SurfaceDisplacement - PLAXIS 3D Input objects documentation

SurfaceDisplacement

Surface prescribed displacement feature of a surface.
Property Long name Unit Description
Name Name - Name of the surface prescribed displacement.
Comments Comments - Comments on the surface prescribed displacement.
Parent Parent - Name of the surface where the surface prescribed displacement feature is applied to.
Displacement_x Displacementx -
Free
The surface can displace freely along the x-axis.
Fixed
The surface is fixed along the x-axis.
Prescribed
The surface has a prescribed displacement along the x-axis.
Displacement_y Displacementy -
Free
The surface can displace freely along the y-axis.
Fixed
The surface is fixed along the y-axis.
Prescribed
The surface has a prescribed displacement along the y-axis.
Displacement_z Displacementz -
Free
The surface can displace freely along the z-axis.
Fixed
The surface is fixed along the z-axis.
Prescribed
The surface has a prescribed displacement along the z-axis.
Distribution Distribution -
Uniform
The surface prescribed displacement value is constant over the entire surface.
x-aligned increment
The surface prescribed displacement value changes linearly along the x-axis.
y-aligned increment
The surface prescribed displacement value changes linearly along the y-axis.
z-aligned increment
The surface prescribed displacement value changes linearly along the z-axis.
Vector-aligned increment
The surface prescribed displacement value changes linearly along a vector.
Free increment
The surface prescribed displacement value changes linearly along all axes.
Perpendicular
The surface prescribed displacement is perpendicular to the surface.
Perpendicular, vertical increment
The surface prescribed displacement is perpendicular to the surface and changes along the z-axis.
un_ref un,ref Length Component of the displacement perpendicular to the surface.
un_inc un,inc Length/Length Increment of the component of the displacement perpendicular to the surface.
ux ux Length x-component of the displacement.
uy uy Length y-component of the displacement.
uz uz Length z-component of the displacement.
u |u| Length Absolute value of the displacement.
Vector_x Vectorx Length x-component of the vector.
Vector_y Vectory Length y-component of the vector.
Vector_z Vectorz Length z-component of the vector.
ux_inc_V ux,inc,V ΔLength/Length Increment of the x-component of the displacement along the vector.
uy_inc_V uy,inc,V ΔLength/Length Increment of the y-component of the displacement along the vector.
uz_inc_V uz,inc,V ΔLength/Length Increment of the z-component of the displacement along the vector.
u_inc_V |uinc,V| ΔLength/Length Absolute increase of the displacement along the vector.
ux_inc_x ux,inc,x ΔLength/Length Increment of the x-component of the displacement along the x-axis.
uy_inc_x uy,inc,x ΔLength/Length Increment of the y-component of the displacement along the x-axis.
uz_inc_x uz,inc,x ΔLength/Length Increment of the z-component of the displacement along the x-axis.
u_inc_x |uinc,x| ΔLength/Length Absolute increment of the displacement along the x-axis.
ux_inc_y ux,inc,y ΔLength/Length Increment of the x-component of the displacement along the y-axis.
uy_inc_y uy,inc,y ΔLength/Length Increment of the y-component of the displacement along the y-axis.
uz_inc_y uz,inc,y ΔLength/Length Increment of the z-component of the displacement along the y-axis.
u_inc_y |uinc,y| ΔLength/Length Absolute increment of the displacement along the y-axis.
ux_inc_z ux,inc,z ΔLength/Length Increment of the x-component of the displacement along the z-axis.
uy_inc_z uy,inc,z ΔLength/Length Increment of the y-component of the displacement along the z-axis.
uz_inc_z uz,inc,z ΔLength/Length Increment of the z-component of the displacement along the z-axis.
u_inc_z |uinc,z| ΔLength/Length Absolute increment of the displacement along the z-axis.