Performance of shell elements


Application PLAXIS 2D
PLAXIS 3D
Version PLAXIS 2D
PLAXIS 3D
Date created 20 November 2012
Date modified 20 November 2012

Tunnel lining can be modelled as a beam in PLAXIS 2D and as a plate in PLAXIS 3D. By using this element, 3 types of deformations are taken into account: shear deformation, compression due to normal forces and obviously bending. This document describes an example that has been used to verify the shell elements in PLAXIS.

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