###################################################### # # --- Command log file --- # PLAXIS 2D 2025.1 # Tutorial - 10 # Excavation and dewatering # Note: Use the PLAXIS Commands runner to execute this # ###################################################### _initializerectangular SoilContour 0 0 100 30 _setproperties "Title" "Excavation and dewatering" "Company" "Bentley Systems Inc" "Comments" "" "UnitForce" "kN" "UnitLength" "m" "UnitTime" "day" "UnitTemperature" "K" "UnitEnergy" "kJ" "UnitPower" "kW" "WaterWeight" 10 "ReferenceTemperature" 293.15 "LiquidSpecificHeatCapacity" 4181.3 "LiquidThermalConductivity" 0.0006 "LiquidLatentHeat" 334000 "LiquidThermalExpansion" 0.00021 "LiquidTemperature" 293.15 "IceSpecificHeatCapacity" 2108 "IceThermalConductivity" 0.00222 "IceThermalExpansion" 5E-5 "VapourSpecificHeatCapacity" 1930 "VapourThermalConductivity" 2.5E-5 "VapourSpecificGasConstant" 461.5 "UseTemperatureDepWaterPropsTable" False "ModelType" "Plane strain" "ElementType" "15-Noded" _borehole 0 _soillayer 0 _soillayer 0 _soillayer 0 _set Soillayer_1.Zones[0].Top 30 _set Soillayer_1.Zones[0].Bottom 27 _set Soillayer_2.Zones[0].Bottom 15 _set Borehole_1.Head 23 _soilmat "Identification" "Silt" "SoilModel" "Hardening Soil" "Colour" 15262369 "gammaUnsat" 16 "gammaSat" 20 "E50Ref" 20000 "EOedRef" 20000 "EURRef" 60000 "nuUR" 0.2 "PowerM" 0.5 "cRef" 1 "phi" 30 "UseDefaults" True "GroundwaterClassificationType" "USDA" "GroundwaterSoilClassUSDA" "Silt" "GwUseDefaults" True "GwDefaultsMethod" "From data set" "InterfaceStrengthDetermination" "Manual" "Rinter" 0.65 "GapClosure" True _soilmat "Identification" "Sand" "SoilModel" "Hardening Soil" "Colour" 10676870 "gammaUnsat" 17 "gammaSat" 20 "E50Ref" 30000 "EOedRef" 30000 "EURRef" 90000 "nuUR" 0.2 "PowerM" 0.5 "phi" 34 "psi" 4 "UseDefaults" True "GroundwaterClassificationType" "USDA" "GroundwaterSoilClassUSDA" "Sand" "GwUseDefaults" True "GwDefaultsMethod" "From data set" "InterfaceStrengthDetermination" "Manual" "Rinter" 0.7 "GapClosure" True _soilmat "Identification" "Loam" "SoilModel" "Hardening Soil" "Colour" 10283244 "gammaUnsat" 17 "gammaSat" 19 "E50Ref" 12000 "EOedRef" 8000 "EURRef" 36000 "nuUR" 0.2 "PowerM" 0.8 "cRef" 5 "phi" 29 "UseDefaults" True "GroundwaterClassificationType" "USDA" "GroundwaterSoilClassUSDA" "Loam" "GwUseDefaults" True "GwDefaultsMethod" "From data set" "GapClosure" True "POP" 25 _setmaterial Soillayer_1 Silt _setmaterial Soillayer_2 Sand _setmaterial Soillayer_3 Loam _gotostructures _plate (40 30) (40 14) _plate (60 30) (60 14) _platemat "Identification" "Diaphragm wall" "MaterialType" "Elastic" "Colour" 16711680 "W" 8.3 "PreventPunching" True "EA1" 12000000 "EI" 120000 "StructNu" 0.15 _setmaterial Plates DiaphragmWall _posinterface (Line_1 Line_2) _neginterface (Line_1 Line_2) _line (40 23) (60 23) _line (40 20) (60 20) _n2nanchor (40 27) (31 21) _n2nanchor (60 27) (69 21) _n2nanchor Point_5 (31 17) _n2nanchor Point_6 (69 17) anchormat "Identification" "Anchor rod" "MaterialType" "Elastic" "EA" 500000 "LSpacing" 2.5 _setmaterial NodeToNodeAnchors AnchorRod _embeddedbeam Point_10 (28 19) _embeddedbeam Point_12 (72 19) _embeddedbeam Point_13 (28 15) _embeddedbeam Point_14 (72 15) _embeddedbeammat "Identification" "Grout body" "MaterialType" "Elastic" "Colour" 9392839 "LSpacing" 2.5 "Diameter" 0.3 "E" 7070000 "TSkinStartMax" 400 "TSkinEndMax" 400 _setmaterial embeddedbeams GroutBody _set (embeddedbeam_1.Connection embeddedbeam_2.Connection embeddedbeam_3.Connection embeddedbeam_4.Connection) "Free" _group (Line_5 Line_9 Line_6 Line_10) _group (Line_7 Line_11 Line_8 Line_12) _rename Group_1 "GroundAnchor_Top" _rename Group_2 "GroundAnchor_Bottom" _lineload (28 30) (38 30) _well 42 20 42 17 _well 58 20 58 17 _mergeequivalents Geometry _gotomesh _set BoreholePolygon_2_5.CoarsenessFactor 0.25 _mesh 0.06 _gotostages _phase InitialPhase _set Model.CurrentPhase Phase_1 _set Phase_1.Identification "Activation wall and load" _activate Plates Phase_1 _activate Interfaces Phase_1 _activate LineLoads Phase_1 _set LineLoad_1_1.qy_start Phase_1 -10 _phase Phase_1 _set Model.CurrentPhase Phase_2 _set Phase_2.Identification "First excavation" _deactivate (BoreholePolygon_1_2) Phase_2 _phase Phase_2 _set Model.CurrentPhase Phase_3 _set Phase_3.Identification "First anchor row" _activate GroundAnchor_top Phase_3 _set (NodeToNodeAnchor_1_1.AdjustPrestress NodeToNodeAnchor_2_1.AdjustPrestress) Phase_3 True _set (NodeToNodeAnchor_1_1.PrestressForce NodeToNodeAnchor_2_1.PrestressForce) Phase_3 500 _phase Phase_3 _set Model.CurrentPhase Phase_4 _set Phase_4.Identification "Second excavation" _deactivate (BoreholePolygon_2_1) Phase_4 _phase Phase_4 _set Model.CurrentPhase Phase_5 _set Phase_5.Identification "Second anchor row" _activate GroundAnchor_bottom Phase_5 _set (NodeToNodeAnchor_3_1.AdjustPrestress NodeToNodeAnchor_4_1.AdjustPrestress) Phase_5 True _set (NodeToNodeAnchor_3_1.PrestressForce NodeToNodeAnchor_4_1.PrestressForce) Phase_5 1000 _phase Phase_5 ########################################################################### #New Dewatering Phase - Modifying Phase 6_Final excavation (Tutorial 6 ) ########################################################################### _set Model.CurrentPhase Phase_6 _set Phase_6.Identification "Final excavation" _set Phase_6.PorePresCalcType "Steady state groundwater flow" _deactivate (BoreholePolygon_2_2) Phase_6 _gotowater _waterlevel (0 23) (40 20) (60 20) (100 23) _rename UserWaterLevel_1 "LoweredWaterLevel" _set Water.GlobalWaterLevel Phase_6 LoweredWaterLevel _gotostages _activate (Well_1_1 Well_2_1) Phase_6 _set (Well_1_1.Q Well_2_1.Q) Phase_6 1.5 _set (Well_1_1.Hmin Well_2_1.Hmin) Phase_6 17 _selectmeshpoints /output addcurvepoint "Stresspoint" Soil_2_3 37 18 /output addcurvepoint "Stresspoint" Soil_2_5 46 18 /output update