GGSD Program Details for GSlope

GSlope

Category	Slope stability (soil)
Publisher	Mitre Software Corp
Platform	Win3x, Win95/98, WinNT
Status	Commercial
Description	GSLOPE carries out limit equilibrium slope stability analysis of existing natural slopes, unreinforced man-made slopes, or slopes with soil reinforcement. The program uses Bishop's Modified method and Janbu's Simplified method. It allows either method to be applied to circular, composite, and non-circular surfaces. It handles complex geometries, with up to 20 material types, 9 piezometric surfaces, 100 external line loads, and 100 layers of reinforcement. Any consistent system of units can be used, including metric or British units. For pore pressures, Ru parameters and piezometric surfaces can be used alone or in combination. Slopes can be analysed in either direction, and a seismic coefficient is provided for pseudo-static analysis. For geosynthetic reinforcement, it uses soil/reinforcement interaction coefficients in combination with stress conditions at the slip surface to allow for bonding at the ends of the reinforcement. It is also possible to "anchor" reinforcement at either end. Precise positioning of reinforcement is simplified by a "Trim" function which adjusts the position of the reinforcement so that it just daylights at the ground surface. Soil material surfaces, piezometric surfaces, external forces, and reinforcement layers can be defined by drawing on screen using a mouse. Search grids, limiting tangents, or a common point for all slip surfaces can also be drawn. When a non-circular slip surface is drawn, the computed Factor of Safety is displayed immediately. A special construction line allows for materials to be excavated or filled. During searches, every slip surface is drawn on the screen so that the user can see which surface is being analyzed. Contours of factor of safety can be shown on the screen and updated as the analysis progresses.
Cost	US Dollars 895
Data formats supported	None stated
Supplier in Canada	Mitre Software Corp
Supplier in United Kingdom	GeoMEM Limited
Supplier in United Kingdom	Soil Instruments Ltd