Analysis using finite element method

Topology
Project
Date : 24/07/2019
Global settings
Project type : Plane strain
Analysis type : Stress
Tunnels : no
Advanced input : yes
Detailed results : yes
Concrete structures : ACI 318-11
Interface
Coordinates of interface points [m]
No. Interface location
x z x z x z
1 -5,00 5,50 20,00 5,50

2 -5,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 15,00 0,00

20,00 0,00

Soil parameters
High plasticity clay (CH,CV,CE), consistency soft
Material model : Mohr - Coulomb
Unit weight : g = 20,50 kN/m3
Poisson's ratio : n = 0,42
Elastic modulus : E = 1,00 MPa
Biot parameter : a = 1,00
Biot modulus : M = 2,50 MPa
Angle of internal friction : jef = 15,00 °
Cohesion of soil : cef = 5,00 kPa
Dilation angle : y = 0,00 °
Saturated unit weight : gsat = 21,00 kN/m3

Land Quarry
Material model : Mohr - Coulomb
Unit weight : g = 19,00 kN/m3
Poisson's ratio : n = 0,42
Elastic modulus : E = 2,50 MPa
Biot parameter : a = 1,00
Biot modulus : M = 1,00 MPa
Angle of internal friction : jef = 12,00 °
Cohesion of soil : cef = 5,00 kPa
Dilation angle : y = 0,00 °
Saturated unit weight : gsat = 19,50 kN/m3

Existing Soil
Material model : Mohr - Coulomb
Unit weight : g = 21,00 kN/m3
Poisson's ratio : n = 0,40
Elastic modulus : E = 1,50 MPa
Biot parameter : a = 1,00
Angle of internal friction : jef = 19,00 °

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Cohesion of soil : cef = 12,00 kPa
Dilation angle : y = 0,00 °
Saturated unit weight : gsat = 21,50 kN/m3

Rigid bodies
g
No. Name Sample
[kN/m3]

1 Water 10,00

2 air 0,00

Assigning and surfaces

Coordinates of surface points [m] Assigned
No. Surface position
x z x z soil
1 0,00 0,00 15,00 0,00
Land Quarry
20,00 0,00 20,00 5,50
-5,00 5,50 -5,00 0,00

2 15,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 High plasticity clay

(CH,CV,CE), consistency
-5,00 0,00 -5,00 -4,57 soft
20,00 -4,57 20,00 0,00

Free points
Location Location Location Location
No. No. No. No.
x [m] z [m] x [m] z [m] x [m] z [m] x [m] z [m]
1 -5,00 3,84 2 20,00 1,60 3 3,18 0,00 4 1,26 3,84
5 13,74 1,60 6 13,10 0,00 7 4,54 0,50 8 10,90 0,50
9 7,72 0,00 10 3,86 0,50 11 3,86 1,50 12 11,48 0,50
13 11,48 1,50 14 12,60 1,50 15 12,60 0,50 16 0,76 3,84
17 15,00 3,84
Free lines
Type of Mode of
No. Lines topology
line input
1 segment Origin (1,26; 3,84) [m] , end (3,18; 0,00) [m]
2 segment Origin (13,10; 0,00) [m] , end (13,74; 1,60) [m]
3 segment Origin (-5,00; 3,84) [m] , end (1,26; 3,84) [m]
4 segment Origin (20,00; 1,60) [m] , end (13,74; 1,60) [m]
5 arc height Origin (4,54; 0,50) [m] , end (10,90; 0,50) [m], height 3,95 [m] , orientation negative
6 circle center and Center (3,86; 0,51) [m] , radius 0,50 [m] , orientation positive , origin 0,00 [°]
radius
7 circle center and Center (3,86; 1,52) [m] , radius 0,50 [m] , orientation positive , origin 0,00 [°]
radius
8 circle center and Center (11,48; 0,51) [m] , radius 0,50 [m] , orientation positive , origin 0,00 [°]
radius
9 circle center and Center (11,48; 1,52) [m] , radius 0,50 [m] , orientation positive , origin 0,00 [°]
radius

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 Type of Mode of
No. Lines topology
line input
10 circle center and Center (12,60; 0,51) [m] , radius 0,50 [m] , orientation positive , origin 0,00 [°]
radius
11 circle center and Center (12,60; 1,52) [m] , radius 0,50 [m] , orientation positive , origin 0,00 [°]
radius
12 arc height Origin (0,76; 3,84) [m] , end (15,00; 3,84) [m], height 1,15 [m] , orientation negative
13 segment Origin (15,00; 3,84) [m] , end (20,00; 1,60) [m]
14 arc height Origin (4,54; 0,50) [m] , end (10,90; 0,50) [m], height 0,50 [m] , orientation positive
Mesh generation

Mesh generation parameters

Element edge length : 0,50 [m]
Mesh smoothing : no
Generate multinode elements : no
Mesh generation result
Finite element mesh was successfully generated.
Number of nodes 1847
Number of elements 3480 (region 2124, beam 339, interface 1017)
Warning
[W087] Mesh lines CI{C=(3,86; 0,51); R=0,50} and LI{(3,18; 0,00) .. (7,72; 0,00)} are too close to each other.
[W087] Mesh lines CI{C=(11,48; 0,51); R=0,50} and LI{(7,72; 0,00) .. (13,10; 0,00)} are too close to each other.
[W087] Mesh lines CI{C=(12,60; 0,51); R=0,50} and LI{(7,72; 0,00) .. (13,10; 0,00)} are too close to each other.
Input data (Stage of construction 1)
Assignment and activation
Active /
No. Region Assigned soil
inactive

air

1 Active

Land Quarry

2 Active

Water

3 Active

Existing Soil

4 Active

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No. Region Assigned soil
inactive

Water

5 Active

Water

6 Active

Water

7 Active

Existing Soil

8 Active

Water

9 Active

Water

10 Active

Water

11 Active

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No. Region Assigned soil
inactive
High plasticity clay
(CH,CV,CE), consistency
soft
12 Active

Line supports
Support
No. Location
Direction X Direction Z
A1 Mesh line No. 7 fixed free
A2 Mesh line No. 5 fixed free
A3 Mesh line No. 24 fixed free
A4 Mesh line No. 9 fixed free
A5 Mesh line No. 3 fixed free
A6 Mesh line No. 25 fixed free
A7 Mesh line No. 8 fixed fixed
A1 up to A7 - automatically generated line supports along model edges
Water
Water type : No water
Analysis settings
General
Method : Newton - Raphson
Stiffness matrix change : keep elastic
Max. number of iterations for one calc. step : 100
Initial calculation step : 0,25
Displacement error : 0,0100
Imbalanced forces error : 0,0100
Energy error : 0,0100
Respect material interfaces : no
Newton - Raphson
Relaxation factor of calculation step : 2
Maximum number of relaxations of calculation step : 2
Min. number of iterations for one calc. step : 1
Line search
Solution method : iterate no
Line search limit - minimum : 0,100
Line search limit - maximum : 1,000
Plasticity
Return mapping error : 0,00100
Max. number of iterations for one plast. step : 20

Results (Stage of construction 1)

Stress analysis was successfully completed.
Analysis settings : user-defined
Attained loading = 100,00 %
Extremes

Stress (extremes)
Location Location
Min Max
x [m] z [m] x [m] z [m]
Sigma Z, tot. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -15,28 8,00 -4,57 165,28
Sigma Z, eff. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -15,28 8,00 -4,57 165,28

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 Location Location
Min Max
x [m] z [m] x [m] z [m]
Sigma X, tot. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -11,38 8,00 -4,57 119,68
Sigma X, eff. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -11,38 8,00 -4,57 119,68
Tau XZ [kPa] 10,97 1,00 -8,15 4,48 1,51 8,88
Sigma m, tot. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -12,63 8,00 -4,57 134,88
Sigma m, eff. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -12,63 8,00 -4,57 134,88
Sigma eq. [kPa] -4,49 3,20 0,29 7,50 -4,57 26,42
Sigma 1, tot. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -15,45 8,00 -4,57 119,68
Sigma 1, eff. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -15,45 8,00 -4,57 119,68
Sigma 2, tot. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -11,21 8,00 -4,57 165,28
Sigma 2, eff. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -11,21 8,00 -4,57 165,28
Sigma 3, tot. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -11,24 8,00 -4,57 119,68
Sigma 3, eff. [kPa] 1,24 3,99 -11,24 8,00 -4,57 119,68

Strain (extremes)
Location Location
Min Max
x [m] z [m] x [m] z [m]
Epsilon eq. [%] 15,91 3,43 0,04 7,50 -4,57 7,50
Epsilon eq., pl. [%] 10,38 0,35 0,00 10,98 1,52 2,00
Epsilon X [%] 9,81 3,69 -0,29 10,98 1,52 1,20
Epsilon Z [%] 10,96 1,51 -0,82 7,50 -4,57 6,48
Gamma XZ [%] 10,96 1,51 -2,10 4,48 1,51 1,16
Epsilon X, pl. [%] 3,61 0,08 -0,07 10,98 1,52 0,74
Epsilon Z, pl. [%] 10,98 1,52 -0,76 3,61 0,08 0,07
Gamma XZ, pl. [%] 10,98 1,52 -1,32 3,61 0,08 0,16
Epsilon vol. [%] -5,00 3,84 -0,31 8,00 -4,57 6,47
Epsilon vol., pl. [%] 10,90 0,50 0,00 10,90 0,50 0,00
Epsilon 1 [%] 10,96 1,51 -1,28 14,50 -1,41 0,18
Epsilon 2 [%] -5,00 3,36 0,00 7,50 -4,57 6,48
Epsilon 3 [%] 10,90 0,50 0,00 10,90 0,50 0,00

Pore pressures (extremes)

Location
Max
x [m] z [m]
Pore pressure u [kPa] 20,00 5,01 0,00

Input data (Stage of construction 2)

Assignment and activation
Active /
No. Region Assigned soil
inactive

air

1 Active

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 Active /
No. Region Assigned soil
inactive

Land Quarry

2 Active

Water

3 Active

Existing Soil

4 Active

Water

5 Active

Water

6 Active

Water

7 Active

Existing Soil

8 Active

Water

9 Active

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 Active /
No. Region Assigned soil
inactive

Water

10 Active

Water

11 Active

High plasticity clay

(CH,CV,CE), consistency
soft
12 Active

Line supports
Line support Support
No. Location
new modified Direction X Direction Z
A1 Yes Mesh line No. 7 fixed free
A2 Yes Mesh line No. 5 fixed free
A3 Yes Mesh line No. 24 fixed free
A4 Yes Mesh line No. 9 fixed free
A5 Yes Mesh line No. 3 fixed free
A6 Yes Mesh line No. 25 fixed free
A7 Yes Mesh line No. 8 fixed fixed
A1 up to A7 - automatically generated line supports along model edges
Surcharge
Location Origin / Length / Width /
Surcharge Slope Magnitude
/ Point 1 Point 1 Point 2 Point 2
No. Type
z [m] / x1 x [m] / z1 l [m] / x2 b [m] / z2
new change a [°] q, q1, f, F q2 unit
[m] [m] [m] [m]
1 Yes strip z = 4,96 x = 6,90 l = 0,30 0,00 444,00 kN/m2
2 Yes strip z = 4,96 x = 8,20 l = 0,30 0,00 444,00 kN/m2
3 Yes strip z = 4,80 x = 10,50 l = 0,30 0,00 222,00 kN/m2
Surcharges
No. Name
1 DUmp Truck R1
2 DUmp Truck R2
3 DUmp Truck F
Water
Water type : No water
Analysis settings
General
Method : Newton - Raphson
Stiffness matrix change : after each iteration
Max. number of iterations for one calc. step : 100

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Initial calculation step : 0,25
Displacement error : 0,0100
Imbalanced forces error : 0,0100
Energy error : 0,0100
Respect material interfaces : no
Newton - Raphson
Relaxation factor of calculation step : 2
Maximum number of relaxations of calculation step : 2
Min. number of iterations for one calc. step : 1
Line search
Solution method : iterate no
Line search limit - minimum : 0,100
Line search limit - maximum : 1,000
Plasticity
Return mapping error : 0,00100
Max. number of iterations for one plast. step : 20

Results (Stage of construction 2)

Analysis has not been performed.
Analysis settings : standard

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