Define Support

To define support properties, select Define Support from the toolbar or the Properties menu.

For a general overview of the support implementation in SLIDE, see the Overview of Support Implementation topic.

For details about the different support types which can be modeled in SLIDE, see the following topics.

End Anchored

GeoTextile

Grouted Tieback

Grouted Tieback With Friction

Micro Pile

Soil Nail

To allow maximum flexibility in defining support properties, if the pre-defined support types listed above are not adequate for defining the behavior of a particular support system, the user can create a user-defined support type. See the User Defined Support topic for details.

Number of Support Types

By default, you can define up to 20 different types of support in the Define Support Properties dialog, for a single SLIDE model. If more than 20 types of support are required, the user can enter the required number with the Maximum Number of Properties option in the Project Settings dialog. The specified number of support types will then be available in the Define Support Properties dialog.