Boussinesq problem


Application PLAXIS 2D
PLAXIS 3D
Version PLAXIS 2D
PLAXIS 3D
Date created 23 June 2016
Date modified 23 June 2016

This document describes an example that is used to verify the elastic deformation capabilities of PLAXIS. The settlement and stress distribution within a semi-infinite, homogeneous and isotropic soil mass with linear stress-strain relationship, under circular uniform pressure, is studied. PLAXIS results are compared with the analytical solution presented by Boussinesq (1885).

3D geometry for the Boussinesq problem

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