Swedge Tutorials > Combination Analysis
The Combination Analysis option in Swedge allows you to enter any number of discrete joint plane orientations, and all possible combinations of two joints which can form a wedge will be analyzed. The joint orientation data can be entered directly or imported from a Dips file.
Combination Analysis Tutorial (click to view PDF file of tutorial)
Topics Covered in this Tutorial
Project Settings
Analysis Type
Importing Joints from Dips
Limiting Wedge Size
Barton-Bandis Strength
Scatter Plot
Persistence Scaling
Stereonet
Bolts
Stereonet view of combination analysis results showing joint intersections