Phase2 Tutorials > Support Tutorial
The Support Tutorial provides an introduction to support modeling with Phase2. It presents the analysis of a horseshoe shaped tunnel in 5 steps:
Elastic analysis (no support)
Plastic analysis (no support)
With bolts
With bolts + liner
With bolts + liner + load splitting
Support Tutorial (click to view PDF file of tutorial)
Topics Covered in this Tutorial
Import DXF
Strength factor
Yielding in poor quality rock
Adding a bolt pattern
Adding a liner
Bolt properties
Liner properties
Effect of support on excavation
Effect of excavation on support
Bolt yielding
Liner yielding
Show values
Load splitting
Bolt stiffness
Horseshoe tunnel supported by bolts and a liner