GeoStudio 2D
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2D geotechnical engineering software
- Single user-interface for conducting numerical analysis on stability, groundwater seepage, and/or static/dynamic stresses (see description of options below)
- Applicable to soil and rock environments for civil and mining projects
- Seamless interoperability with Leapfrog and other external programs for quick geometry definition
- Includes features for quickly performing sensitivity analyses and investigating various design options
- Verified against analytical and published solutions
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GeoStudio 2D
GeoStudio 2D offers a range of numerical analysis tools for simulating conditions above and below the ground surface. GeoStudio 2D can be used for a range of applications including natural soil and rock slopes, regional groundwater systems, excavations and open pit mines, dewatering systems, earthen dams and levees, reinforced earth structures, and tailings storage facilities.
Three tiers are available to meet a variety of modelling requirements. The tiers and the corresponding functionality are summarized below or download detailed product comparison.
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Analysis type |
GeoStudio 2D |
GeoStudio 2D Advanced |
GeoStudio 2D Ultimate |
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Limit equilibrium slope stability |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Limit equilibrium slope stability with finite element pore waters |
✓ |
✓ |
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Steady-state saturated/unsaturated groundwater seepage |
✓ |
✓ |
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Transient saturated/unsaturated groundwater seepage |
✓ |
✓ |
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Finite element stress-based stability |
✓ |
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Strength reduction stability |
✓ |
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Newmark deformation stability analysis |
✓ |
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Coupled consolidation |
✓ |
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In-situ stress and stress correction analyses |
✓ |
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Unloading/loading stresses and deformations |
✓ |
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Dynamic stresses and deformations |
✓ |
Learning and Resources
Learning content for all GeoStudio products, including courses, example files and product manuals, is available in the Seequent Learning Portal (a free Seequent ID is required to view this content). Additional content like past webinars, how-to guides, industry insights, and new feature information are found on the GeoStudio Blog. Technical support is including when purchasing a license. Find answers to common questions or submit a support ticket in the GeoStudio Support Portal.
GeoStudio 2D
GeoStudio 2D (SLOPE/W) offers the foundational capability to perform Limit Equilibrium slope stability analysis for soil and rock. GeoStudio 2D offers a comprehensive list of features, including:
- Rigorous formulation of limit equilibria.
- 13 analysis methods, including Morgenstern-Price and Spencer.
- Various slip surface search techniques including Entry-Exit, Grid and Radius, and Cuckoo.
- Rigorous algorithm for solving nonlinear equations to calculate the safety coefficient.
- Definition of pore water pressure with piezometric lines, spatial functions, Ru and B-bar.
- Probabilistic and sensitivity analysis capabilities.
- Partial factor, staged pseudostatic, and staged rapid decay formulations.
- Complete library of material models for soil and rock.
- Functions of reinforcement, overload and earthquake loads.
- Supplier reinforcements library with products from Huesker, Maccaferri, TenCate and Tensar.
- Limit state design support according to the Eurocode or for design by load resistance coefficients.
GeoStudio 2D Advanced
GeoStudio 2D Advanced (SLOPE/W + SEEP/W) offers all the essential capabilities of the GeoStudio 2D tier, while introducing the ability to simulate steady-state and transient groundwater flow in both saturated and unsaturated soil and rock. The additional features offered in GeoStudio 2D Advanced include:
- Complete formulation for saturated-unsaturated terrains of stationary or transient groundwater flows.
- Fluid integration of pore water pressure by finite elements with slope stability analysis for stationary or transient problems.
- Geometry options include 2D cross sections, 2D axisymmetry, and 1D geometries.
- Rigorous low relaxation and convergence strategies.
- Option to include isothermal vapor transfer.
- Estimation routines for hydraulic functions.
- Convenient definition of the initial conditions of pore water pressure.
- Complete range of hydraulic boundary conditions, including specialized boundary conditions for soil-atmosphere coupling.
- Powerful plotting and results visualization options, including isosurfaces and contouring.
- Ability to evaluate stability with complex pore water pressure conditions.
GeoStudio 2D Ultimate
GeoStudio 2D Ultimate (SLOPE/W + SEEP/W + SIGMA/W + QUAKE/W) expands the capability of the GeoStudio 2D Advanced tier with functionality to deal with the most challenging geotechnical projects. It includes features to analyse static and dynamic stress and deformation within soil or rock, coupled consolidation, and finite element stability methods.
GeoStudio 2D includes:
SLOPE/W
SLOPE/W is the leading limit equilibrium slope stability software for soil and rock slopes, analysing both simple and complex problems for a variety of slip surface shapes, pore-water pressure conditions, soil properties, and loading conditions.
GeoStudio 2D Advanced includes:
SLOPE/W
SLOPE/W is the leading limit equilibrium slope stability software for soil and rock slopes, analysing both simple and complex problems for a variety of slip surface shapes, pore-water pressure conditions, soil properties, and loading conditions.
SEEP/W
SEEP/W is a powerful finite element software product for modelling groundwater flow in porous media. SEEP/W can model simple saturated steady-state problems or sophisticated saturated / unsaturated transient analyses with atmospheric coupling at the ground surface.
GeoStudio 2D Ultimate includes:
SLOPE/W
SLOPE/W is the leading limit equilibrium slope stability software for soil and rock slopes, analysing both simple and complex problems for a variety of slip surface shapes, pore-water pressure conditions, soil properties, and loading conditions.
SEEP/W
SEEP/W is a powerful finite element software product for modelling groundwater flow in porous media. SEEP/W can model simple saturated steady-state problems or sophisticated saturated / unsaturated transient analyses with atmospheric coupling at the ground surface.
SIGMA/W
SIGMA/W is a powerful finite element software product for modelling stress and deformation in soil, rock, and structures. SIGMA/W analyses may range from simple linear elastic simulations to soil-structure interaction problems with nonlinear material models.
QUAKE/W
QUAKE/W is a powerful finite element software product for modelling earthquake liquefaction and dynamic loading. QUAKE/W determines the motion and excess pore-water pressures that arise due to earthquake shaking, blasts, or sudden impact loads.
Core system Requirements for 2D analyses
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Item |
Minimum |
Recommended |
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Operating System
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Microsoft® Windows® 11, Windows® 10. Installers require the latest Visual C++ Redistributable runtime libraries installed.
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Windows® 10 x64
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Proessor |
Intel® Pentium® 4 or better, or AMD Opteron™ or Athlon™ 64 or better (GeoStudio is optimized for multi-core Intel processors.)
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Intel® i5, i7, i9, AMD Ryzen
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System Memory |
4GB RAM |
16GB RAM |
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Storage |
64GB |
500GB |
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Display |
1024x768 |
Full HD |
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Graphics Requirements |
NVIDIA® GT 300, ATI® Radeon® HD 4000 Series, Intel® HD Graphics 3000/2000.
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2GB VRAM / DirectX 10+ support, e.g. NVIDIA GeForce, AMD Radeon |
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