ABSTRACT
For three-dimensional applications, the program uses two types of the 20-noded brick element. Figure 2a shows the type used in the soft soil (element with 60 displacement degrees of freedom, at the corners and at middle of the sides, and with 8 more excess pore pressure degrees of freedom, at the corners), where consolidation analysis is considered. In the fill, it is
the 20-noded brick element with only 60 displacement degrees of freedom (at the corners and at middle of the sides) that is used (Figure 2b).
