The contents of all versions are summarized in table below:
| Full version(2D) | Flow version(2D) | Single-phase(2D) | Full version(3D) | |||
| Medium | Single phase | ON | ON | ON | ON | |
| Two phase | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
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| Analysis modes | Plane-strain | ON | ON |
|
ON |
|
| Axisymmetry | ON | ON |
|
ON |
||
| 3D | OFF | OFF |
|
ON |
||
| Analysis types | Deformation | Total/Effective stress analysis | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
| Flow | Steady state/transient | ON | ON |
|
ON |
|
| Deformation+flow (uncoupled) | Total stress analysis | ON | OFF |
introduce the initial pore pressures |
ON |
|
| Deformation+flow (coupled) | Consolidation | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Heat transfer | Steady state/transient
(can generate an input for further mechanical analysis) |
ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Humidity transfer | Steady state/transient
(can generate an input for further mechanical analysis) |
OFF | OFF | OFF | ON | |
| Stability
(local/global) |
c,phi reduction
c reduction stress level based |
ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Finite elements | Continuum-2D | elements:
Q4-BBAR, Q4-EAS, T3 |
ON | ON |
|
ON |
| Continuum-3D | elements:
B8-BBAR B8-EAS W6 (standard) TH4(standard) |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
|
| Truss (linear/nonlinear)-2D | element : L2 | ON | OFF |
|
|
|
| Truss (linear/nonlinear)-3D | element : L2 |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
|
| Beams (linear/nonlinear)-2D | element : L2 | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Membranes (linear/nonlinear)-2D | element : L2 | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Membranes (linear/nonlinear)-3D | elements: Q4, T3 |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
|
| Farfield-2D | infinite mapped element Q4 | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Farfield-3D | infinite mapped element B8 |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
|
| Contact-2D | element : L2 x 2 | ON | ON |
|
ON |
|
| Contact-3D | elements: Q4 x 2,
T3 x 2 |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
|
| Soil/rock models | Isotropic elasticity | ON | ON |
|
ON |
|
| Multilaminate | (max. 3 weakness planes) | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Mohr-Coulomb+Rankine cut-off | exact criterion | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Mohr-Coulomb (MW) | smooth M-C surface based on Menetrey-Willam criterion | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Mohr-Coulomb (MW)+Multilaminate | smooth M-C surface based on Menetrey-Willam criterion | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Rankine (MW) | smooth surface based on Menetrey-Willam criterion | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Drucker-Prager | with different adjustments to M-C | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Cap | elliptic cap+Drucker-Prager | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Hoek-Brown | smooth surface based on Menetrey-Willam criterion + [softening] | ON | OFF |
|
ON |
|
| Other options | Creep (linear) | Exponential law
Power law Hyperbolic law Logarithmic law |
ON | OFF |
|
ON |