Plaxis 2d Examples May 2026

These are small, benchmark-quality problems included in the PLAXIS 2D manual and tutorial suite.

1. Project → Set model (Plane strain) 2. Soil → Define one layer (10 m thick, Mohr-Coulomb: E=20 MPa, ν=0.3, c=10 kPa, φ=30°) 3. Geometry → Draw footing (1 m wide, at surface) 4. Mesh → Generate medium mesh 5. Calculation: - Phase 1: Gravity loading (Ko procedure) - Phase 2: Plastic – apply footing load (prescribed displacement 0.1 m) 6. Output → Load-displacement curve → ultimate bearing capacity plaxis 2d examples