Dear all, I am currently writing a proposal for a (small & hopefully nice) eLearning project: Within the project, I would like to create animations related to constitutive modelling. I […]
Hello everybody, Does somebody know a FEM Software with the implementation of PM4Silt model’s routine? I mean, one different from FLAC. Thanks for your help.
I am currently modelling a test conducted in the geotechnical centrifuge facility at HKUST. The test consisted of a sand slope with a rising water table. The slope height in […]
Applications are welcome for a 1.5-year postdoc position (with extension opportunities) to investigate the cyclic behaviour of a geomembrane energy storage system. The successful candidate will investigate the cyclic behaviour […]
Hi all! I am modelling some triaxial compressions in ABAQUS with Weald Clay. The constitutive law i am using is the clay hypoplasticity by Mašín. When running the program using […]
Slope stability calculation with hypoplasticity using phi-c reduction available now in download section
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The strength reduction method in clay hypoplasticity now available
Dear fellows, I have been working on coding SANICLAY-B model (2018) . Now I have one question in terms of this model. But I am stuck now. I have two […]
ABAQUS modeling: Warning about unconnected regions when using hypoplasticity subroutine
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I ran a simple 3D model with symmetry boundary conditions first using elastic material and then as hypoplastic using a subroutine. However, in the former case, I don’t get the […]
I am happy to announce that our pre-print paper, “Calibration of the von Wolffersdorff model using Genetic Algorithms”, is available on researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342198062_Calibration_of_the_von_Wolffersdorff_model_using_Genetic_Algorithms. In this article, we propose a novel […]
Hi, I am doing Plane strain 2D simulation of GRPS embankment in ABAQUS, i encountered a problem that results of with geogrid and without geogrid both are showing same deflection. […]
Hi, I am new to Tochnog and really appreciate the open source modeling chain (gmsh->Tochnog->paraview). So far, I’m only familiar with commercial codes, e.g. Abaqus. I actually deal with metal […]
dear user hello i intend to build a numerical model using flac3d 6 software i build the geometry with extrusion pane and set all values for pile – soil interaction […]
Hello, I want to use the hypoplastic model for granular materials downloaded from https://soilmodels.com/download/plaxis-umat-hypoplas-zip. The UMAT file umat.for is the model for sand. I followed the instruction https://web.natur.cuni.cz/uhigug/masin/plaxumat/node5.html. I have […]
Hello, Is there any constitutive model for sand which can simulate the number of cycles to reach the critical state. I used the SANISAND model but it is not promising. […]
Hello everybody, Using Hypoplastic model for clays, with intergranular concept parameters, I am simulating a simple oedometer test, phase by phase, using a dummy layer on the top of the […]
I am modelling sand slopes in Plaxis 3D using an HP model. I am using soil parameters from “Modelling of Soil Behaviour with Hypoplasticity” by David Masin (2019). During the […]
Hi, Does someone know if sanisand implementation has been used in a boundary value problem for slope? do you have any references? Thanks very much!
Hello guys. I just tried to calibrate on soilmodels. I´ve done three CIUP-REC-test plus one oedometric test. As you can see in the images, that there is still something quite […]
DIANA 10.4 released with full Geotechnical possibilities 3D as always, but now also 2D!
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We are pleased to announce that DIANA 10.4 is released with full 2D geotechnical possibilities. DIANA is already easy to use for full 3D geotechnical models, and now the more […]
Dear All, you can find a list with some of Tochnog Professional capabilities and application papers at: http://www.tochnogprofessional.nl/Tochnog_Professional_wikipedia_format.pdf Stay safe, Dennis Roddeman
Hi all Just a short question on the modification of the intergranular strain concept proposed by Wegener & Herle (2014) to limit strain accumulation. In terms of the numerical implementation […]
PhD position on thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling in slope stability (Charles University)
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A second PhD position in soil mechanics is available at Charles University. Topic: Effects of thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling on slope deformation in expansive clays: advanced experiments and hypoplastic modelling. Starting date: […]
PhD position at Charles University on experimental investigation of thermally loaded bentonite
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A new PhD position in experimental soil mechanics is open at Charles University. Starting date October 2020, topic: Evaluation of hydromechanical properties of bentonite subjected to thermal loading. Further information […]
How to implement this Hypoplastic Interface Model into ABAQUS combined with the existing hypoplastic model subroutine
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Hello: I’m a post-doc at the University of Nottingham, and I’m using the hypoplastic model to simulate the centrifuge tests we did. The research area is related to soil-pile interaction. […]
Implimentation of SANISAND constitutive model in ABAQUS/Standard for a soil-monopile interaction
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Dear all, I am trying to model soil-monopile interaction (3D) in ABAQUS/Standard in order to perform subsequently a cyclic and dynamic analysis. For the soil I am using the SANISAND […]
Hi David, Can you please provide some comments on the ability of the Hypoplasticity model with intergranular strain concept to model the effects of recent stress history on the clay […]
In this post we will list built-in hypoplasticity formulations in the free Tochnog Professional program. Since these hypoplasticity options are built-in there is no need to link external umat routines. […]
Problems with the UMAT subroutine check_parms_DM of the SANISAND constitutive model
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Where can I find the source of the content in the picture below in the UMAT subroutine check_parms_DM of the SANISAND constitutive model?
Dear All, We posted a small overview movie of Tochnog Professional in YouTube. For more movies see the complete channel.
After several decades of development we are happy to announce that the Tochnog Professional finite element program has become free. Both for academic and commercial use. We are extremely grateful […]
Dear all Is the basic Hypo-Plastic model (Wollffersdorff’s model) suitable for 3D models? Can I analyze 3D models with this UMAT? (https://soilmodels.com/download/umat-hyposand-uibk/) Thank you Sobhan
Modified Cam clay model now supported in automatic calibration software ExCalibre
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Free SoilModels automatic calibration software ExCalibre, available at, https://soilmodels.com/excalibre/, now supports Modified Cam clay model. This is both for laboratory test simulation as well as for automatic calibration. We hope […]
Hi David, I have reproduced some single elements test on ABAQUS using the UMAT to compare with Triax Hypoplasticity. So far, my stiffness curve (q vs ea) and my stress […]
Where the client was forced to make all his horizontal loaded Dolphins (piles) 10 m longer we could trustworthy proof that this actually was not necessary saving millions of cost […]
Hi all, I wanted to ask if anyone has experienced this error before when running the Hypoplastic UMAT (umat_hcea.for) on Abaqus? “Abaqus Error: The executable standard.exe aborted with system error […]
On the simulation of the cyclic mobility effect with an ISA -hypoplastic hypoplastic hypoplastic model, is it possible to simulate 3D liquefiable sandy soil by available u-mat file which is […]
Is the Sanisand constitutive model 3 dimensional? Could it be used for dry sand cases using C4D8 elements? (drained sand) Is it possible to apply it in a dynamic implicit […]
Hi David, I am trying to reproduce some Triaxial data from Coop et al. (1995) using the Hypoplastic Model with Intergranular Strain Concept on Triax. So far, I cannot get […]
Dear all, I recently conducted a numerical simulation of pile-soil interaction. I digged a vertical hole and insert the pile into that with general contact. Due to many reasons, I […]
I am trying to calibrate my sand using Excalibre. I tried some triaxial element tests using Abaqus. However the results are different between Excalibre and Abaqus.
Dear all, I’m trying to model multilayer soil in abaqus. To use the SaniSand umat in model I use the following parameters but no plastic strain at all. The unit […]
I tried to model sample of triaxial test in Abaqus program. I used hypoplastic subroutine. The parameters used in hypoplastic model was Hochstetten sand the given in website “https://web.natur.cuni.cz/uhigug/masin/plaxumat/node5.html”. The […]
Dear all, The sand hypoplastic model has been used to simulate the interaction between soil and pile. However, there is a bad convergence in the process of calculation. When I […]
Dear community I have 4 Question in implementation of Hypo-sand Umat in ABAQUS could someone kindly explain? 1. I checked the Umat file from (https://soilmodels.com/download/plaxis-umat-hypoplas-zip/) and i understand this subroutine […]
Dear all, When I check the umat file of sand hypoplastic modeling, I find there are two parametesr(p_t(2), bulk_w(15)) without any definitions. Could someone kindly explain the exact meaning for […]
Dear all I’m studying hypo-plastic constitutive law from beginning concepts I traced concepts successfully until i faced **rate independent topic** i read this topic in the prof. Wolfgangs paper (hypo-plasticity […]
As a beginner to soil constitutive modelling, I am learning the hypoplastic models by reading the matlab drivers. I am confused with the matlab file f_hyp.m in the model hypo_camclay. […]
hi every one i’m using abaqus 2017 and i want to implement Hypo-sand to my Biaxial model (2D) and before all, i linked abaqus and fortran successfully my question is […]
hi, every one i have problem with fortran format my abaqus is 6.14 and this version accept (.for) format for fortran but some subroutines are in (.f ) format is […]
Good evening, everyone. I find it difficult to apply equations (13) and (14) of Herle’s publication “Determination of parameters of a hypoplastic constitutive model from properties of grain assemblies”. As […]
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