I recently learnt how to use Plaxis for my thesis, however I do not know how to interpret the result correctly.
The displacement profile is showing that the maximum displacement is 47.54 x 10^6 m, and the red colour failure region is circular shape. I would like to know does it mean the failure plane is circular and total soil displaced is 47.54 x 10^6 m？
While the displacement mesh diagram, what does it mean by "displacement scaled up to 200.00 x 10^9 times"?
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could explain to me.
Dear Ong,
Regardless the software used, looking at the pictures, I suspect there is something wrong with the model (e.g. boundary conditions, material properties, etc.). Perhaps, it is worth checking the units of your input parameters as well as their magnitude.
I do not know the order of magnitude of the loads applied onto the structure, but I would expect the max displacement to not exceed 0.X meters.
The deformed shape of the structure has been scaled down by 200x10^-9 times as, indeed, it is way too large to be displayed in a larger scale.
I hope this helps
Vincenzo
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