05-06-2011, 08:03 AM
You forgot in your 'FEM' poll:
Why you miss Itasca (FLAC,UDEC, etc), Rocscience (Phase,Examine)? Although, not a pure FEM ('FLAC' and 'Examine' use finite differences) they give results in a form FEM makes it.
Where is Z-Soil? Sage-CRISP?
Don't forget FIDES (suite of german programs), which are much more advanced than GEO5, generally.
SoilVision?
Midas GTS was already mentioned.
Most of the geotechnical problems (these that don't need displacements as results) can be solved without FEA, don't forget that. Some other problems need special numerical solutions (like consolidation, liquefaction), not necessary to use FEM. Other structural problems have ready-made solutions, and account of the elastic properties very well (foundations, piles, pipes).
I think that the PROBLEM ORIENTED question giver more useful answer.
OR, a question in the form 'can ***** solve this problem easyly?'
OR a comparison table between the capabilities of the programs (though, this will be very specific and subjective).
I will say again - now the only useful result is "start learning Plaxis first, as everybody uses it, so it is worth learning". You can't get more from this poll.
(of course if you are software seller you'll see that Abaqus should bankrupt, )
Why you miss Itasca (FLAC,UDEC, etc), Rocscience (Phase,Examine)? Although, not a pure FEM ('FLAC' and 'Examine' use finite differences) they give results in a form FEM makes it.
Where is Z-Soil? Sage-CRISP?
Don't forget FIDES (suite of german programs), which are much more advanced than GEO5, generally.
SoilVision?
Midas GTS was already mentioned.
Most of the geotechnical problems (these that don't need displacements as results) can be solved without FEA, don't forget that. Some other problems need special numerical solutions (like consolidation, liquefaction), not necessary to use FEM. Other structural problems have ready-made solutions, and account of the elastic properties very well (foundations, piles, pipes).
I think that the PROBLEM ORIENTED question giver more useful answer.
OR, a question in the form 'can ***** solve this problem easyly?'
OR a comparison table between the capabilities of the programs (though, this will be very specific and subjective).
I will say again - now the only useful result is "start learning Plaxis first, as everybody uses it, so it is worth learning". You can't get more from this poll.
(of course if you are software seller you'll see that Abaqus should bankrupt, )