Validation of computational liquefaction for tailings: Tar Island slump
Application
PLAXIS 2D
Version
PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition V21
Original Title
Validation of computational liquefaction for tailings: Tar Island slump
Original Author
D. Shuttle, F. Marinelli, S. Brasile, M. Jefferies
Publication…
RE: Nonlinear spherical area load applied to an ellipse surface in PLAXIS 3D
Hello Rushan,
The pizza approach (you can call it like that, I guess) is also a nice idea. Indeed, none of the results is exactly what we want but at least it is something to work with.
RE: Nonlinear spherical area load applied to an ellipse surface in PLAXIS 3D
Dear Rushan,
My approach on this would be to create multiple circular surfaces (intersect them) to create zones at which the load can be considered constant. Each zone can be defined by the increment from the edges to the centre of the circle. Obviously…
RE: How can I increase the number of steps for calculations for PLAXIS 2D?.
Dear Sohaib,
Without knowing more about the calculation, the error you experience is probably related to soil failure (from Reference manual appendix), as this is not about not having enough load steps. In order to find out what the mechanism for failure…
RE: How can I increase the number of steps for calculations for PLAXIS 2D?.
I really like the incremental deviatoric stress plot for finding convergence issue. I usually have to rescale the min and max range so you can see where all the action is. I usually set the minimum to 0, and incremental reduce the max, usually have to…
RE: Current value status in hint box in the plastic points plot
Dear Rushan,
Table 18 in paragraph 9.3.10 of the 2D Reference Manual for PLAXIS 2D 2021.
With kind regards,
Dennis Waterman
RE: Current value status in hint box in the plastic points plot
Hi Nitha,
The status is the state of plasticity that the point is in. The value is the value according to Table 18 of the Reference Manual. In this case "2" means it's an accurate tension cut-off point.
With kind regards,
Dennis Waterman
RE: Exporting cross-section table results from Plaxis 2D to .txt file
Thank you Stefanos for your swift reply.
'Plaxis Input' command line feature in getting model history generated as we prepare the model has been an excellent way to self learn command line scripting without looking for any major support while the same…
RE: Exporting cross-section table results from Plaxis 2D to .txt file
Hi,
Its been years since plaxis started evolving and the cross-section curves feature is a pretty old one. Why not the commands get generated as we operate the plaxis output(as we see in Input) for the creation of cross-section curve plots so that we…
RE: Groundwater Flow using Drains
Dear Geoffrey,
There are two possibilities to model drains in PLAXIS: by using the drain element or by using an interface with a hydraulic conductivity.
The drain element is just an internal boundary condition where the groundwater head is fixed to…
RE: water level in Plaxis 3D
Dear Mr. Rushan,
Nice to see you after a long time.
Thanks for the great help, I will go through it. Thanks for sharing your presentation screenshots and video.
RE: PLAXIS 3D Meshing Fails
Ramtin, I share your frustration with meshing. I always seem to be under a lot of time constraints to bring my models in on budget and schedule and it is usually meshing that is a prime concern and my biggest unknow. I've found that Plaxis has made great…
RE: Big Model, small object of focus
Dear Stephen,
The global settings (Medium, Fine, etc.) can assist but it is highly dependent on the model dimensions, as explained in our Reference manual.
Apart from the global coarseness, there are local refinement options (coarseness factor) to…
RE: in PLAXIS 3D output, is there a way to hide the blue geometry outlines?
Hi Dan,
I'm not using Plaxis 3D , but i have tell some ways using Plaxis 2D options (hope both outputs have same options)
1. Mesh => Cluster borders (F8)
Before: After:
2. View => Settings (F10)
Here you can assign the colours to cluster…