Geotechnical and Tunnel Analysis System

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Enhancements

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Enhancements GTS V251 Enhancements

1 Slope Stability Analysis by Limit Equilibrium Method

2 Parametric Study Wizard

3 Pile Tip Bearing Element

4 Auto Load Step

5 Elasto Plastic Truss

6 and much more…

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Enhancements Slope Stability Analysis by Limit Equilibrium Method

 Slope Stability Analysis

Analyzes the overall behavior of slope failure phenomenon
 Limit Equilibrium Method (New additional method)
 Shear Strength Reduction Method

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Enhancements Slope Stability Analysis by Limit Equilibrium Method

FoS found by Circular Surface Define Slip Surface

FoS found by Polygonal Surface Polygonal Slip Surface Circular Slip Surface

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Enhancements Parametric Study Wizard

 Parametric Study Wizard

Helps analyze a single model file with various material parameters
 Reflects the behavioral difference due to change in material parameters

Results from various materials for embankment

Ko = 0.5 Ko = 1.0 Ko = 1.5

An example of parametric study

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Enhancements Pile Tip Bearing Element
 Pile Tip Bearing Element
Helps simulate an accurate behavior of a Pile
 An additional feature for Pile Element

Sphere-type contour plot at tip

of each pile

Pile Element  Pile surface Friction

Accurate Behavior of a Pile
Pile Tip Bearing Element  Tip Bearing

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Enhancements Auto Load Step
 Auto Load Step
Additional feature for highly nonlinear
analysis models
 Assigning the optimized load step based
on the rate of convergence

 Automatic Speed-Up and Cut – Back

Factors

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Enhancements Truss & Plate with von Mises elasto-plastic model
 Truss & plate with von Mises elasto-plastic model
 To simulate the actual behavior of a model at its ultimate state
 Implementation of von Mises elastic – perfectly plastic criterion
σ

E E σy

E ε

σy

Von Mises Stress-Strain Relation

Nonlinear Behavior of Truss Element

Yield Stress Input dialog box for Plate Element

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Enhancements Material Dialog Box
 Intuitive Material Parameter Definition
Automatic material parameters controller
 Automatically enables and disables the required material parameters for the selected
material model

Elastic Model Transversely Isotropic Model

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Enhancements Generalized Space Function
 Generalized Space Function
Enables to consider variation of loads in Space
 Load Variation can be easily defined with respect
to GCS/LCS in 3D Space

Load Equation

Variation in Z-axis

Variation in X-axis

Variation in Y-axis

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Enhancements Plate Output Coordinate System
 Plate Output Coordinate System
 Enables to present Plate Element Results in different Coordinate Systems

z Output coordinate system

y

x
Projection
z
y

Element coordinate system

Element Coordinate System of Plate

Output Coordinate System Selection

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Enhancements Shell Interface Element
 Shell Interface Element
 Considers Nonlinear Behavior between Lining Segments

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Enhancements Shell Interface Element
 Shell Interface Element
 Automatic assigning option for T and X intersections

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Enhancements Multiple Water Level Input for each Construction Stage
 Multiple Water Level Input for each Construction Stage
 Intuitive Input dialog box in Construction Stage definition
 Variation of Water Levels per Construction Stage can be separately defined

Pore water pressure

varies by stages

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Enhancements Save Result Image Files
 Save Result Image Files
 Saves analysis result images automatically
 Full control on selective result components

 Supported Image Formats: PNG, JPG & BMP

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Enhancements Display of Internal Forces of Solid Element
 Display of Internal Forces of Solid Element
 Intuitive control from General Analysis Control box
 Generates internal forces of solid elements with existing result components

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