SVSlope® is part of our SVOffice 2009 software suite. The student version of SVOffice 2009 is free to download! SVOffice 2009 will run on any PC with Windows 2000 or later, with at least 100 MB of free hard disk space. Windows 7 is fully supported.

DOCUMENTATION

SVOffice 2009 User's Manual (21MB PDF) Our user's manual is now also available online! SVSlope Tutorial Manual (PDF)	Theory Manual - Requires software purchase SVSlope Verification Manual (PDF) SVSlope Examples Manual (PDF)

TUTORIALS

Tailings Dam Slope Stability Model (7m 47s) - This video illustrates a complete tailings dam analysis, from initial model creation to examination of the results.

Analysis of a Tie-Back Wall (2m 40s) - This video illustrates an analysis of a tie-back wall implementing grouted reinforcement.

Earth Dam: Non-Circular Slip Surface (1m 23s) - This video illustrates a back-analysis of an earth dam with a specified failure surface.

External Loading and Weak Layer Analysis (1m 32s) - This video demonstrates the ability of SVSlope® to handle external loads and a weak layer analysis.

Greco Non-Circular Slip Surface Analysis (50s) - This video illustrates the use of the Greco method for statistically searching for the critical slip surface.

Probabilistic Analysis of a Syncrude Tailings Dam (1m 49s) - This video illustrates a probabilistic analysis of a tailings dam at the Syncrude site.

Three-Layer Slope with Method of Slices (3m 39s) - This video illustrates a circular slip surface analysis of a model with three soil layers.

Duncan Three-Stage Total Stress Method (1m 43s) - This video demonstrates the ease of calculation of this method.

Effective Stress Method (3m 28s) - This video demonstrates the ease of calculation of this method for rapid drawdown / filling.

Multiple Geometry Batch Run (46s) - This video illustrates the batch run of a series of models which examine the effect of changing the slope of a proposed levee design.

2D Anchor Back Analysis (7m 10s) - This video demonstrates how to perform a 2D anchor back analysis.

3D Anchor Back Analysis (16m 58s) - This video demonstrates how to perform a 3D anchor back analysis.

Additional general-purpose tutorials can be found on the tutorials page.