Lesson 59. Accelerating Consolidation Settlement with Drains Using PLAXIS 3D

𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝐃 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞:
In this lesson, the acceleration of consolidation settlement using vertical drains is examined, building on the preloading techniques covered in the previous lesson. The implementation of vertical drains within a 3D model is demonstrated, allowing for the analysis of their impact on reducing settlement time. Factors such as drain spacing, length, and their interaction with preloading are analyzed to optimize consolidation. By the end of the lesson, an understanding of how to effectively combine preloading and vertical drains in PLAXIS 3D is achieved.
𝐓𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐭:
𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥.𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩: +𝟗𝟎 𝟓𝟑𝟖 𝟔𝟔𝟎 𝟐𝟒𝟐𝟖
+𝟗𝟔𝟒 𝟕𝟓𝟎 𝟒𝟐𝟔 𝟐𝟒𝟐𝟖
𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝐃 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞
𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝐃 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝐃 𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥
𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝐃 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬
𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝐃 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬
𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝐃 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝐃 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞
𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝐃 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞
𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬
PLAXIS 3D Consolidation
Preloading Method