Unlike complex numerical modeling software that calculates stress-strain relationships (such as Finite Element Method software like RS2), Slide focuses on finding the balance of driving and resisting forces or moments along a potential slip surface. Key Capabilities
Advanced variation for highly fractured or weathered rock environments. rocscience slide 70 full 2021
Simulates the stabilizing effects of geotextiles, anchors, soil nails, rock bolts, and piles. 2. Core Methodologies and Analysis Options The software is a flagship product of Rocscience,
At its core, Rocscience Slide is a powerful 2D limit equilibrium (LE) slope stability analysis program. It is designed to evaluate the safety factor of circular and non-circular failure surfaces in soil or rock slopes. The software is a flagship product of Rocscience, a company founded in 1996 that has grown into a world leader in geotechnical software, known for its high-quality, intuitive tools. Slide 7.0 is used for analyzing virtually any type of slope scenario, including: locating highly irregular
Geological bedding planes often dip in directions oblique to a standard 2D cross-section. 3D modeling captures true spatial variation and bedding orientations.
Allows users to manually draw water tables or import piezometric lines for quick pore pressure calculations without full finite element meshing. Probabilistic and Deterministic Analyses
After finding a baseline failure surface, Slide uses a local optimization algorithm to alter the shape of the surface slice-by-slice, locating highly irregular, non-circular surfaces that yield the true minimum factor of safety. Integrated Finite Element Groundwater Seepage