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PLAXIS 2D

The PLAXIS 2D programs are available individually or bundled and include PLAXIS 2D, PLAXIS Dynamics and PLAXIS Plax Flow. Together they make up a finite element package intended for the two dimensional analysis of deformation and stability in geotechnical engineering. It is a robust and user-friendly finite element package, developed for Geotechnical Engineering. It offers the tools professionals need in today’s and tomorrow’s world of high-tech building, to analyze complex projects.

Geotechnical applications require advanced constitutive models for the simulation of the non linear, time dependent and anisotropic behavior of soils and/or rock. In addition, since soil is a multi phase material, special procedures are required to deal with hydrostatic and non hydrostatic pore pressures in the soil. Although the modeling of the soil itself is an important issue, many projects involve the modeling of structures and the interaction between the structures and the soil.

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PLAXIS Dynamics

The PLAXIS Dynamics Module is an extension to PLAXIS 2D. It offers the tools to analyze the propagation of waves through the soil and their influence on structures. This allows for the analysis of seismic loading as well as vibrations due to construction activities. PLAXIS Dynamics offers the possibility to perform dynamic calculations in individual calculation phases.

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PLAXIS PlaxFlow

The PLAXIS PlaxFlow module can be used to analyze two-dimensional unsaturated and time-dependent groundwater flow. For many practical applications it is necessary to take into account both deformation and groundwater flow. For time dependent analysis, this leads to mixed equations of displacement and pore pressures, called coupled hydro-mechanical approach, which have to be solved simultaneously. This type of analysis which is based on Biot’s theory of consolidation enables the user to simultaneously calculate deformation and groundwater flow with time-dependent boundary conditions in saturated and partially saturated soils.

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