SVSolid 3D represents one of the only general 3D finite element stress / deformation packages currently available in the world. SVSolid represents modeling as it should be; simple and effective. Models may be designed as surfaces stacked to form layers. This simple model design concept allows for the creation of extremely complex models using survey or borehole data. The software offers features designed to allow the user to focus on stress / deformation solutions, not convergence problems or difficult mesh creation.

Great care has been taken to model our geometry CAD-style input after the popular AutoCAD(TM) software. Boundary conditions may be specified as constant or free-form equations of temperature or gradients.

The finite element solution makes use of fully automatic mesh generation and mesh refinement to solve the problem quickly as well as indicating zones of critical gradient.

	Read an independent review of our software by the Journal of Ground Water here! (PDF 75KB) Reprinted from Ground Water with permission of the National Ground Water Association Press. Copyright 2004.

• CAD-style interface
• Build models using complex surfaces and layers
• Surface grids may be constructed using survey or borehole data
• Customizable Solutions
• Slab on ground application
• Fully automatic mesh refinement. Read more about adaptive grid refinement in research published by Mansell, 2002.
• Fully automatic mesh generation based on geometry
• Stochastic analysis allows varying of model input parameters by the Monte Carlo method
• Reduction in convergence problems over
  conventional software
• Models stored in XML format for speed and easy data transfer
• Four different soil models including Duncan & Chang
• Model settlements in the saturated or unsaturated zone
• Comprehensive user's, tutorial, and verification manuals
• Import pore-water pressures from SVFlux to allow unsaturated analysis
• Solver runs on Red Hat Linux or Windows with support for hyper-threading and multiple processors