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Program Overview
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Saving a File
Views
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Sidebar
Info Viewer
Stereonet View
Undo / Redo
Right-Click Menus
Copying to the Clipboard
Printing
Export
Exporting Images
Export Data for RocSlope3
Export 3D DFX
Project Settings
Project Settings Overview
Unit System
Analysis Type
Block Shape
Sampling
Random Numbers
Design Standard
Project Summary
Input Data
Input Data Overview
Slope Properties
Slope Properties Overview
Slope Plane Orientations
Slope Height
Slope Rock Unit Weight
Slope Length
Slope Bench Width
Overhanging Slope
Slope Minimum Wedge Size
Use Slope Dip Direction
Joint Properties
Joint Properties Overview
Joint Orientations
Joint Shear Strength
Basal Joint Plane
Joint Waviness Angle
Import Dips Joint Data
Tension Crack
Tension Crack
Forces
Forces Overview
Water Pressure
Water Pressure Overview
Ponded Water Pressure
Joint Water Pressure
Advanced Joint Application
Seismic Force
External Force
Support
Support Overview
Spot Bolts
Add Spot Bolt
Edit Spot Bolt
Delete Spot Bolt
Bolt Properties
Bolt Properties Overview
Mechanically Anchored Bolts
Grouted Dowel Bolts
Cable Bolts
Split Set / Swellex Bolts
Simple Bolt Force
User-Defined Bolt
Bolt Shear Strength
Bolt Orientation Efficiency
Shotcrete
Pressure
Support in a Probabilistic Analysis
Bolt Theory
How Bolts are Implemented in SWedge
Bolt Support Force
Bolt Force Diagrams
Bolt Failure Modes
Deterministic Analysis
Deterministic Analysis Overview
Joint Properties
Import Joint Properties from Dips
Compute
Compute
Analysis Results
Deterministic Analysis Results
Sliding Planes
Probabilistic Analysis
Probabilistic Analysis Overview
Random Variables
Joint Properties
Joint Properties Overview
Joint Orientation
Import from Dips
Joint Strength
Correlation Coefficient
Waviness Angle
Slope Properties
Slope Properties
Bolt Properties
Bolt Properties in a Probabilistic Analysis
Bench Design
Bench Design Overview
Bench Design Results
Spill Width
Tension Crack
Tension Crack
Forces
Forces
Joint Persistence Analysis
Joint Persistence Analysis
Statistical Distributions
Statistical Distributions Overview
Normal Distribution
Uniform Distribution
Triangular Distribution
Beta Distribution
Exponential Distribution
Lognormal Distribution
Gamma Distribution
Fisher Distribution
Compute
Compute
Probabilistic Analysis Results
Probability of Failure
Mean Wedge
Histogram Plot
Safety Factor Histogram
Cumulative Plot
Scatter Plot
Stereonet View
Minimum FS Wedge
Export Dataset
Combinations Analysis
Combinations Analysis Overview
Joint Properties
Joint Properties
Import Joint Properties from Dips
Compute
Compute
Analysis Results
Combinations Analysis Results
Sensitivity Analysis
Sensitivity Analysis Overview
All Joints Strength
Wedge Size
Wedge Size Overview
Scale Wedge
Viewing and Display Options
3D Wedge View
Rotating the Model
Moving the Wedge
Resizing the Views
Zoom and Pan
Reset Wedge Movement
Reset View
Display Options
Display Options Overview
Wedge View
Stereonet View
Info Viewer
Decimal Places
Grayscale
Axes Display
Active View
Coordinates
Analysis Results
Wedge Information
Failure Mode Filter
Automation
Overview of Automation
Batch Compute
Overview of Batch Compute
Automate from Excel
Overview of Automate from Excel
Automate from Excel for a Deterministic Analysis
Automate from Excel for a Probabilistic Analysis
Automate from Excel for a Combinations Analysis
Automate Excel Templates
Why is Automation Useful?
References
References
Acknowledgements
Program Overview
SWedge Overview
Input Data Overview
General Features
Creating a New File
Opening a File
Saving a File
Views
Input Data
Sidebar
Info Viewer
Stereonet View
Undo / Redo
Right-Click Menus
Copying to the Clipboard
Printing
Export
Exporting Images
Export Data for RocSlope3
Export 3D DFX
Project Settings
Project Settings Overview
Unit System
Analysis Type
Block Shape
Sampling
Random Numbers
Design Standard
Project Summary
Input Data
Input Data Overview
Slope Properties
Slope Properties Overview
Slope Plane Orientations
Slope Height
Slope Rock Unit Weight
Slope Length
Slope Bench Width
Overhanging Slope
Slope Minimum Wedge Size
Use Slope Dip Direction
Joint Properties
Joint Properties Overview
Joint Orientations
Joint Shear Strength
Basal Joint Plane
Joint Waviness Angle
Import Dips Joint Data
Tension Crack
Tension Crack
Forces
Forces Overview
Water Pressure
Water Pressure Overview
Ponded Water Pressure
Joint Water Pressure
Advanced Joint Application
Seismic Force
External Force
Support
Support Overview
Spot Bolts
Add Spot Bolt
Edit Spot Bolt
Delete Spot Bolt
Bolt Properties
Bolt Properties Overview
Mechanically Anchored Bolts
Grouted Dowel Bolts
Cable Bolts
Split Set / Swellex Bolts
Simple Bolt Force
User-Defined Bolt
Bolt Shear Strength
Bolt Orientation Efficiency
Shotcrete
Pressure
Support in a Probabilistic Analysis
Bolt Theory
How Bolts are Implemented in SWedge
Bolt Support Force
Bolt Force Diagrams
Bolt Failure Modes
Deterministic Analysis
Deterministic Analysis Overview
Joint Properties
Import Joint Properties from Dips
Compute
Compute
Analysis Results
Deterministic Analysis Results
Sliding Planes
Probabilistic Analysis
Probabilistic Analysis Overview
Random Variables
Joint Properties
Joint Properties Overview
Joint Orientation
Import from Dips
Joint Strength
Correlation Coefficient
Waviness Angle
Slope Properties
Slope Properties
Bolt Properties
Bolt Properties in a Probabilistic Analysis
Bench Design
Bench Design Overview
Bench Design Results
Spill Width
Tension Crack
Tension Crack
Forces
Forces
Joint Persistence Analysis
Joint Persistence Analysis
Statistical Distributions
Statistical Distributions Overview
Normal Distribution
Uniform Distribution
Triangular Distribution
Beta Distribution
Exponential Distribution
Lognormal Distribution
Gamma Distribution
Fisher Distribution
Compute
Compute
Probabilistic Analysis Results
Probability of Failure
Mean Wedge
Histogram Plot
Safety Factor Histogram
Cumulative Plot
Scatter Plot
Stereonet View
Minimum FS Wedge
Export Dataset
Combinations Analysis
Combinations Analysis Overview
Joint Properties
Joint Properties
Import Joint Properties from Dips
Compute
Compute
Analysis Results
Combinations Analysis Results
Sensitivity Analysis
Sensitivity Analysis Overview
All Joints Strength
Wedge Size
Wedge Size Overview
Scale Wedge
Viewing and Display Options
3D Wedge View
Rotating the Model
Moving the Wedge
Resizing the Views
Zoom and Pan
Reset Wedge Movement
Reset View
Display Options
Display Options Overview
Wedge View
Stereonet View
Info Viewer
Decimal Places
Grayscale
Axes Display
Active View
Coordinates
Analysis Results
Wedge Information
Failure Mode Filter
Automation
Overview of Automation
Batch Compute
Overview of Batch Compute
Automate from Excel
Overview of Automate from Excel
Automate from Excel for a Deterministic Analysis
Automate from Excel for a Probabilistic Analysis
Automate from Excel for a Combinations Analysis
Automate Excel Templates
Why is Automation Useful?
References
References
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
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