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Phase² is used for the analysis and design of excavations, tunnels and slopes in hard rock, weak rock, jointed rock and soft ground. Multi-stage analysis and advanced support design tools simplify the design of excavation support systems.

Tunnel Support Design
Rock Slope Stability
Open Pit Mine
Tunnel Lining Design
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Slide is a 2D limit equilibrium program for the analysis of slope stability. Applications include rock slopes, open pit mines, dams and retaining walls. Slide has a comprehensive feature set which includes probabilistic analysis and support design.

Rock Slope Stability
Open Pit Slope Stability
Rockfill Dam Stability
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Examine^3D is a 3-dimensional boundary element stress analysis program which is used for the modeling and stress analysis of underground excavations in rock such as mine stopes, tunnels, caverns and other underground structures.

Strathcona Mine
Hydroelectric Power Cavern
Underground Nuclear Waste Repository
Estimation of Post-Peak Rock Mass Properties
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Unwedge is used to determine the stability of rock wedges formed by the intersection of structural discontinuities with underground tunnels, excavations and caverns. Factor of safety is calculated and support requirements can be determined.

Hydroelectric Power Cavern
Tunnel Wedge Support
Tunnel Intersection
Vertical Shaft
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Swedge is a 3D limit equilibrium program for the analysis of wedge stability in rock slopes. You can determine the wedge safety factor or probability of failure. Features include probabilistic analysis and support design.

Rock Slope Wedge Stability
Rock Wedge Probabilistic Analysis
Wedge Combination Analysis
Rock Wedge Support
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Dips is a stereonet program for the analysis and presentation of structural data. Joint sets can be determined for excavations in jointed rock. Kinematic analysis of wedge stability can be examined, and results can be exported to Swedge or Unwedge.

Stereonet Data Analysis
Oriented Core and Rock Mass Classification
Toppling, Planar and Wedge Sliding
Wedge Combination Analysis
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RocPlane is a 2D limit equilibrium program for the analysis of planar wedge stability in rock slopes. It can be used for the analysis of bench stability in open pit mines. Features include probabilistic analysis and support design.

Rock Slope Wedge Stability
Sau Mau Ping Slope in Hong Kong
Rock Wedge Support
Rock Wedge Probabilistic Analysis
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RocFall is a program for the statistical analysis of rockfalls on slopes. Applications include rock cuts, rock slopes and open pit mines. Rock paths and endpoint locations are determined and rock fall barriers can be modeled.

Rockfall Analysis
Rockfall Risk Evaluation
Rockfall Input Parameters
Rockfall Barriers
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RocData is a versatile toolkit for the analysis of rock strength data. Failure envelopes can be generated for a variety of strength criteria. Results can be exported to other programs such as Phase², Slide, Swedge and Unwedge.

Analysis of Triaxial Lab Data
Analysis of Direct Shear Data
Rock Mass Modulus Estimation
RocProp Properties Database
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RocSupport is an analysis tool for estimating support requirements of tunnels in weak rock. Rock-support interaction analysis allows you to quickly run parametric analyses for different support types and rock parameters.

Tunnel Support in Weak Rock
Tunnel Support in Very Weak Rock
Probabilistic Analysis of Tunnel Support
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