What is SVSLOPE ?

SVSLOPE is advanced 2D/3D slope stability analysis coupled software.

You can easily perform limit equilibrium slope analysis of soil or rock slopes by the method of slices or stress-based methods.

SVSLOPE enables you perform advanced modeling with comprehensive slip surface searching, pore-water pressure conditions, and innovative 3D spatial analysis.

You can quickly interpret, prototype, analyze, and visualize large datasets from varied sources. Innovative functionalities allow for analysis of extensive sites, combined with the efficient solution of multiple concurrent locations for spatial stability analysis.

Analyze slopes with various methods

Calculate safety factors and increase accuracy using 3D analysis of site geology to ensure infrastructure safety and reliability. Perform analysis with limit equilibrium method of slices or stress-based methods. Choose from classic method of slices like Bishop, Janbu, Spencer, Morgenstern-Price, GLE, and Sarma methods. Perform hybrid Kulhawy analysis by importing stress fields in 2D and 3D.

Select from over 20 different strength models

Advanced material representation, loading, and reinforcements provides the ability to choose the appropriate representation of soil and rock site materials, including Mohr-Coulomb, Hoek-Brown, Undrained, Anisotropic, Bilinear, Frictional-Undrained, Anisotropic Linear Model (ALM), and unsaturated shear strength models. With complex geometry paradigms, you can model challenging geostrata and material zones such as block models, enclosed material volumes (MVM), and bedding guides. SVSLOPE allows you to model seismically active zones with a variety of methods. Take advantage of extensive support for reinforced slopes including grouted anchors, micro-piles, and geomembranes. 

Perform rapid and comprehensive analysis  

Determine the full 3D slip surface at hundreds of locations in extensive models, such as open-pit mines, riverbanks, and road and rail corridors with multi-plane slope stability analysis (MPA). Automatically calculate the slip direction at each location using orientation analysis features. Design with confidence when considering faults, weak planes, and pore-water pressures. Get access to the most available search methods on the market including Greco, Cuckoo, Wedges. Use probabilistic analysis such as Monte Carlo, Latin Hypercube, and the Alternative Point Estimation Method (APEM) to build robust digital twins. Further refine models with sensitivity analysis and spatial variability features.

Visualize digital twins

Deliver high-quality digital twin visualizations of designs. Access state-of-the-art, report-ready graphical presentation of results without additional manipulation. Create and manipulate large, complex models with the 3D immersive graphics engine. Easily integrate with other Bentley design and analysis applications.

SVSLOPE 2D

2D limit equilibrium slope stability modeling of soil & rock slopes

Analysis methods

• 14 different analysis methods including classic method of slices such as Bishop, Janbu, Spencer, Morgenstern Price, GLE, and stress-based methods.
• Perform hybrid Kulhawy analysis by importing stress fields from SVSOLID in 2D & 3D.
• Coupled unsaturated steady-state or transient seepage analysis is available when combined with SVFLUX.
• Perform coupled climatic slope stability analysis.
• Support for entry of the vertical side shear resistance.

Constitutive models

• Support for over 20 different soil strength models including Mohr Coulomb, Hoek Brown, Undrained, Anisotropic, Bilinear, Frictional Undrained, ALM1/ALM2/ALM3/ALM4 and four unsaturated shear strength models.

Reinforced slopes

• Extensive support for reinforced slopes including grouted anchors, micropiles, and geomembranes.

External loads

• External loading conditions can be represented in 2D.

Searching methods

• Comprehensive critical slip surface searching methods including dynamic programming, Greco method and the Cuckoo Search Method and optimization of critical slip surfaces in 2D.
• Improved block searching in 2D.

Import SLOPE/W, SLIDE and CLARA W models for further analysis

Extensive QAQC release process

SVSLOPE 2D/3D

SVSLOPE 2D/3D includes features listed for SVSLOPE 2D

Geometry

• Creation of geometrically complex digital twin 3D models with the SVDESIGNER conceptual model builder.
• Creation of 3D models from triangulated surfaces (TINS).
• Multiple 3D model building methodologies (Extrusions, 2D cross section stitching, 3D layer cake or material volume method) Slice 3D models into 2D cross sections.

Computations

• Parallel processing and improved solution algorithm for greatly reduced solution times.

SVSLOPE 2D/3D ADVANCED

SVSLOPE 2D/3D Advanced includes features listed for SVSLOPE 2D and SVSLOPE 2D/3D

Multi-plane analysis (MPA) spatial stability analysis

Material volume method (MVM) geometry definition

Bedding guides – for complex geology situations

Now, maybe you are wondering:

1- Is it possible to carry out a reliability-based or probabilistic LE analysis with the package?

2- For seismic loading, is it possible to evaluate deformations of the slope (Newmark deformation analysis)?

The answer is yes to both questions.

SVSlope can do a reliability-based approach and Newmark’s sliding block calculation.

Learn more about what SVSLOPE can do for you...

It is also fully interoperable with PLAXIS.