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Applications in Geotechnical Engineering: Raja Rajan - K Design Department

This document provides an overview of the PLAXIS software for geotechnical finite element analysis. It describes how PLAXIS was originally developed in the 1970s to model soil behavior and embankments in the Netherlands. Key features of PLAXIS discussed include its ability to model complex geometries, soils, drainage conditions, and interfaces using various constitutive models. Examples of applications presented include isolated footings, diaphragm walls, embankments, slope stability, and tunneling. Critical steps in modeling with PLAXIS involve soil characterization, drainage, and interface elements.

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Applications in Geotechnical Engineering: Raja Rajan - K Design Department

This document provides an overview of the PLAXIS software for geotechnical finite element analysis. It describes how PLAXIS was originally developed in the 1970s to model soil behavior and embankments in the Netherlands. Key features of PLAXIS discussed include its ability to model complex geometries, soils, drainage conditions, and interfaces using various constitutive models. Examples of applications presented include isolated footings, diaphragm walls, embankments, slope stability, and tunneling. Critical steps in modeling with PLAXIS involve soil characterization, drainage, and interface elements.

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APPLICATIONS IN

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Raja Rajan . K
Design Department
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CONTENTS
What is PLAXIS
Why PLAXIS needed?
Applications of PLAXIS
PLAXIS How it works?

Plaxis - History
Around 1970, a software was developed based on finite element method to
predict the possible movement of the famous Dutch Oosterschelde-dam
which protects an important part of the Netherlands against flooding
Initially was intended to analyse the soft soil river embankments of lowlands
of Holland
This resulted in a software code that enabled elastic-plastic calculations for
plane strain problems based on high-order elements. Later, the code was
enriched and could deal with axi-symmetric problems too. It was in that time
that the name Plaxis, short for
used for the first time

Plasticity Axi-Symmetry, was

PLAXIS ?
A Finite Element Package for analysis of deformation and stability
Geotechnical applications require advanced constitutive models for
the simulation of the non-linear and time-dependent behaviour of soils
Since soil is a multi-phase material, special procedures are required
to deal with hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic pore pressures in the soil
Plaxis software is equipped with special features to deal with the
numerous aspects of complex geotechnical structures

PLAXIS 2D
2D DYNAMICS
PLAXIS
2D PLAX FLOW
PLAXIS VIP

PLAXIS

Geometry
Modeling

Calculation

Output

Model the geometry


Loadings
Model the soil
Generate the mesh

Staged Construction
Plastic analysis
Consolidation
Safety analysis

Deformation
Stresses
Factor of safety
Curves

Critical Steps
Soil Modeling
Drainage
Interface elements

Soil Models
Linear Elastic Model
Mohr-Coulomb Model
Hardening Soil Model
Hardening Soil with Small Strain Model
Soft soil Model
Cam Clay model
Modified Cam Clay model
Jointed Rock Mass model

Suitability of Soil Models

Drainage
Drained behavior
Non-porous
Undrained behavior
Undrained (A)
Undrained (B)
Undrained (C)

Effect of interface

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Applications of Plaxis

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Isolated footing

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D-wall excavation

D-wall with anchors

Tunneling

Embankment Construction

Practical cases dealt @ in-house

Slope Stability- Mandir

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Output Forces & Stresses

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1674 KMRC D wall excavation

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PLAXIS is not a design software


Plaxis is not a solution, but a tool,
only if used appropriately

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? QUERIES ?

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