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…
Hysteretic damping in a small-strain stiffness model
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Version
PLAXIS 2D
Original Author
P.G. Bonnier, M. H. Kappert, R. B. J. Brinkgreve
Date created
20 May 2011
Date modified
24 October 2016
The paper shows a derivation of hysteretic…
Simulation of Soil Nail's Dynamic Pullout Response
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Version
PLAXIS 2D
Original Author
W. L. Cheang, S. A. Tan, P. H. Ooi
Date created
15 November 2011
Date modified
24 October 2016
The assessment of an in-situ nail – soil interface…
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…
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…
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…
How to prescribe a dynamic displacement
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 displacement can…
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 …
Dynamic loads not correctly applied in phase with multiple dynamic substeps
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Issue status
✔ Solved
First Affected Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.00
Found in Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.00
Fixed and Released in Version
PLAXIS 2D 2015.00
Issue #
23255
Date created
20…
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…
Splitting dynamic signal over multiple phases may give wrong results when using compliant base boundary
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Issue status
✔ Solved
First Affected Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.00
Found in Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.00
Fixed and Released in Version
PLAXIS 2D 2015.00
Issue #
22837
Date created
20…
Time interval specified for K0 phase (using Gravity loading first) incorrectly influences dynamic results
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Issue status
✔ Solved
First Affected Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.00
Found in Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.00
Fixed and Released in Version
PLAXIS 2D 2015.00
Issue #
22402
Date created
28…
Dynamic models with Rayleigh damping in bottom layer 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 2012.00
Issue #
20508
Date created …
Free field boundaries without compliant base bottom may turn into viscous boundaries
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Issue status
✔ Solved
First Affected Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.00
Found in Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.00
Fixed and Released in Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.02
Issue #
21525
Date created
11 June…
2DAE: Issues with automatic dynamic substeps determination
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Issue status
✔ Solved
First Affected Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.00
Found in Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.00
Fixed and Released in Version
PLAXIS 2D AE.02
Issue #
21086
Date created
08 April…