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BARANULSAYG

Geotechnical
Nov 26, 2021
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I am learning Plaxis with an older version.

Why does Plaxis lift the model when the reservoir is full?



 
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just a shot in the dark here - bouyancy?
 
Run a seepage analysis first to stabilise your pore pressure
 
show a plot of your pore pressures just before failure
 
Your pore pressure distribution should look something like the below. Make sure you set your pore pressure calculation type to steady state groundwater flow. This is all discussed in Plaxis tutorial 7


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