PlateMat2D - PLAXIS 2D Input objects documentation
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PlateMat2D

Material set that can be assigned to a plate.
Property Long name Unit Description
Name Name - Name of the plate material.
Comments Comments - Comments on the plate material.
MaterialName Identification - Identification of the plate material.
Colour Colour - Colour of the plate material.
MaterialNumber Identification number - Identification number of the plate material.
Elasticity Material type -
Elastic
Sets plate material behaviour to elastic.
Elastoplastic
Sets plate material behaviour to elastoplastic.
Elastoplastic M-K
Sets plate material behaviour to elastoplastic (M-K).
IsIsotropic Isotropic -
True
Enables isotropic plate material behaviour.
False
Disables isotropic plate material behaviour.
PreventPunching Prevent punching -
True
Enables prevent punching option.
False
Disables prevent punching option.
ElastoplasticMK Elastoplastic M-K - Name of user-defined moment-curvature (M-K) diagram.
ElastoplasticMKTable Elastoplastic M-K table - Values of user-defined moment-curvature (M-K) diagram.
EA EA Force/Length Stiffness of the plate in the first axial direction.
EA2 EA2 Force/Length Stiffness of the plate in the second axial direction.
EI EI Force·Length2/Length Bending stiffness of the plate per unit length.
d d Length Thickness of the plate.
w γ Force/Length/Length Unit weight of the plate material per unit length.
Mp Mp Force·Length/Length Maximum allowed bending moment of the plate material per unit length.
Np Np Force/Length Maximum allowed tension force in the plate in first axial direction.
Np2 Np,2 Force/Length Maximum allowed tension force in the plate in second axial direction.
RayLeighAlpha Rayleigh α - Mass-related Rayleigh damping coefficient of the plate.
RayLeighBeta Rayleigh β - Stiffness-related Rayleigh damping coefficient of the plate.
Gref Gref Force/Length2 Stiffness-related Rayleigh damping coefficient of the plate.
NonSoilSpecificHeatCapacity Non-soil specific heat capacity Energy/Time/Temperature Specific heat capacity of the soild material.
ThermalConductivity Thermal conductivity Power/Length/Temperature Thermal conductivity of solid material.
Density Density Mass/Length3 Density of solid material.
ThermalExpansion Thermal expansion 1/Temperature Thermal expansion coefficient.