Perform two-dimensional finite element analysis of deformation and stability in geotechnical engineering and rock mechanics with PLAXIS 2D.
Engineering companies and institutions in the civil and geotechnical engineering industry rely on PLAXIS for a variety of projects, including excavations, embankments, and foundations to tunneling, oil and gas, mining, and reservoir geomechanics.
Key features include:
- Accurately calibrate material models
- Advance interoperability with the Bentley ecosystem
- Automate tasks for improved efficiency with Python scripting
- Import CAD files for streamlined modeling, saving you time
- Strengthen reliability with preeminent constitutive model library
- Access more functionality with sensitivity analysis and parameter variation
PLAXIS is available in three flexible options, each tailored to the different geotechnical analysis needs of any firm. Further information on PLAXIS 2D, PLAXIS 2D Advanced, and PLAXIS 2D Ultimate can be found on our Fact Sheet.
By engineers, for engineers, PLAXIS 2D is the go-to finite element analysis application for soil, rock and associated structures. Whether you are solving rock-mass response, surface and building settlements, stability and displacement of excavation pits, consolidation in undrained problems, or bearing capacity of structures, our intuitive digital workflows and sound computation offer analysis trusted by geotechnical practitioners worldwide.
PLAXS 2D offers intuitive digital workflows and allows users to accurately model the construction process. Advanced features consider creep, flow-deformation coupling through consolidation, and steady state groundwater or heat flow. Ultimate functionality can analyze the effects of vibration in the soil and perform ground response analysis, and liquefaction analysis using the PM4Sand and UBCSand models. Also, thermal modelling capability enhancements help with the understanding of the effects of transient heat flow on the hydraulic and mechanical behavior of soils, rocks, and structures.
Extend functionality and use predefined structural elements and loading types in a CAD-like environment for fast and efficient model creation, allowing you more time to interpret the results. Powerful post processing offers various ways to display, forces, displacements, stresses, and flow data in our Output Program.
Bentley’s PLAXIS 2D comes with reach functionality, unrivalled choice of constitutive models, and natural geotechnical engineering workflows for best-in-class geotechnical analysis and modeling.