Fast and efficient finite element model creation

The user-friendly interface guides the user to efficiently create models with a logical geotechnical workflow. Via Boreholes users can define complex soil profiles or geological cross-sections. In the Structures mode, structural elements, like piles, anchors, geotextiles, and prescribed loads and displacements can be defined. Geometry can also be imported from CAD-files. The automatic meshing procedure creates a With Staged Construction users can accurately model the construction process, by activating and deactivating soil clusters and structural elements in each calculation phase. With plastic, consolidation and safety analysis calculation type,  a broad range of geotechnical problems can be analyzed. Constitutive models range from simple linear to advanced highly non-linear models wide range of soil and rock behaviour can be simulated. Well proven and robust calculation procedures ensure converging calculations and accurate results. With multi-core calculations and 64-bit architecture PLAXIS can deal with the largest and most complex models.finite element mesh almost immediately.
 

Realistic assessment of stresses and displacements

With Staged Construction users can accurately model the construction process, by activating and deactivating soil clusters and structural elements in each calculation phase. With plastic, consolidation and safety analysis calculation type,  a broad range of geotechnical problems can be analyzed. Constitutive models range from simple linear to advanced highly non-linear models  wide range of soil and rock behaviour can be simulated. Well proven and robust calculation procedures ensure converging calculations and accurate results. With multi-core calculations and 64-bit architecture PLAXIS can deal with the largest and most compl

Powerful and versatile post processing

The versatile Output program offers various ways to display forces, displacements, stresses, and flow data in contour, vector and iso-surface plots. Cross-section tools allow more detailed analysis of results. Data can be copied from tables or via Python based scripting for further processing purposes outside of PLAXIS. The Curve manager enables graph creation, plotting various results types from available calculation data.ex models.

• Change the number of significant digits shown
• Structural forces from cylindrical volume piles
• Realistic assessment of stresses and displacements
• Output Model Explorer
• Movable cross-sections
• Extensive report and movie Generator
• Contour, shading, iso-surface and vectors plots
• Advanced data slicing

• User Defined Soil Models (VIP)
• Soft Soil creep
• Soft soil
• Sekiguchi-Ohta, Viscid & Inviscid (VIP)
• NGI-ADP model (VIP)
• Mohr-Coulomb
• Modified Cam Clay
• Jointed Rock
• HS Small strain stiffness

• Reduce required project disk space by changing the saved step interval
• New initial phase calculation type: Field Stress (VIP)
• Full 64-bit release with performance improvements
• Well-proven and robust calculation procedures
• Pseudo-static analysis
• Plastic calculation, consolidation analysis and safety analysis
• Multicore computing (VIP)
• Facilities for steady-state groundwater flow calculations, including flow-related material parameters, boundary conditions, drains and wells.
• Convenient and intuitive Phase explorer

• Design of stable stope panels and pillars
• Wellbore stability analysis
• Stress changes and surface settlement due to reservoir depletion
• Trim and Extend functionality
• Python integration in Expert Menu (VIP)
• Polar Array (VIP)
• New Embedded beam behavior type: Grout Body
• More control over visualization of local axes
• Improved Import (VIP)