The limit equilibrium method is the most common approach for analyzing slope stability in both two and three dimensions. This report is the users guide volume of the utexas3 university of texas analysis of slopes version 3 slopestability package. Slope stability analysis by the limit equilibrium method. However the minimum constructive elements provided in the program do not allow the software to perform analysis for complex cases. Shinoak software first started distributing the utexas3 and graphic3 software for slope stability analyses in september 1991 and continues to distribute this. Utexas3 can perform multistage slope stability computations in which the first. Created in 2017, slide3 formerly slide3 is a new tool that allows geotechnical. This package describes a slopestability program which can calculate the factor of safety by spencers method, simplified bishops procedure, force equilibrium procedure with corps of engineers modified swedish sideforce.
Is there any free software available for slope stability analysis. Deterministic and probabilistic analyses are possible. New perpetual license of slopew number of licenses. Slope stability is the resistance of inclined surface to failure by. Slopew can effectively analyze both simple and complex problems for a variety of slip surface shapes, porewater pressure conditions, soil properties, and loading conditions. Recently the software was used to help determine the. With slide3 most of the analysis features found in slide2 are now available in full 3d, including complex geology, anisotropic materials, loading and support. Computations can be performed for homogeneous and inhomogeneous slopes using both circular and noncircular slip potential sliding surfaces. Cads reslope is a leading slope stability software package for calculating the factor of safety of earth slopes. Graphic3 provides a screen display of both input data and solution information. Utexased4 is a slope stability computer program with a. Tagasoft geotechnical software slope stability analysis. Built as a fully 3d application slopes discretized as vertical columns.
The program uses bishops modified method and janbus simplified method. Slopew is the leading slope stability software for soil and rock slopes. Results of the calculations were then used to develop design charts. Graphic3 is the companion program for the utexas3 slope stability software.
Tslope 3d slope stability analysis technical specifications. We have also began to distribute the utexas4 and texgraf4 software, which are the successors to utexas3 and graphic3. Utexas analyze the stability of complex slopes software cesdb. Utexas is a slope stability analysis program written by stephen g. Slope stability analysis slopew is the leading slope stability software for soil and rock slopes.
Current version is utexas3, with utexas4 being developed. The software in general is very good and ties in well with the way we do things here. Roctopple is an interactive software tool for performing toppling analysis and support design of rock slopes. Utexased4 slope stability software for educational purposes. Utexased4 is a slope stability computer program with a windowsbased graphical user interface for both entering and displaying the input data as well as displaying the results of computations. Of the software which is currently available from rocscience, half of all programs are either specifically dedicated to slope stability analysis ie. Program stabl is a computer program written for the general solution of slopestability problems analysis. This means that a large number of slip surfaces have to be analyzed.
It can be used mainly for preliminary analysis of slopes since it can provide an estimate of the factor of safety with minimum effort from the user. Design and analyze planar rock slopes with rocplane, a quick and easy tool to help you build planar models and visualize them in 2d and 3d. Charts for remediation of highly plastic clay embankments. The program combines an intuitive user friendly interface and the analytical philosophy behind the popular slope stability program, stabl, developed at purdue university. The software performs limit equilibrium slope stability calculations for a factor of safety. Utexas finds the factor of safety for the slope and the critical failure surface. Need tips on evaluation of soil slope stability softwares bartshippee geotechnical 3 mar 03 14. During 20012002 galena was made available to federal and state authorities, and the indian nations, on their 700strong workstation network across 24 states in continental usa, and in 2003 osm increased the licence seats or available. An analysis may consist of a search for the most critical failure surface or the determination of the factor of safety of a single surface with one of the many rigorous limit. They are still routinely presented in the literature e. The program can be used to the stability factor of safety for inhomogeneous slopes and embankments using both circular and noncircular slip surfaces. As an everyday engineering tool, slope software is quick and easy to use for a wide range of slope stability problems. This package describes a slopestability program which can calculate the factor of safety by spencers method, simplified bishops procedure, force equilibrium procedure with corps of engineers modified swedish sideforce assumption of.
Slide3 3d slope stability analysis software rocscience. Shinoak software first started distributing the utexas3 and graphic3 software for slope stability analyses in september 1991 and continues to distribute this software. Galena is a powerful, comprehensive and easytouse slope stability analysis system developed by geotechnical engineers for geotechnical, mining and civil engineers who want to solve geotechnical problems quickly and easily galena is one of the worlds leading slope stability analysis packages now used in 74 countries, in some of the worlds largest mining operations. The basic software module deals with unreinforced slope analysis using bishops simplified method and circular slip surfaces.
Using utexas 3, a slope stability analysis computer program developed by u. With the exception of the pile bearing capacity module, all modules can perform deterministic analyses as well as a probabilistic analyses. Is there any free software available for slope stability. Slope stability analysis is performed to assess the safe design of a humanmade or natural slopes and the equilibrium conditions. Computer applications in geotechnical engineering cage and geotechnical aspects of the computeraided structural engineering gcase projects. Graphic3 can display the slope, soil profile, piezometric line and reinforcement geometry, distributed surface pressures. Various versions of program stabl have been well accepted as useful tools for analyzing the stability of slopes. To backcalculate the shear strength of msw the slope stability software utexas3 is used. Slope stability best slope stability analysis software. Wright of shinoak software, who is wellrecognized as one of the leading experts in solving problems in soil strength and slope stability duncan and wright, 2005. Simslope stands for simplified slope stability analysis software.
Slope stability modul for analytical solution for several analysis method bishop, spencer, janbu, sarma, itfm. Some of utexas3 features are briefly described below. Upon returning to the main menu, the designer is ready to conduct the various stability analyses. Need tips on evaluation of soil slope stability softwares. This package describes a slope stability program which can calculate the factor of safety by spencers method, simplified bishops procedure, force equilibrium procedure with corps of engineers modified swedish sideforce assumption of parallel side forces at a. Ge, principal consultant with gregory geotechnical gregeo. Fundamentals and methods presents basic principles for the safe design of constructed or natural earth slopes. Slope stability is a major concern for geotechnical and mining engineers worldwide, and consequently, a great deal of effort at rocscience is dedicated to slope stability analysis software. Utexased4 is the educational version of the utexas4 and texgraf4 software for slope stability calculations. Slide3 is a 3d slope stability analysis software based on our bestselling slide2 software. Xflr5 xflr5 includes the xfoil program for foil analysis, and several 3d analysis methods for planes. Utexased4 is a computer software application for computing the stability of earth and. However, the series adopts a commandline format for data entry which is inconvenient for infrequent users.
Utexas4 is a computer software application for computing the stability of earth and earthrock slopes and embankments. Used for all types of slope stability problems including open pit mines, landfills, and any slope with complex geological structure and variable surface topography. Missouri university of science and technology scholars mine. The consolidation stresses are then used to compute an undrained shear strength which is used in a second set of computations for the factor of safety. Among various softwars used for slope stability analysis, the finite element based plaxis or finite difference based flac software is the best as compared to geoslopethen reason for this is. With a probabilistic analysis you can take into account. I need software to calculate the factor of safety and carry out a kinematic analysis for different landslide types.
The prokon geotechnical analysis suite comprises a number of modules for analysis stability and determining capacity. Because the embankment failures that have been observed in texas involving highly plastic clays have occurred several years after. Wright of shinoak software, who is wellrecognized as one of the leading experts in solving problems in soil strength and slope stability duncan and. Utexas3 can perform multistage slope stability computations in which the first set of computations is performed to compute the effective consolidation stresses. Slope stability by geo slope software please like and subscribe for an nguyens channel to watch the new videos. In principle, slope stability analysis is an optimization process in which the lowest factor of safety and its associated critical slip surface are sought. Slope stability bridge division is currently using gstabl7 w stedwin v. You can also apply partial factors, including ec7, with ease. It performs twodimensional slope stability analysis using the method of slices and presents the results in a clear graphical format. Gslope allows geotechnical engineers to carry out limit equilibrium slope stability analysis of existing natural slopes, unreinforced manmade slopes, or slopes with soil reinforcement. Roctopple makes it easy to visualize the slope failure in both 2d and 3d. Stability charts provide a means for rapid or preliminary analysis of slope stability. This report is the users guide volume of the utexas3 university of texas analysis of slopes version 3 slope stability package.
What is the best software to analyse the slope stability. The program is used in the field of civil engineering to analyze levees, earth dams, natural slopes, and anywhere there is concern for mass wasting. A study to incorporate engineering probability techniques into. For each of the landfill slope failures the location of the landfill, the composition and properties of the waste, triggering factors for the instability, the location of the failure surface and leachate levels is discussed. Utexas analyze the stability of complex slopes software. The graphics and the pointandclick data input are also very good and makes the program very easy to use.
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