PLAXIS 2D Tutorial 02: Drained and undrained stability of an embankment


 

Application PLAXIS 2D
Version PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition V21.01
PLAXIS 2D 2024.1
PLAXIS 2D 2024.2
Date created 01 Jun 2021
Date modified 21 August 2024

In this tutorial, the construction of an embankment on clay is calculated. The clay will first be considered a drained material and then an undrained material. For both cases the factor of safety will be determined. This would for instance give an indication of both the long term and short term stability of the embankment.



 Failure mechanism for drained case (top) and undrained case (bottom)

The attached *.p2dxlog file contains all the commands to generate the model. With a Bentley Geotechnical SELECT Entitlement [GSE] license, you can use the commands runner to open the *.p2dxlog file and to execute all commands in one go, see also this instruction.

 

Downloads

 

See also