Free field boundary conditions for PLAXIS 2D: new improvements and recommendations for practical use
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Version
PLAXIS CONNECT Edition V22 Update 2 PLAXIS 2D 2023.1
Date created
20 March 2023
Date modified
20 March 2023
Introduction
One of the greatest challenges in dynamic finite element analysis…
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…
How to create a model for ground response analysis in PLAXIS 2D
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Version
PLAXIS 2D
Date created
12 February 2016
Date modified
12 February 2016
This movie shows how to create a model to perform a ground response analysis and is based on the article listed…
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…
PLAXIS 2D Dynamics
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Version
PLAXIS 2D AE
Date created
09 May 2011
Date modified
09 May 2011
The Dynamics module of PLAXIS 2D allows us to perform dynamic analyses of the propagation of waves through the soil…
PM4Sand - PLAXIS UDSM
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Version
PLAXIS 2D
Date created
23 March 2018
Date modified
12 October 2022
With the release of PLAXIS 2D 2018, a new User Defined Soil Model for liquefaction analysis is introduced, the PM4Sand…
Site response analysis and liquefaction evaluation
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Version
PLAXIS 2D
Original Author
A. Laera, R. B. J. Brinkgreve
Date created
07 October 2015
Date modified
18 November 2016
When an earthquake occurs, the seismic waves propagate from…
Compliant base and free field boundaries: check on input signal
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Version
PLAXIS 2D AE
Date created
23 July 2014
Date modified
23 July 2014
When using the free field and/or compliant base boundary condition we need to create so-called node pairs along the boundary…
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…
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…
Time step used in dynamic calculation
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Version
PLAXIS 2D
Date created
16 April 2012
Date modified
16 April 2012
Time step
The time step used by Plaxis in a dynamic calculation is constant and equal to δt = Δt/ (m* n) , where Δt…
How to activate a dynamic load
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Version
PLAXIS 2D
Date created
02 December 2019
Date modified
02 December 2019
General aspects
In PLAXIS 2D and 3D, providing that the dynamic module is available, a dynamic (i.e., time…
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…
2D2011: Continued time-history signal over multiple dynamic phases may give wrong results
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Issue status
✔ Solved
First Affected Version
PLAXIS 2D 2010.01
Found in Version
PLAXIS 2D 2010.01
Fixed and Released in Version
PLAXIS 2D 2011.02
Issue #
17301
Date created …
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…
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…
New Geotechnical Analysis SIG posted: PLAXIS 2D Dynamics With the New Site Response Analysis Tool
We posted a new recording of the latest Geotechnical Analysis Special Interest Group workshop :
2019-06 (June) Geotechnical Analysis SIG - PLAXIS 2D Dynamics With the New Site Response Analysis Tool
You may find it here on the Geotechnical Analysis…