Hi, I'm trying to select a point to retrieve output data from a plate. I've tried different alternatives, but always keep selecting the node in the adjacent soil: If I do it manually via the output interface the node I'm trying to select exist.…

Hi Everyone. In Plx 3D Version 22.02.00.1078. I can not change the scaling contour for either the interface stress or the plate forces. Is this issue resolved at 23.2.0.1059 or what can be done? Thank you.

Hello All, I am trying to model a footing as a plate element in PLAXIS 2D. I have attached the figure I intend to work as follows. I have two queries regarding to model is in PLAXIS. My actual foundation depth is 1.5m and the footing slab…

Hi all, 01. What is the purpose of converting input parameters to equivalent properties in Plaxis 3D and how it goings to influence in the result? 02. Please explain about the axial force calculation based on the following page in reference manual…

I am very new to plaxis and i am trying to understand modeling a retaining wall (from my understanding this is done using a plate element), i have a general idea of the steps but the values to input are giving me some trouble. I want to model steel sheet…

Dear community, when modelling a shallow footing using the plate element in PLAXIS(2D or 3D), does the extrusion of the thin plate makes it actually embedded in the soil leading to an equivalent surcharge of q=gamma x Df as shown in Case (A) below? Or…

Hi all, I have a problem that I'm trying to model in PLAXIS 2D and I'm a little uncertain about how to model the pile cap beam. Below is the geometry of the problem. For the batter piles, I'm modelling them as embedded beam rows. I would like to…

Am trying to model the effect of thermal loading on the backfill behind integral abutment by using Plaxis 2D. I modelled the concrete bridge deck as Linear Plate element and provide a prescribed displacement near the top of the abutment. The applied displacement…

Hi all! I am wandering that PLAXIS 2d is able to do the plate loading test for shallow foundation or not? Lack some literatures for this. I want to know how to do the loading test by adding some loads to the foundation and how to find the ultimate bearing…

Hi ! I would like to ask, if I model a temporary deep excavation using plate elements with one row of temporary steel strut's with cap, should I increase the moment of inertia of the cap according to parallel axis theorem (Steiner)? Standard…

Hi, I started to learn Plaxis 3D and I have basic doubt in the material assign for the plates. In the plate tab there is only one tab to define the equivalent thickness of the plate, young modulus and shear modulus from their Plaxis automatically calculated…

Hello, Is it possible to create a model and vary the soil parameters with respect to time. I want to create a shallow pile foundation model and vary the soil parameters with respect to time to simulate wet-dry cycles. The aim is to capture the varying…

Hello, how can we neglect the soil springs between the shallow foundation and the soil beneath it in case where the foundation is sitting on piles and the design requires that all loads are transferred exclusively to the piles? If it's by defining a dummy…

Hi Dears, I have tried many way to excavate or add a plate at a certain depth in plaxis to simulate the embedement depth, but none of them gave a reasonable answer. Is there any one can help of how to embedded a foting in Plaxis 2d? I could not…

Is there any update in PLAXIS latest versions which can help in extraction of py curves from tubular steel pile modelled using PLATE element.

Hello, I'm modeling a cylinder that can be filled with water (as a ballast), The cylinder is modeled using plate elements. How the buoyancy effect is taken into account in Plaxis 3D? Should I put dry steel weight for plate elements, then the buoyancy…

I am trying to set properties for a plate material via Python. It initially seems to work and the command goes through to PLAXIS like this: Python: soe_mat = g_i.platemat("MaterialName","SOE_Wall","IsIsotropic",True,"EA",435000000,"EI", model['wall_EI…

I experienced unrealistic bending moments in my cirular tunnel lining using Plaxis 3D. There is no change of direction (richt picture). I tried modelling the same tunnel in 2D and i work perfectly fine (left picture).

Hi there, I would like to model an RC retaining wall in Plaxis 2D (V21). The wall has a varying thickness, which is 1.3 m thick at the bottom and 0.4 m thick at the top (please see the Figure below). And below the wall, there's a 1.4 m x 1.7 m footing…

Hi all, I am using an elastoplastic plate (in plaxis 3D) and trying to control the axial and flexural capacity of the plate such that it approximates the behavior of a slurry wall. In the horizontal direction, due to the slurry wall joints, the flexural…

Hello, I have a question about the plate properties in PLAXIS. In 2D, there is a specific input as "unit weight (w)" and in 3D, there is another specific unit weight as " unit weight (gamma)". I know how to get the unit weight for PLAXIS 3D but for…

I have modeled my monopile foundation for offshore wind turbine. The pile is modeled as volume pile using plate element and it is subjected to the horizontal load at the top. I want to get corresponding response of bending moment and shear force which…

I am trying to save and export plot of different forces and displacement for a plate. Should I use this function Structuralforcesplot? or am I mistaken? Which function should I use to generate contour plots of a pile cap modelled using a plate?

Hi I modelled a circular shaft in Plaxis 3D using Mohr Coulomb solid elements since the shaft is to be an unreinforced slurry wall (hence it would not have a decent tensile capacity). I am looking for a way to extract moments and axial stresses equivalent…

Hi all, 01. When defining a vertical wall in Plaxis, use prevent punching option if is not a thin structure to take into account of end bearing. It the plate is defined as a horizontal (along the x-axis) and applies vertical and horizontal loading,…