Short-Course on PLAXIS and SoilVision 14 September 2019

2D AND 3D MODELLING FOR UNDERGROUND AND

SLOPE ROCK ENGINEERING
Giuseppe Cammarata and Marina Trevizolli

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Agenda

Part I – PLAXIS Part II – SoilVision

• Modelling Rock Masses in FEM • SVSLOPE 2D/3D General
– Modelling Approaches for Rock Overview
Masses • General concepts of 3D models
– PLAXIS General Overview
• Rock constitutive models applied
• Behavioral Rock Models to ELM
– Modelling Rock Mass • Advanced analysis using MPA,
– Modelling Rock Mass with faults and Bedding guides
Discontinuities
• SVDESIGNER General
• Modelling Tunnels in PLAXIS Overview
– Tunnel Designer
– Modelling Aspects

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