Technical Specifications

Analysis

• Deterministic (Combinations Analysis)
• Probabilistic
• Wedge
• Planar
• Toppling (Block Toppling, Block Flexure Toppling)
• Bench Design
  
• Persistence Analysis
• Sensitivity Analysis
• Block Scaling

Analysis Results

• Results Grid
• Result Details
• Report Generator
• Support Force Diagram
• Water Pressure Contours
• Charts (Histogram, Scatter, and Cumulative)​

Automation

• Batch Compute Model Files

Bench Analysis

• Optimize Bench Design for Open Pit Mines
  

Design Standards

• Eurocode 7 (Partial Factors)
• Applies to Deterministic, Probabilistic, and Sensitivity Analyses
  

Deterministic Analysis

• Calculate Factor of Safety of all formed blocks in Wedge, Planar, and Toppling Analyses
  
• Displays Critical Mode of Failure for Each Block in a Toppling Analysis
  • Toppling, Sliding, Stable, Shear, Flexural Bending
• Histogram and Scatter Plots
  
• Best Fit Distribution

Exporting Results

• Export Geometry
• Export Data and Charts to Excel
  
• Copy to Clipboard
• Export Image Files
• Report Generator Analysis Summary
  

Loading

• Pressure Loads
• Ponded Water Pressure
• Joint Water Pressure (Dry, Elevation, Water Surface (Phreatic Surface), Custom Pressure)
• Seismic Loads (Coefficients)
• User Input Point of Force Application Ratio Depending on the Failure Mode of the Block Above
  
• Point Loading

Probabilistic Analysis

• Statistical Distributions
  
  • Normal, Uniform, Triangular, Beta, Exponential, Lognormal, Gamma and Fisher
• Histogram, Cumulative and Scatter Plots
  
• Probability of Failure
  
• Reliability Index
• Monte Carlo or Latin Hypercube Simulation
  
• Pseudo-Random Sampling
  
• Correlation Coefficient for Cohesion and Friction Angle
  
• Best Fit Distribution
  
• Regression Line
• Highlight Failed Blocks on Plots
  
• Interactive Sampler
  
• Select Random Blocks

Joints

• Sliding Joints, Planar Joints, and Toppling Joints considered based on Lateral Limits and Slope Geometry
• Optional Basal Joint Plane (Pentahedral Wedges)
  
• Shear Strength—Mohr-Coulomb, Barton-Bandis, Power Curve
• Waviness Angle
• Import Planes from Dips
• Import Joint Set Statistics from Dips (Probabilistic Analysis)
  

Persistence Analysis

• Joint Length and Spacing
• Joint Persistence
• Allowable Persistence Determines if Block Can Form

Sensitivity Analysis

• Determine effect of individual variables on safety factor
• Multiple variables on one plot
• Vary Strength of all Joints Simultaneously

Slope

• Slope Plane
• Upper Face
• Slope Height, Length, and Bench Width
• Overhanging Slope
• Metric/Imperial Units
• Overall Base Inclination

Stereonet View

• Plot Great Circles and Poles
  
• Show Joint Intersections
• Show Failures
• Equal Angle/Equal Area
  

Support

• Support Type
  
  • Define Bolt Properties from the Following Bolt Types: Mechanically Anchored, Grouted Dowel, Cable Bolt, Split Set, Swellex, and Simple Bolt Force
    
  • Option to Use Bolt Shear Strength
    
  • Option to Apply Bolt Orientation Efficiency Factor
• Active or Passive Force Application
• Spot Bolts
• Bolt Patterns
• Shotcrete Application

Tension Crack

• Optional Tension Crack Plane
  
• User-Defined or Automatic Location

Wedge Size

• Scale Wedge Size by:
  
  • Slope Height, Slope Length, Bench Width, Trace Length, Persistence, Wedge Weight, and Volume
• Truncate Wedge with Tension Crack
  
• Persistence Analysis (Probabilistic)
• Minimum Wedge Size
  

Viewing Options

• 3D View for All Analysis Types
• 2D View for All Analysis Types
• Interactively Rotate, Zoom and Pan
  
• Move Blocks Along Sliding Planes
  
• Customize Display Options
• Export Image Files