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3D Limit Equilibrium Analysis Software

Solves challenging 3D slope stability models effortlessly, offering all the features of Slide2 plus advanced 3D modeling.

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3D Limit Equilibrium Analysis Software

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Powerful Failure Surface Searching

Locate critical failure surfaces and compute the correct factor of safety using global metaheuristic search methods and local surface altering technology. With parallel processing for both failure searching and FS computations, you can generate results within minutes.

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Powerful Failure Surface Searching

Locate critical failure surfaces and compute the correct factor of safety using global metaheuristic search methods and local surface altering technology. With parallel processing for both failure searching and FS computations, you can generate results within minutes.

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Integration with Radar Data

Streamline your workflow and get more detailed insights by integrating 3D wireframes, representing surveyed topography, geological surfaces, modelled faults, and more, directly into your 3D models. This can improve the reliability of your slope stability assessments and optimize decision-making.

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Integration with Radar Data

Streamline your workflow and get more detailed insights by integrating 3D wireframes, representing surveyed topography, geological surfaces, modelled faults, and more, directly into your 3D models. This can improve the reliability of your slope stability assessments and optimize decision-making.

3D Model Creation – Point Cloud, LiDar, Leapfrog

Construct slope stability models easier and faster than ever. You can import surfaces from geological or mine planning software, use built-in methods with coordinates or borehole data, build from point cloud data, or import block models from Leapfrog, Deswik, Datamine, and Vulcan.

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3D Model Creation – Point Cloud, LiDar, Leapfrog

Construct slope stability models easier and faster than ever. You can import surfaces from geological or mine planning software, use built-in methods with coordinates or borehole data, build from point cloud data, or import block models from Leapfrog, Deswik, Datamine, and Vulcan.

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Slide3 Across Applications

  • Dams & Embankments
  • Retaining Walls
  • Open-Pit Mining
  • Rock & Soil Slopes

Dams & Embankments

Slide3 excels in modeling dams and embankments with features like rapid drawdown, complex pore pressure distributions, non-linear material models, and unsaturated strength. It’s used extensively for hydroelectric and tailings dams, and you can link to RS3’s powerful steady-state and transient groundwater analyses to accommodate any pore pressure conditions.

Case Study: Slide3 and RS3 in Action
Dams and Embankments in Slide3

Retaining Walls

Model retaining walls effortlessly with Slide3’s extensive support library. Define supports individually or through user-defined patterns. You can also easily add geogrids to a model using the Excel import feature, allowing you to define hundreds of individual geogrids.

Tutorial: Retaining Walls
Retaining Walls in Slide3

Open-Pit Mining

Slide3’s ability to import surface, point cloud, and block model data make it very easy to construct open-pit slope models. Built-in display of radar displacement data, in conjunction with surface safety maps, make it a comprehensive tool for monitoring and calibrating pit wall stability problems.

Tutorial: Open-Pit Mining
Open-Pit Mining in Slide3

Rock & Soil Slopes

Designed for both rock and soil slopes, Slide3’s comprehensive material library has models for rock (Mohr-Coulomb, Generalized Hoek-Brown, Barton Bandis, Anisotropic) and soil (Mohr-Coulomb, SHANSEP, Vertical Stress Ratio, Power Curve, Shear-Normal).

Webinar: Analysis of a Landslide
Rock and Soil Slopes in Slide3

Slide3 Seamlessly Integrates With

  • Slide2
  • RS3
  • RSPile

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Define multiple Slide2 sections along a user-defined path within Slide3, then export them for computation. You can view the 2D analysis results alongside your 3D models in Slide3 for comprehensive insights.

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Built on the same underlying geometry interface platform, Slide3 and RS3 offer seamless model transfer. You can automatically create RS3 models from Slide3, which simplifies 3D Shear Strength Reduction analyses and comparisons between limit-equilibrium and finite-element results.

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Integrate piles created in RSPile directly into Slide3 as a support Type. Then, you can perform pre-analysis of piles straight from the Slide3 interface for streamlined workflows.

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The Latest Features

Learn more about all the new features in the latest release of Slide3. Read article

  • Intelligent Search

    Discover critical slip surfaces, identify regions of interest, and use search clusters for thorough exploration using Slide3's Intelligent Search algorithm. You can generate detailed safety maps and refine searches for precise slope stability analysis, saving you time and providing you with deeper insights.

  • Block Model Projection

    Visualize block models directly on external surfaces, enabling detailed analysis of geological properties. You can create 2D sections to see internal block structures and add block-level data for more precise material property assignments. The revamped import wizard simplifies integrating block models, making your geotechnical analysis more accurate and efficient.

  • Heuristic Weak Layer Handling

    Efficiently toggle weak layers on and off during searches, focusing on those that lower the factor of safety. This method is faster than traditional case generation and provides accurate results for models with multiple weak layers. Managing weak layers effectively, without compromising computational efficiency, will provide you with robust analysis.

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Block Model Projection in Slide3
Heuristic Weak Layer Handling in Slide3

Grow With Our Learning Resources

Explore our Learning Resources and User Guides, designed to help you excel with all of your geotechnical projects, whether you are a practicing engineer, an academic or a student.
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Slide3’s Latest Update Adds Block Model Projection, 2D Section Creation in Slide2, and More

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Slide3 and RS3 in Action: Tailings Dam Stability Assessment Under Undrained Conditions

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Webinar: 3D Geometry Creation and Modelling using Slide3

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