Technical Specifications
Design Standards
- Eurocode 7 (partial factors)
- Applied to deterministic, probabilistic, and sensitivity analyses
Deterministic Analysis
- Calculate factor of safety
- Display critical mode of failure for each block (toppling, sliding, stable)
- Eurocode design standard
Exporting Results
- DXF fi le for exporting geometry to RS2
- One-click export of data and charts to Excel
- Copy to Clipboard
- Export image files
- Info Viewer analysis summary
External Loading
- Rock bolts
- Line loads
- Distributed loads
- Water pressure (phreatic surface, joint percent fill)
- Seismic loads (coefficients)
- Toppling models
- Block toppling
- Block flexure toppling
- User input point of force application ratio depending on the failure mode of the block above
Probabilistic Analysis
- Define statistical distributions for geometric, strength, and external loading variables
- Calculate probability of failure
- Distributions—normal, lognormal, uniform, triangular, exponential, beta, gamma
- Monte Carlo and Latin Hypercube sampling
- Pseudo-random sampling
- Histogram (with best fi t distribution), cumulative, and scatter plots (with regression line)
- Interactive sampler for different plots
Rock Properties
- Unit weight
- Joint shear strength: Mohr-Coulomb, Barton-Bandis
- Joint tensile strength
- Different strength for base and toppling discontinuities
Sensitivity Analysis
- Determine effect of individual variables on factor of safety
- Define minimum and maximum values for any geometric, strength, or external loading variable
- Multiple variables on one plot
Slope Properties
- Slope angle
- Upper slope angle
- Slope height
- Overall base inclination
- Bedding dip
- Bedding width
Viewing Options
- 3D interactive view—rotate and mousedrag-induced toppling
- 2D view with dimensioning and application of external loads
- Customizable display options