What's new in geotechnical analysis

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What's new in geotechnical analysis design

• David Norris

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Overview of programs

• Soil movement software
• Vdisp Settlement analysis
• Tunset - Tunneling calculations
• Slope - Slope stability analysis and design
• Piling software
• Pile - axially loaded pile analysis
• Alp - Laterally loaded pile analysis
• Drive - Driven pile analysis
• Finite element analysis software
• Safe - Finite element Analysis
• Retaining wall software
• Frew - Flexible earth retaining structures
  analysis
• Stawal - Stability of retaining walls
• Greta - Gravity retaining walls

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Presentation

• General improvements
• New programs
• Development of existing programs

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Interface improvement
Program specific toolbar
Gateway window
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Graphical output improvement
Graphics menu
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New programs

• Pile
• Design of axially loaded piles
• Design all conventional pile types including
  under reams and driven hollow tubes
• Layered soil deposits
• Frew nodes
• Calculation of node positions for Frew and Alp

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Pile - data input
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Pile - graphical output
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Soil movement

• Vdisp
• Tunset
• Slope

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Vdisp - developments

• 3D Graphics view
• Traditional views still available

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Vdisp - 3D options

• Soil Profiles/Zones
• Loads
• Displacements
• Contouring
• Preferences

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Vdisp - soil profiles/zones
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Vdisp - loads
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Vdisp - displacements
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Vdisp - grid results contouring
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Tunset

• Horizontal and vertical soil movements resulting
  from the installation of and excavation beside
  embedded walls
• Mining application

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Tunset - surface movement curves
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Tunset - excavation/wall geometries
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Tunset - results
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Slope

• Improvements to auto correct facility
  for multiple non-circular slips.
• Ability to specify inclined centre grids for
  circular slip surfaces added.

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Piling software

• Pile
• Alp
• Drive - new model wizard

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Safe - Finite element software

• Improved mesh generator lines within areas,
  grid nodes
• Better graphs

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Retaining wall software

• Frew
• Stawal
• Greta

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Frew

• The data from a Frew model can be exported as a
  Safe model using Frew-Safe Link feature

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Frew - overview of the export process
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Graphic views of Frew Safe
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Future work

• Vdisp
• Horizontal effects - loads and displacements
• Tunset
• Building damage assessment
• 3D graphics
• Shafts
• Volume loss wizard

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Any questions?