Geo-Tec B 6.0 review
DownloadGeo-Tec B is a geotechnical program for verifying stratified slopes in the presence of water beds, loads, and seismic action.
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Geo-Tec B is a geotechnical program for verifying stratified slopes in the presence of water beds, loads, and seismic action.
Work begins by inserting geotechnical parameters with Geo-Tec A or other methods. Following phases involve the definition of slope and strata geometry using the mouse. Circular or polygonal slide surfaces can be inserted and modified using the mouse. Geo-Tec B can automatically calculate a series of circles through an interpolation between two selected extreme circles.
Geo-Tec B calculates the safety coefficient for each surface using Janbu, Bishop and Fellenius methods
Strata dimensions are defined by the user but Geo-Tec B is able to perfect dimensions according to the theoretic foundations of the adopted method.
Geo-Tec B also allows an immediate verification for seismic zones using a pseudo-static method.
When using the Janbu calculation method, it is possible to apply an external force to the slope. This force is considered an increase in the resisting force (stabilizing) and not a decrease in the pushing (destabilizing) force.
Geo-Tec B conforms to Macintosh and Windows standards by allowing importation and exportation of text and graphics using Copy and Paste and Publish and Subscribe. Graphics can be printed or plotted directly on HPGL and DMPL language plotters.
GEO TEC B simplifies a goetechnician's most complex calculations by reducing them to a series of very simple operations. It produces a large number of safety coefficients from which GEO TEC B selects the most important one, allowing an almost statistic verification very different from that produced manually or with other programs.
Biggest novelty is its support of Reinforced Earth, i.e. slopes stabilized and reinforced with synthetic geo-grids. This is an increasingly popular technology, easy to apply, good technical results even in tricky cases – and a low environmental impact.
Another key addition is the accurate, incorporated function for dealing with immersed slopes, whether in static conditions or with simulated fast draining.
Here are some key features of "GeoTec B":
graphic insertion of slope geometry
verification of cylindrical and polygonal slide surfaces
use of Janbu, Fellenius, and Bishop methods
applied horizontal forces when using Janbu method
insertion of circles by identifying three points or a center and radius
zone reinforced with geogrids and other materials
submersed slopes
graphic and numeric insertion of polygonal surfaces
automatic calculation and identification of the critical surface
supports Copy and Paste for transfer of graphics and texts to other programs.
graphic insertion of slope geometry.
color coded representation of circle grids.
What's New:
Importing: PICT, JPEG, TIFF, PDF, GIF, TGA, BMP, PhotoShop and many others formats are supported.
Strata characteristics floating panel: An yellow floating panel displays dynamically the strata characteristics of the slope.
Strata names to text: The “Strata Names to text” command converts all the automatic strata descriptions of the drawing to editable text.
The Reinforced Zones Polygons are selectable with the mouse and a double-clicking on them open the dialog window and allows to change the data.
Others: Image lock/unlock, movable dialog windows, double click editing on everything and many others improvements.
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