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Plaxis Assignment 2016
Plaxis Assignment 2016
Plaxis Assignment 2016
1. Figure 1 shows the subsurface profile of a site. Engineering properties of the deposits
obtained from field and laboratory tests are shown in Table 1.
1m
Soft clay
4.0m
y
Dense sand
z
Stiff clay
Bedrock
extending to
infinity ()
Bedrock
Figure not to scale
Note:
y = Last digit of your roll no. plus 1 e.g. if your roll no. is 120040072, then y = 3m
z = Sum of last 2 digits of your roll no. e.g. if your roll no. is 120040072, then z = 9m
Figure 1. Subsurface profile
Table 1 Properties of the deposits at the site
unsat
sat
su /cu
c'
'
Eref
kN/m3
kN/m3
kPa
kPa
degree
MPa
Soft clay
14
16
25
24
Dense sand
15
19
Stiff clay
15
17
110
Bedrock
22.7
Layer
Rinter
'
0.49
0.3
1x10-5
32
40
0.7
0.3
28
10
0.8
0.49
0.3
5x10-5
m/day
You may also assume that firm clay, dense sand and stiff clay, all obey the Mohr Coulomb
yield criterion.
A circular water tank is placed at 1m depth. The tank rests on 1.5m thick reinforced
concrete raft of 10m diameter. Empty weight of the tank is 1500kN. If the height of
the water in the tank is 3.5m, determine the factor of safety against failure. Discuss
any one way to improve the safety factor. Re-run the above problem using this
improvement.
You have to model the axi-symmetric tank using PLAXIS and submit a report on the
foundation design. The report should also include the time taken by the tank to reach
95 percent settlement. This settlement would include settlement of the clay and sand
layers.
State all assumptions used in the analysis and discuss your conclusions showing
ONLY relevant outputs using PLAXIS. In essence, your report should be in about 8
to 10 pages and, include introduction to the problem, significant steps used in the
analysis, precautions (if any) used in geometry of the FE mesh, results, figures,
tables, discussion and recommendations.
Important Instructions:
1. Label all dimensions in the figures. Wherever necessary, legend should clearly be
shown.
2. Fig. 1 indicating the soil thickness taken in the design should be shown on the first
page of the report along with your Roll No.
3. The report has to be submitted online on the moodle interface. Only *.pdf documents
are accepted.
4. Please rename your report as your roll no while submitting. e.g. If your roll no is
120040072, then the report should be named as 120040072.pdf.
5. Only one document shall be accepted. Do not submit the video of the output.