Join our upcoming live series, “Designing Retaining Walls in PLAXIS,“ and “Designing with Groundwater in PLAXIS” to discuss practical tips and key lessons.
In this series, we will learn practical tips and key lessons from Sergei Terzaghi on designing retaining walls and groundwater simulation in PLAXIS. Sergei has over 39 years of Geotechnical Engineering experience throughout the Pacific Basin, the America’s and elsewhere across a wide range of soil conditions and project types.
We will discuss:
- The challenges posed by the two different approaches; conventional stability-based approach used in design codes compared to the stress equilibrium-based approach in PLAXIS
- Common issues in design, setting up the model, and analysis
- The Importance of groundwater analysis in your PLAXIS model
- The impact of the different types of groundwater analysis with a focus on the transient flow in particular
- Practical considerations and tips for groundwater analysis
Available On-Demand
11:00 AM AEST
In this talk, we will discuss designing retaining walls in PLAXIS, focusing on the challenges posed by the two very different methodologies, i.e., conventional stability-based approach used in design codes compared to the stress equilibrium-based approach in PLAXIS. This talk will explore the differences and provide guidance on translating the various requirements. We will also address the common issues in design, setting up the model, and analysis
Available On-Demand
11:00 AM AEST
Simulating real-world groundwater conditions is critical for safe and efficient geotechnical design. In this session, learn how to go beyond steady-state assumptions and accurately model transient groundwater behavior in PLAXIS. We’ll cover practical setup tips, analysis types, and common pitfalls that can impact your slope stability and foundation performance.
What you will learn:
- The Importance of groundwater analysis in your PLAXIS model
- The impact of the different types of groundwater analysis with a focus on the transient flow in particular
- Practical considerations and tips for groundwater analysis
- Groundwater technical issues to consider
Meet the Presenters
Sergei Terzaghi
Principal
Andy O’Sullivan Geotechnical Engineering
Sergei has over 39 years of Geotechnical Engineering throughout the Pacific Basin, the America’s and elsewhere across a wide range of soil conditions and project types. He has been modelling these projects since 1991 using PLAXIS in its various iterations. he has helped with various computational mechanics lectures since 1996.
Mike Mahdavi
Product Sales Engineer
Bentley Systems
Mike has 15 years of engineering experience in various areas of civil engineering and in different project phases from design to project management and construction. At Bentley, he helps clients adopt the right digital technologies to improve their business efficiencies.
