The true strength of the Rocscience ecosystem lies in data continuity across modules:
and leur straightforward interfaces. They provide essential deterministic and probabilistic analysis without the overhead of more modern, resource-heavy suites.
Settle3D is a specialized tool for modeling three-dimensional settlement and consolidation beneath foundations, embankments, and earth structures. Unlike traditional 2D profiles, Settle3D computes stresses and deformations across a complete 3D volume while maintaining an intuitive user interface. Key Features The true strength of the Rocscience ecosystem lies
is designed for graphical and statistical analysis of orientation-based geological data. Engineers use it to visualize discontinuity sets, friction cones, and slope stability hazards.
Plotting of dip vectors, contours, and intersections on a stereonet. 2. Settle3D v2.0: Settlement & Consolidation Plotting of dip vectors, contours, and intersections on
Settle3D allows you to quickly create complex soil profiles and loading conditions, with modeling capabilities that are staged, making it ideal for analyzing construction sequences. For time-dependent analysis, it can perform primary and secondary consolidation (creep) at user-defined time intervals. You can model flexible or rigid foundations, as well as define excavations. The program offers multiple stress computation methods, including Boussinesq, 2:1, and the Multi-Layer method, which accounts for the effect of layer stiffness on stress distribution. Results like settlement, stress, and pore pressure can be contoured along any horizontal or vertical plane or plotted along any line, with export to Excel available at the click of a button.
In the geotechnical and mining engineering industries, few names carry as much weight as . Their suite of software—including Dips , Settle3D , Slide , and Unwedge —has become the gold standard for slope stability analysis, settlement calculations, stereographic projection, and wedge stability in underground excavations. and soil vibro-replacement techniques.
Automatically calculates and renders the geometry of perimeter wedges surrounding a tunnel or cavern.
The software allows for the importation of surface point cloud data, such as LiDAR, for enhanced 3D terrain modeling. 3. Slide 6.0: Comprehensive Slope Stability Analysis
Simulates the effects of stone columns, wick drains, and soil vibro-replacement techniques.
