OpenTunnel Designer Help

How to Define Fiber Glass

In the case of fiber glass reinforcement, user has 2 options to define the geometry, Wizard and Define. For a quick layout, one can use the Wizard, that will automatically create the circles at the interior of the area created by the theoretical excavation shape. If the result is not the one intended, the user can use the Reset option and then input new values. If modifications are needed, one can enter the 2d sketcher mode by using the Define option and manually add/remove elements.

In Define mode, the user has 1 option for tagging the geometry:
  • Tag geometry as circle - the diameter of the tagged circle will be used for the 3d element in the model; In the tag tool, user will specify a group name.


    Tag fiber glass as circle



  • Once the user saves his changes, in the GUI the following information can be seen:
    • The current number of the defined columns.
    • The user can specify if this information is to be sent to PLAXIS or not.