022
In relation to water pressures in a dynamic calculation we…
Using an accelerogram for Dynamics
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Date created
23 July 2014
Date modified
23 July 2014
In PLAXIS it is possible to import an accelerogram (or any time data serie) for a dynamic signal as…
Plaxis uses SMC files for earthquakes, but what kind of format is this?
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Date created
05 November 2012
Date modified
05 November 2012
SMC (Strong Motion CD) is a format used by the U.S. Geological Survey National Strong-Motion…
Drift correction for dynamic input signal from file
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Date created
23 July 2014
Date modified
23 July 2014
Due to integration of the accelerations and velocities, a drift might occur in the displacements. When…
On the use of dynamic boundary conditions
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D 2015 PLAXIS 3D AE
Date created
23 July 2014
Date modified
23 July 2014
While setting up a dynamic model you may choose from the following dynamic boundary conditions…
Memory usage in dynamic calculations
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Date created
28 April 2014
Date modified
28 April 2014
A dynamic calculation will use more RAM memory than a static (Plastic) analysis of the same model…
How to model moving loads to simulate train-induced vibrations
Application
PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition V20
Date created
25 October 2018
Date modified
2 February 2021
General
This following demonstration video intends to illustrate the use of movement functions…
Effects of Pile Driving near an Existing Building
Application
PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 3D
Date created
07 May 2015
Date modified
07 May 2015
In this video, the workflow of the Dynamics module of PLAXIS 3D will be illustrated. The effects of pile driving on a…
Traffic Loads: simulating a moving load
Application
PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 3D 2012
Date created
31 January 2013
Date modified
31 January 2013
In this movie, we will show how to set up a dynamic calculation of traffic loads. The loads will be measured…
PLAXIS 3D Dynamic free field elements and its corners
Application
PLAXIS 3D
Issue status
Solved
First Affected Version
PLAXIS 3D 2016
Found in Version
PLAXIS 3D 2016
Fixed and Released in Version
PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition V20
Issue #
SW-31619
Date created …
Plastic behaviour in free field elements in PLAXIS 3D AE.00 may lead to a severe divergence error
Application
PLAXIS 3D
Issue status
✔ Solved
First Affected Version
PLAXIS 3D AE.00
Found in Version
PLAXIS 3D AE.00
Fixed and Released in Version
PLAXIS 3D AE.01
Issue #
23608
Date created
13 May…
Using non-default or non-metric gravity values gives wrong results for 3D dynamic calculations
Application
PLAXIS 3D
Issue status
✔ Solved
First Affected Version
PLAXIS 3D 2012.00
Found in Version
PLAXIS 3D 2012.00
Fixed and Released in Version
PLAXIS 3D 2013.01
Issue #
19689
Date created …
PSA plot not correct when combining multiple dynamic phases
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Issue status
✔ Solved
First Affected Version
PLAXIS 2D 2010.01 PLAXIS 3D 2012.00
Found in Version
PLAXIS 2D 2010.01 PLAXIS 3D 2012.00
Fixed and Released in Version
PLAXIS 2D 2012…
First data line in Dynamic SMC file is skipped
Application
PLAXIS 3D
Issue status
✔ Solved
First Affected Version
PLAXIS 3D 2012.00
Found in Version
PLAXIS 3D 2012.00
Fixed and Released in Version
PLAXIS 3D 2013.00
Issue #
18385
Date created …
PLAXIS 3D Tutorial 08: Dynamic analysis of a generator on an elastic foundation
Application
PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 3D
Date created
04 Oct 2018
Date modified
27 Feb 2023
In this tutorial, the influence of a vibrating source on its surrounding soil is studied. To reduce the calculation time…
Vertical dynamic response of a footing
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Date created
07 January 2013
Date modified
07 January 2013
This document describes an example that has been used to verify that the dynamic response of a…
Ground response analysis in case of linear soil
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Date created
03 January 2013
Date modified
03 January 2013
This document describes an example that has been used to verify that the natural frequency of…
Lamb's problem
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Date created
19 December 2012
Date modified
19 December 2012
Lamb's problem is related to wave propagation in a semi-infinite elastic medium subjected to…
Free vibration analysis of a dam
Application
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Version
PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Date created
04 January 2013
Date modified
04 January 2013
This document describes an example that has been used to verify the natural frequency of vibration…