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Review
Swedge is a quick, interactive and simple to use analysis tool for evaluating the geometry and stability of surface wedges in rock slopes. Wedges are defined by two intersecting discontinuity planes, the slope surface and an optional tension crack. Swedge provides an integrated graphical environment for fast, easy data entry and 3D model visualization. |
What's new in version 5.0
Analysis Options
- Combination Analysis
- Sensitivity Analysis
-Persistence Analysis
Combination Analysis
- combination analysis (new analysis type)
- import complete dips file (all planes)
- consider single file, or two joint sets
- view joint intersections on stereonet
- view failed poles/intersections on stereonet
Sensitivity Analysis
- sensitivity analysis
- sensitivity analysis variables - nearly all input parameters can be selected for sensitivity analysis, including variables which are not available for probabilistic analysis (e.g. support capacities, external load magnitudes, bench width, slope length)
- sensitivity analysis of slope orientation - can automatically use same dip direction for slope and upper face
Joint Shear Strength
- barton-bandis strength model
- power curve strength model
- waviness angle
Probabilistic Analysis
- import statistical info from Dips .dwp file
- joint shear strength can be defined directly as a random variable, for any strength model
- water pressure can be defined as a random variable
- seismic load can be defined as a random variable
- Fisher distribution
- new definition for probability of failure (use total # of samples)
- reliability index (normal and lognormal) reported in info viewer
- gamma distribution
- persistence analysis (define persistence and wedge height as random variables)
- checkbox to automatically use same dip direction for slope and upper face
- plot remaining bench width (if bench width option is used)
- default sampling method changed from Monte Carlo to Latin Hypercube
- default number of samples changed from 1000 to 10000
- default sampling changed from random to pseudo-random
- new random number generation options
Wedge Calculation
- completely new analysis engine based on Goodman and Shi's block theory
- provides reliable results for a wide variety of modeling circumstances
- handles wedge cases which could not be previously analyzed
Wedge Size
- improved scale wedge dialog (checkboxes to select parameters)
- scale wedge parameters saved with file
- scale wedge works with probabilistic or combination analysis
- scale by slope length
- minimum wedge size
Import from Dips
- import all joint orientations from a Dips file for Combination analysis
- import Fisher joint set statistics from a Dips file
Tension Crack
- tension crack location:
- minimum safety factor
- maximize wedge size according to bench width
Stereonet View
- new display options for probabilistic (or combination) analysis:
- display all poles on stereonet
- display joint intersections
- highlight poles/intersections corresponding to wedge failure
User Interface
- sidebar wedge information panel
- customize data display in sidebar
- improved Info Viewer layout with customizable fonts, colours etc.
- HTML Info Viewer
- new mouse options for moving wedge etc
- undo / redo
- pan model in view
- new zoom shortcuts (F-keys), hold Shift to zoom all views
- customize number of decimal places for analysis output
Miscellaneous
- Project summary (in project settings)
- export 3D dxf
- improved printing with customizable header/footer title blocks
- entire Wedge View is now printed (top / front / side / perspective), rather than just a single view
- duplicate current file (for any wedge generated by probabilistic or combination analysis)
- back compatibility with Swedge 4.0 (read / write files in version 4 format)
- customizable display options for chart properties
- changes to default slope display (actual slope height is used, new default colours)
- actual slope length and bench width can be displayed
- sampling option (probabilistic) moved from Input Data to Project Settings dialog
Documentation
- completely revised and improved help system (webhelp)
- new tutorials
- new theory manual |
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