Forces Overview

Various types of force or loading can be modeled in an Swedge analysis, see the following topics for details:

• Water Pressure

• Seismic Force

• External Force

NOTE:

• All forces are applied to a wedge as point loads with a given magnitude and direction through the centroid of the wedge.

• Support forces due to bolts, shotcrete or pressure, can also be modeled, see the Support Overview topic for details.