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Rocscience | Does 3D Slope Stability Analysis Always Produce Higher Factors of Safety than 2D?

By Reginald Hammah and Frema Awuku-Asabere A lot has been written about 3D slope stability analysis generating factors of safety that can be higher than 2D results by up to 20%. But is this true? We...

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Sunshine Coast's ‘worst landslide in 30 years’ is extensive with no easy fix

A landslide on Black Mountain Road is believed to be the biggest experienced on the Sunshine Coast in 30 years. The road is just west of the Bruce Highway, not far from Cooroy. Geotechnical assessmen...

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3D Slope Stability Analysis of an Open Pit Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil

By Thiago Bretas and Felipe Vilela, BVP Engenharia. Two-dimensional (2D) limit equilibrium analysis is the most common method of slope stability analysis in geotechnical engineering practice. That’s...

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Using Slide2 and RS2 to Study Impact Crater Morphology on Mars

As a Rocscience customer, using Slide2 and RS2 to model slope failure in slopes, dams, and embankments is just like any other day. Not so typical, and perhaps hard to believe, is the use of the softw...

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Rocscience | On the comparison of 2D and 3D stability analyses of an anisotropic slope

The Adoption of 3D Limit Equilibrium Method 2D limit equilibrium analysis is a powerful tool for problems involving uniform geometry. Three-dimensional limit equilibrium modeling can be an excellent...

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PLAXIS – From Concept to Construction

Importing geometric and stratigraphic data to PLAXIS 3D Any infrastructure project begins with a topographic survey, context capture using drone technology or satellite imagery, or ground investigat...

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Rocscience's Year in Review - 2021

2021 has been a spectacular year for Rocscience! Read the annual review below and get a sneak peek into what is coming in 2022! Q1...

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Landslide in Highway 112: months needed for repair

The state Department of Transportation hopes to reopen Highway 112 early next year following a landslide that has cut off travel to the West End. The landslide occurred on November 14 following sever...

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A landslide warning system: India says it's working with UK on prototype

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) in collaboration with the British Geological Survey (BGS) under the National Environmental Research Council (UK) funded, multi-consortium LANDSLIP project has dev...

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North American City Strengthens Riverbank Slope Stability Using PLAXIS

The following was prepared by a Bentley Expert and first presented by Virtuosity. A city’s engineering department engaged Bentley’s geotechnical analysis team to train their staff to design a 3D...

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