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Deep Excavation & Shoring Support in Bahrain (PLAXIS Real Life Project)
- Oct, 08, 2021
- Deep Excavations News On Projects / Industry Earth Retaining Structures Retaining Walls Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Finite Element / Finite Difference
- Bahrain
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
PLAXIS 3D is a game-changing tool for projects that are 3D in nature and, therefore, require 3D designs to provide appropriate, safe & value-engineering solutions. Learn more about PLAXIS 3D Th...
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Parameters Variation: Model Customization and Sensitivity Analyses
- Sep, 15, 2021
- News On Products & Services Finite Element / Finite Difference Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Soil Mechanics
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A well-known engineering challenge in the framework of finite element (FE) analysis-based design is the large number of input factors involved in geotechnical computational models. There is always a...
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How to Speed Up Calculation Time with PLAXIS
- Aug, 24, 2021
- Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Products & Services Finite Element / Finite Difference
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Numerical analysis is a valuable tool to support the decision-making process in geotechnical design. Such analyses might still remain excessively time-consuming if FE models are not being set up prop...
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How To Efficiently Speed Up Mesh Generation
- Aug, 23, 2021
- News On Products & Services Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Finite Element / Finite Difference
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
PLAXIS 3D is a very powerful tool that can provide extremely valuable information to geotechnical engineers, but did you know there are some insider tips that can help you save time? Here is some u...
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How to Model Piles in PLAXIS
- Jun, 17, 2021
- Pile Foundations News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Finite Element / Finite Difference
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The problem of analyzing and designing deep foundations is relevant to many civil engineering structures, because we are commonly and frequently constructing buildings on soft soils. Pile foundation...
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How to Perform Dewatering in PLAXIS
- Jun, 11, 2021
- Groundwater & Seepage News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Finite Element / Finite Difference Seepage Soil Behavior Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The problem of changing water conditions is omnipresent in geotechnical engineering. Groundwater is systematically found beneath the Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and rock formation fractures....
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Why Run PLAXIS 3D Analysis?
- Jun, 07, 2021
- Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Dam Engineering Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Foundation Design / Construction Geoenvironmental Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Seismic Slope Stability Liquefaction Engineering Groundwater & Seepage Landslides Levees Mining Slope Stability Analysis Soil Behavior Modeling Tunneling Underground Structures Visualization
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Most geotechnical engineers use FEA software packages for their geotechnical design. It is especially useful for performance-based design or in situations when strong structure interaction is taking...
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FEM Modelling: Piled Raft Foundation Analysis in 2D and 3D
- May, 21, 2021
- Settlements Pile Foundations Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Research / Academia News On Software
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
FEM Modelling: Piled Raft Foundation Analysis in 2D and 3D A common use for deep foundation piles is to increase foundation stability and to increase the bearing capacity of structural systems. To a...
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NorSand in RS2: An Advanced Constitutive Material Model
- Mar, 09, 2021
- Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Finite Element / Finite Difference Slope Stability News On Software
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
RS2 - 2D Finite Element Analysis Software Back in March of 2019, RS2, our 2D finite element program received a major upgrade with the addition of NorSand as a constitutive model. This implementation...
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PLAXIS 2D/3D CONNECT Edition V21 introduced the Fluid model, a new User Defined Soil Model (UDSM)
- Mar, 08, 2021
- Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Products & Services Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Offshore Geotechnics Ports
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
This constitutive model has been specifically created to simulate the effects of free water on water-retaining structures and quay walls or any other situation involving fluid-structure interaction....
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