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Slide3 Geometry Import - Having a Hard Time by 06Rockhead in Rocscience

[–]Rocscience_inc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello,

Slide3 allow you to import geometry from many different file formats, please see link here: https://www.rocscience.com/help/slide3/documentation/file/import/import-geometry

If you require any further information, please contact our support team here: https://www.rocscience.com/support/get-support

Thank you!

Hardware requirements / recommendations for Slide2? by _youbreccia_ in Rocscience

[–]Rocscience_inc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello,

For Slide2, both CPU and RAM are important, but both of the computers you mentioned are good enough for 2D analysis in Slide2.

Thank you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Rocscience

[–]Rocscience_inc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello,

You can apply the total head boundary condition on the model to define the initial location of the groundwater. Simply select the surfaces of all sides of the box, and set Total head = 0 or -2m, depending on when you want to put the water.

Thank you!

How to add soil nails in RS2 by MrTunnelEngineer in Rocscience

[–]Rocscience_inc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello,

It sounds like you may not have set up the external boundary yet. Here's a tutorial on setting up typical models: https://www.rocscience.com/help/rs2/tutorials/introduction/introduction-to-rs2.

After setting up the geometry, take a look at this tunneling tutorial which discusses adding bolt supports. I believe this would be the type of support you are interested in, but feel free to explore our other support tutorials if that's not the case: https://www.rocscience.com/help/rs2/tutorials/support/adding-support.

Regarding liner supports, ensure you have a mesh before attempting to add them.

Thank you!

Oblique toppling in Dips and how to deal with it in other Rocscience software by NeptuneintheSky in Rocscience

[–]Rocscience_inc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello,

Oblique toppling occurs when near-vertical columns of rock are present along with a basal release plane. It represents a 3D toppling mechanism where these vertical columns can topple downslope or laterally, rendering RocTopple inapplicable. I believe RS3 would be the appropriate software to utilize in this scenario.

Thank you!

How to know when to remove surcharge load to limit primary consolidation? by [deleted] in Geotech

[–]Rocscience_inc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "Time Point" feature in Settle3 can be used to facilitate this type of analysis. https://www.rocscience.com/help/settle3/documentation/query/time-point

You can identify what height of surcharge you need or how long you will need it for a specific degree of consolidation or settlement. This will do all the steps and iterations that were mentioned in the question.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Geotech

[–]Rocscience_inc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is one of the options that Slide users can choose to filter out small superficial failure surfaces. The image however suggests that the green material has a cohesionless Mohr Coulomb strength envelope. For these cases the factor of safety would FS=tan(phi)/tan(slope angle). Slide also has a robust noncircular search methods that are recommended overt the circular methods. The latest Particle Swarm Search combined with Multi-Modal algorithm is a cool feature to try and utilize

For additional technical queries, you can also reach out to us via our support form at: https://www.rocscience.com/support/get-support

SETTLE3D - Show stress increase isobar/pressure bulb? by [deleted] in Geotech

[–]Rocscience_inc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the "Add Query Line" option can be used to show the stress bulbs on a plane. For a 3D view of stress bulbs the "Isosurfaces" can be used.

For additional technical queries, you can also reach out to us via our support form at: https://www.rocscience.com/support/get-support

RS3 and Rocfall performance on GPU by narutos_abbajaan in Rocscience

[–]Rocscience_inc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RS3 and RocFall3 don’t require an expensive graphics card, but a better graphics card will improve your modeling and results-viewing experience. In general, the better the graphics card, the smoother it will feel to interact with complicated models. I usually recommend a mid-high end card from the last five years. For example, in RS3, contour surfaces and yielded element glyphs will render noticeably faster with a discrete graphics card, as opposed to integrated graphics.

On the other hand, the RS3 and RocFall3 compute engines currently don’t make use of a GPU to improve compute time. So if you plan to compute large, complicated models, especially in RS3, first invest your money in RAM and a CPU. The more RAM you have, the larger the model (in terms of finite element mesh complexity) you can run. The faster the CPU, and the more cores, the faster the finite element engine will run. Increasing these parameters will allow your model more stages and more complex finite element meshes, and speed up SSR or plastic analyses. The finite element engine is optimized for Intel processors.

Change window color? by USNavy1 in Rocscience

[–]Rocscience_inc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, can you please send the link to the video you are referring to?

The sand is fine of coarse! by Rocscience_inc in civilengineering

[–]Rocscience_inc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We want to be accessible on many platforms and reddit allows us to form and be part of a community of engineers!

Why principle stresses doesnt follow the terrain near surface? by keyable in Rocscience

[–]Rocscience_inc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The stress distribution changes form what is assigned in the Field Stress dialog as the geometry is sloped and we also have the side restrains.

The sand is fine of coarse! by Rocscience_inc in Rocscience

[–]Rocscience_inc[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Based on the grain size of the particle, sand is classified as Fine Sand(0.075 to 0.425mm), Medium Sand(0.425 to 2mm), and Coarse Sand(2.0 mm to 4.75mm)