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DOCUMENTATION

TUTORIALS

Tailings Dam Slope Stability Model- This video illustrates a complete tailings dam analysis, from initial model creation to examination of the results. (53 MB)

Analysis of a Tie-Back Wall- This video illustrates an analysis of a tie-back wall implementing grouted reinforcement. (11 MB)

Earth Dam: Non-Circular Slip Surface- This video illustrates a back-analysis of an earth dam with a specified failure surface. (10 MB)

External Loading and Weak Layer Analysis- This video demonstrates the ability of SVSLOPE to handle external loads and a weak layer analysis. (9 MB)

Greco Non-Circular Slip Surface Analysis- This video illustrates the use of the Greco method for statistically searching for the critical slip surface. (6.5 MB)

Probabilistic Analysis of a Syncrude Tailings Dam- This video illustrates a probabilistic analysis of a tailings dam at the Syncrude site. (7 MB)

Three-Layer Slope with Method of Slices- This video illustrates a circular slip surface analysis of a model with three soil layers. (24 MB)

Duncan Three-Stage Total Stress Method- This video demonstrates the ease of calculation of this method. (5.2 MB)

Effective Stress Method- This video demonstrates the ease of calculation of this method for rapid drawdown / filling. (5.2 MB)

Multiple Geometry Batch Run- This video illustrates the batch run of a series of models which examine the effect of changing the slope of a proposed levee design. (3.9 MB)

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