Finite Element Package- 2d analysis

of deformation and stability in

geotechnical engineering
Geotechnical problems- Non linear,
time dependent anisotropic, pore
pressure, interaction

 Graphical input of geometry models

Automatic mesh generation
Has Quadratic 6-node and 4th order
15-node triangular elements
Plates- EI, EA, elastic, elasto-plastic
Interfaces, Anchors, Geogrids,
Tunnels

 Linear elastic model

Mohr Coulomb Model- E, , , c and - Isotropic
Elastic plastic- E50 Eur Eoed Einc Cinc
Hardening Soil Model- Hyperbolic model- Longer
calculation time- material stiffness matrix is formed
and decomposed each step
Soft soil creep model- Viscous effects- Overpredict
elastic soil behaviour
User defined soil models
Jointed rock model- Anisotropic elastic-plastic- , c, E,
, , G,
Soft soil model- cam clay model

Automatic Load stepping

Arc length control
Stagged construction
Consolidation analysis
Safety factors
Updated Lagrangian analysis
Stress paths

 Decomposition of the domainselection of element

Derivation of elemental equations
Assembly of element equations
Imposition of boundary conditions
Solution procedure
Post processing of the results
Remarks

 General settings
Plane strain or axisymmetric
Gravity and acceleration
Units, Dimensions, Grid

Geometry

Points and Lines

Plates
Hinge and rotation springs
Geogrids- only tensile no compression
Node-to-node anchors- 2 node elastic
spring element- Both tensile and
compressive
Fixed end anchors
Tunnels

Loads and boundary

conditions

Prescribed displacements
Fixities- standard, rotation
Distributed loads, point loads
Drains, wells

 Material type- drained, undrained, non-porous

Mesh generation- unstructured meshes- Very coarse,
coarse, medium, fine, very fine
Local coarseness and refinement
Initial conditions
Water conditions- water weight, phreatic levels,
cluster phreatic level, interpolation of pore pressures
from adjacent clusters or lines, cluster dry and user
defined
Boundary- Closed flow boundary, seepage surface
Generate by phreatic levels/ground water calculation

 Tolerated error, over-relaxation,

maximum iterations
Mweight- gravity loading
Plastic calculation, consolidaiton
analysis, phi-c reduction analysis,
dynamic calculation

Load stepping procedures

Load advancement ultimate level,
load advancement number of steps,
automatic time
stepping(consolidation)
Arc length control
Control parameters
Iterative procedure control
parameters

Load multipliers

Mdisp, Mdisp
Mload, Mload
Mweight, Mweight
Maccel, Maccel
Msf, Msf
Marea, stiffness, force, Pmax

Global error check

Local error check
Compression- negative
Load- displacement curves
Time- displacement curves
Stress-strain diagram
Stress paths and strain paths

 LRFD approach
Boreholes
Embedded piles- beam elements with
embedded interface elements
Hoek- brown model- 8
E,,ci,mi,GSI,D,max,
Inviscid model- 7
Hydraulic models

 Generator on elastic foundation

Pile driving
Building subjected to an earthquake