GTS 2D Tutorial 18
GTS 2D Tutorial 18
MIDAS/GTS 2D Tutorial 18
Soil Nailing Reinforcement Slope Stability Analysis
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1. Introduction
Weathered Soil
Slope soil Nail reinforcement for weathered rock. Extract and Divide 1D Nail elements. Generating high order mesh for Strength Reduction method.
Weathered Rock Layer
Nail
Soft Rock
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2. Material Properties
Mesh Set and Attribute
Attribute Name(ID)
Weathered Rock(1)
Weathered Soil(2)
Type
Plane Line
Nail(1)
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3. Starting GTS
1 Open GTS 2D Tutorials 18.gtb 2
Display Option
Start GTS.exe
Click on File>Open
Open file GTS_2D_Tutorial 18.gtb From Main Menu, select View>Display Option.
Define False for Mesh > Node Display under General Tab. Click OK
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After ensuring that all the generated Attributes, Materials, and Properties are listed, click Close.
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5. Geometry modifications
4 Intersect Geometry > Curve > Intersect
To register each mesh set independently, it is necessary to separate the geometry accordingly. This can be done by using the intersect function which separates all nodal connections.
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6. Mesh Generation
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From Main Menu, select Mesh>Auto Mesh>Planar Area or click [F7]. Select Object Edges shown in diagram 1. Select Mesher Type as Quadrilateral. 2
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6. Mesh Generation
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High order mesh is required to perform a stability analysis on the slope using Strength Reduction Method. Generate Mid-Side Nodes generates a higher order Mesh set.
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From Main Menu, select Model > Element > Extract Element. From Shape select Edge.
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From Main Menu, select Model > Element > Divide 1D Element. As shown in the diagram, select the Nail elements. Enter 2 for Number of Division. Select the Merge Nodes option.
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From Pre-Works, select Mesh > Mesh Set and right click Mesh Set Nail. As shown in the diagram, the elements Csys should be displayed.
From Main Menu, select Model > Element > Change Parameters.
First, select Align Local Csys. As shown in the diagram select one Base Element. The remaining elements will follow the same Csys with respect to the Base Elements Csys. Click [OK] button.
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7. Boundary Conditions
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Supports
In the BC Set box, enter the name of the Support for x-direction. In this case, it is called Ground BC. Click [Apply] button. Repeat the same steps for the ground support in the z and x -direction. Be sure to select the proper DOF
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From Main Menu, select Model > Load > Self Weight. In Load Set, enter Self-Weight
Enter Self Weight Factor for Zdirection as -1. Click [OK] button.
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8. Analysis Case
12 Setting up Analysis Case Analysis > Analysis Case
In Name, enterSoil Nailing reinforcement slope stability analysis. Select Slope Stability SRM as the Analysis Type.
As shown in the diagram, Drag and Drop all of the Elements, Boundary, and Load from Set tree to the Activated column. Click [OK] button.
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9. Analysis
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Analysis
From Main Menu, select Analysis > Solve or click the button.
During the analysis a window will appear indicating that the solver is processing.
The analysis results are recognized as * .TA. Output files of extension *.OUT found in the working directory can be viewed in a text viewer.
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By viewing the Works Tree, from Post-Works Plane-Strain Strains > Ho-Plstrn Max Shear, the max shear strain and the failure plane and be viewed. In the Works Tree, from Post-Works, the Factor of Safety can be viewed.
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