What's New

The following is a listing of the major additions, changes and enhancements which have been made in Settle3.

Version 5.024

• Import Surface Point Cloud
• Updated Tutorial 16 with additional exercise
  

Version 5.023

• CPT Simulation and CPT Settlement
• Updated Tutorial 21: Rapid CPT Data Import with additional exercise
  

Version 5.021

• Loads with variable elevation / depth
• Excavation with variable elevation / depth

Version 5.020

• Improved Add Multiple borehole

Version 5.019

• Stone column advanced staging
  • Updated tutorial 18 with advanced stone columns
• Stone column tutorial with advanced staging

• Improved soil layer in chart view

Version 5.018

• CPT Classification and CPT Soil Profile
• RSLog view boreholes
• Improved UI design

Version 5.017

• Improved Section creator

New Tutorials

• Section creator Tutorial - Additional Exercise

Version 5.014

• Import from RSLog

• Import from RSLog tutorial

Version 5.011

New Features

• Section creator
• Stone column drainage

New Tutorials

• Section creator Tutorial
• Stone Column drainage Tutorial

Version 5.007

New Features

• Multiple Load Import
• Rapid CPT Data Import
• Report Generator

New Tutorials

• Tutorial 14a - Liquefaction Analysis using CPT data
• Tutorial 20 - Multiple Load Import
• Tutorial 21 - Multiple CPT import

Version 5.006

Ground improvement

• Stone Column
• Vibro - compaction
• New tutorials

Embankment Designer

• Embankment Designer Tutorial

Dry ground settlement

• SPT Method
• CPT Method

Version 4.0

CPT Analysis

• CPT soil profiling
• CPT file import dialog
• Evaluation of geotechnical parameters
• Incorporation of CPT into soil profile

Updates to Liquefaction Analysis

• Post-triggering LDI and settlement for CPT and VST input
• Pre-defined Triggering methods for SPT-based analysis

New Material Property Definition Options

• Datum dependency for all material properties
• Three different datum-dependency options
• Stage material properties

Modelling of Non-Horizontal Ground Surface

• Define non-horizontal ground surface by specifying different borehole top elevations

Ground Improvement

• Define multiple ground improvement zones
• Staged ground improvement

Horizontal Load Definition

• New load definition options
• Horizontal stress results

New Analysis Results Output

• Horizontal Stresses
• New consolidation settlement display options
• Modulus of Subgrade Reaction