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Phase² is widely used for stress and stability analysis of mining excavations. Applications include both underground and open pit mines. Multi-stage analysis and advanced support design tools simplify the design of support systems.

Open Pit Mine
Open Pit Slope Angle Optimization
Vertical Shaft Excavation
Tabular Excavation
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Slide is a 2D limit equilibrium analysis program which can be used for stability analysis of rock slopes and open pit mine slopes. Complex benched slopes can be analyzed using the slope angle optimization feature.

Back Analysis of Open Pit Failure
Open Pit Slope 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 mine excavations, tunnels and other underground structures.

Estimation of Post-Peak Rock Mass Properties
Strathcona Mine
Underground Mining Ramp
Gaspe Mine
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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.

Tunnel Intersection
Mine Ramp
Vertical Shaft
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Swedge is a 3D limit equilibrium program for the analysis of wedge stability in rock slopes. It is commonly used for the analysis of bench stability in open pit mines. Features include probabilistic analysis and support design.

Rock Slope Wedge Stability
Wedge Combination Analysis
Wedge Size Analysis
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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.

Sandsloot Open Pit
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
Rock Wedge Probabilistic Analysis
Rock Wedge Support
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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 on Open Pit Benched Slope
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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 including Generalized Hoek-Brown. Results can be exported to Slide and Phase².

Tunnel in Undisturbed Rock
Slope in Disturbed Rock
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