REPORT

July 15, 2016

User:

Koxhiyoki Kabuto, Japan

Title:

Lesson 2 Danu

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Table of Contents
1. General Information...................................................................................................... 3
2. Geometry...................................................................................................................... 4
3. Structures...................................................................................................................... 7
4. Loads & boundary conditions........................................................................................ 9
5. Mesh data.................................................................................................................... 11
6. Material data............................................................................................................... 12
7. Calculation phases...................................................................................................... 15

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1. General Information

Table [1] Units

Type

Unit

Length

Force

kN

Time

day

Table [2] Model dimensions

min.

max.

0.000

45.000

0.000

40.000

Table [3] Model

Model

Plane strain

Element

15-Noded

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2. Geometry

Fig. 1 Plot of geometry model with significant nodes

Table [4] Table of significant nodes

Node
no.

x-coord.

y-coord.

Node
no.

x-coord.

y-coord.

259

0.000

0.000

457

30.000

20.000

836

0.000

40.000

1307

30.000

38.000

17

45.000

0.000

879

45.000

38.000

883

45.000

40.000

1003

30.000

30.000

541

0.000

20.000

813

45.000

30.000

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Node
no.

x-coord.

y-coord.

Node
no.

x-coord.

y-coord.

477

45.000

20.000

1323

30.000

39.000

1349

30.000

40.000

1324

23.000

40.000

141

30.000

10.000

1356

28.000

40.000

Fig. 2 Plot of geometry model with cluster numbers

Table [5] Table of clusters

Cluster
no.

Nodes

259, 17, 541, 477, 141, 457.

836, 541, 1349, 457, 1307, 1003, 1323, 1324, 1356.

477, 457, 1003, 813.

1307, 879, 1003, 813.

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Cluster
no.
5

6
Nodes

883, 1349, 1307, 879, 1323.

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3. Structures

Fig. 3 Plot of geometry model with structures

Table [6] Beams

Plate no.

Data set

Length

Nodes

[m]
1

PELAT

Table [7] Interfaces

30.000

1349, 1323, 1307, 1003, 457,

141.

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Interface

Data set

Nodes

no.
1

PASIR

457, 141, 141, 457.

LEMPUNG

1323, 1349, 1003, 1307, 457, 1003, 1307,

1323.

LEMPUNG

1003, 457.

LEMPUNG

1307, 1003.

LEMPUNG

1349, 1323, 1323, 1307.

Table [8] Fixed-end anchors

Anchor

Data set

no.
1

Length

First node

Last node

1323

[m]
ANCHOR

5.000

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4. Loads & boundary conditions

Fig. 4 Plot of geometry with loads & boundary conditions

Table [9] Node fixities

Node

Sign

no.

Horizont
al

Vertical

Node

Sign

Horizont
al

Vertical

no.

259

Fixed

Fixed

541

||

Fixed

Free

17

Fixed

Fixed

477

||

Fixed

Free

255

Fixed

Fixed

879

||

Fixed

Free

245

Fixed

Fixed

813

||

Fixed

Free

115

Fixed

Fixed

285

||

Fixed

Free

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Node

Sign

no.

10

Horizont
al

Vertical

Node

Sign

Horizont
al

Vertical

no.

99

Fixed

Fixed

467

||

Fixed

Free

98

Fixed

Fixed

125

||

Fixed

Free

Fixed

Fixed

301

||

Fixed

Free

27

Fixed

Fixed

797

||

Fixed

Free

836

||

Fixed

Free

829

||

Fixed

Free

883

||

Fixed

Free

671

||

Fixed

Free

Table [10] Distributed loads A

Loads

First node

no.
1

1356

qx

qy

[kN/m/m]

[kN/m/m]

0.000

0.000

Last node

1324

qx

qy

[kN/m/m]

[kN/m/m]

0.000

0.000

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5. Mesh data

Fig. 5 Plot of the mesh with significant nodes

Table [11] Numbers, type of elements, integrations

Type

Type of element

Type of integration

Total
no.

Soil

15-noded

12-point Gauss

153

Plate

5-node line

4-point Gauss

11

Interface

5-node line

4-point Newton-Cotes

22

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6. Material data

Fig. 6 Plot of geometry with material data sets

Table [12] Soil data sets parameters

Mohr-Coulomb

Type

PASIR

LEMPUNG

Drained

Drained

unsat

[kN/m]

17.00

16.00

sat

[kN/m]

20.00

18.00

kx

[m/day]

1.000

0.100

ky

[m/day]

1.000

0.100

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PASIR

LEMPUNG

einit

[-]

1.000

1.000

ck

[-]

1E15

1E15

Eref

[kN/m]

40000.000

10000.000

[-]

0.300

0.350

Gref

[kN/m]

15384.615

3703.704

Eoed

[kN/m]

53846.154

16049.383

cref

[kN/m]

1.00

5.00

[]

32.00

25.00

[]

2.00

0.00

Einc

[kN/m/
m]

0.00

0.00

yref

[m]

0.000

0.000

cincrement

[kN/m/
m]

0.00

0.00

Tstr.

[kN/m]

0.00

0.00

Rinter.

[-]

0.67

0.50

Neutral

Neutral

Interface
permeability

Table [13] Beam data sets parameters

No
.

Identification

PELAT

EA

EI

Mp

Np

[kN/m]

[kNm/m
]

[kN/m/m
]

[-]

[kNm/m]

[kN/m]

7.5E6

1E6

10.00

0.00

1E15

1E15

EA

|
Fmax,c
omp|

|
Fmax,t
ens|

L spacing

[kN]

[kN]

[kN]

[m]

2000000

1E15

1E15

5.00

Table [14] Anchor data sets parameters

No
.

Identification

ANCHOR

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.

Identification

14
EA

|
Fmax,c
omp|

|
Fmax,t
ens|

L spacing

[kN]

[kN]

[kN]

[m]

.00

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7. Calculation phases

Table [15] List of phases

Phase

Ph-No.

Start
phase

Initial phase

<Phase 1>

<Phase 2>

<Phase 3>

Calculation type

Load input

First
step

Last
step

Plastic

Staged
construction

Plastic

Staged
construction

Plastic

Staged
construction

<Phase 4>

Plastic

Staged
construction

<Phase 5>

Plastic

Staged
construction

Table [16] Staged construction info

Ph-No.

Active
clusters

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Inactive
clusters

Active
beams

Active
geotextiles

Active
anchors

Table [17] Control parameters 1

Ph-No.

Additional
steps

Reset
displacements
to zero

Ignore
undrained
behaviour

Delete
intermediate
steps

250

No

No

Yes

250

No

No

Yes

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Ph-No.

Additional
steps

Reset
displacements
to zero

Ignore
undrained
behaviour

Delete
intermediate
steps

250

No

No

Yes

250

No

No

Yes

250

No

No

Yes

Table [18] Control parameters 2

Ph-No.

Iterative
procedur
e

Tolerated
error

Over
relaxatio
n

Max.
iteration
s

Desired
min.

Desired
max.

ArcLength
control

Standard

0.010

1.200

60

15

Yes

Standard

0.010

1.200

60

15

Yes

Standard

0.010

1.200

60

15

Yes

Standard

0.010

1.200

60

15

Yes

Standard

0.010

1.200

60

15

Yes

Table [19] Incremental multipliers (input values)

Ph-No.

Displ.

Load A

Load B

Weight

Accel

Time

s-f

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

Table [20] Total multipliers - input values

Ph-No.

Displ.

Load A

Load B

Weight

Accel

Time

s-f

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

0.0000

1.0000

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Ph-No.

Displ.

Load A

Load B

Weight

Accel

Time

s-f

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

Table [21] Total multipliers - reached values

Ph-No.

Displ.

Load A

Load B

Weigh
t

Accel

Time

s-f

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000