Project - PLAXIS 2D Input objects documentation

Project

Project.
Property Long name Unit Description
Name Name - Name of the project.
Comments Comments - Comments on the project.
Title Title - Title of the project.
UserName UserName - Username of the project.
Model Model -
Plane strain
Plane strain
Axisymmetry
Axisymmetry
Elements Elements -
6-Noded
6 noded
15-Noded
15 noded
UnitLength Length Length
mm
Sets the unit of length to millimeter.
cm
Sets the unit of length to centimeter.
m
Sets the unit of length to meter.
km
Sets the unit of length to kilometer.
in
Sets the unit of length to inch.
ft
Sets the unit of length to foot.
yd
Sets the unit of length to yard.
UnitForce Force Force
N
Sets the unit of force to newton.
kN
Sets the unit of force to kilonewton.
MN
Sets the unit of force to meganewton.
lbf
Sets the unit of force to pound.
kip
Sets the unit of force to kip.
UnitTime Time Time
s
Sets the unit of time to second.
min
Sets the unit of time to minute.
h
Sets the unit of time to hour.
day
Sets the unit of time to day.
UnitTemperature Temperature Temperature
K
Sets the unit of temperature to kelvin.
°C
Sets the unit of temperature to celsius.
°F
Sets the unit of temperature to farenheit.
Energy Energy Force·Length/Time
J
Sets the unit of energy to joule.
kJ
Sets the unit of energy to kilojoule.
MJ
Sets the unit of energy to megajoule.
Power power Force·Length/Time2
W
Sets the unit of power to watt.
kW
Sets the unit of power to kilowatt.
MW
Sets the unit of power to megawatt.
WaterWeight γwater Force/Length3 Unit weight of water.
SpecificHeatCapacityWater cwater Energy/Time/Temperature Specific heat capacity of water.
ThermalConductivityWater λwater Power/Length/Temperature Thermal conductivity of water.
LatentHeatWater Lwater Energy/Mass Latent heat of water.
ThermalExpansionCoefficientWater αwater 1/Temperature Thermal expansion coefficient of water.
TemperatureWater Twater Temperature Temperature of water.
TemperatureRef Tref Temperature Reference temperature
SpecificHeatCapacityIce cice Energy/Mass/Temperature Specific heat capacity of ice.
ThermalConductivityIce λice Power/Length/Temperature Thermal conductivity of ice.
ThermalExpansionCoefficientIce αice 1/Temperature Thermal expansion coefficient of ice.
SpecificHeatCapacityVapour cvapour Energy/Mass/Temperature Specific heat capacity of vapour.
ThermalConductivityVapour λvapour Power/Length/Temperature Thermal conductivity of vapour.
SpecificGasConstantVapour R Energy/Mass/Temperature Specific gas constant for vapour.
Gravity Earth gravity Length/Time2 Value of the gravitational acceleration.
Logo Logo - Logo of the project.
Elements ElementNode -
6-Node
Sets the number of elements to '6-Noded'.
15-Node
Sets the number of elements to '15-Noded'.
Model ModelType -
Plane strain
Sets the modeltype to 'Plane strain'.
Axisymmetry
Sets the modeltype to 'Axisymmetry'.
Mode mode - Checks in which mode is the project currently.
AssociatedProjectID Associated project ID - Unique ID (GUID) of the associated Bentley project.
ProjectID Project ID - Unique ID (GUID) of the current PLAXIS project.
AssociatedProjectInfo Associated project info - Contains the Unique ID (GUID) (ProjectID) and the name (ProjectName) of the associated Bentley project.
LicenceCommercialType LicenceCommercialType - Contains the information on the type of licence in use, e.g. commercial, trial, academic.