slope stability software - Galena software
Slope stability analysis software designed to solve geotechnical problems quickly and accurately using models that simulate geological conditions!
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Defining Forces & Loads
To correctly model many slope stability problems it can be necessary to include earthquake forces and external loads or forces that may have a direct bearing on the stability, or instability, of the slope under examination.
GALENA provides you with the functions necessary to model most situations using:
- Earthquake forces
- Externally-applied distributed loads
- Externally-applied point forces
Earthquake forces can be applied to models as a seismic coefficient, and can even be used to model blast effects.
Distributed loads can be evenly distributed, or unevenly distributed - GALENA provides functions for for both, so that you are able to correctly and easily define simple and complex loads, including vehicular, roadway/railway, structural, equipment or dragline/shovel loadings.
Point forces of any value can be applied at any position and at any angle on the slope surface.
Tension cracks can be used within GALENA, and can be either manually defined, or can be of a specified depth for GALENA to automatically generate on-the-run for inclusion in all analyses - a particularly useful feature for multiple analyses.
The image below shows the use of an unevenly distributed load (nearest the slope crest) in conjunction with an evenly distributed load (immediately to the right of the first load). Quite complicated loading scenarios are possible with the Distributed Load feature in GALENA. This model also includes an earthquake force, indicated by the red arrow and value above.
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