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Phase² is used for the analysis and design of excavations, tunnels and slopes in hard rock, weak rock, jointed rock and soft ground. Multi-stage analysis and advanced support design tools simplify the design of excavation support systems.

Power Cavern Excavation
Surface Excavation Slope Angle Optimization
Near Surface Excavation
Vertical Shaft Excavation
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Slide is a 2D limit equilibrium program for the analysis of slope stability in rock or soil. Slide has a comprehensive feature set which includes support design, probabilistic analysis and finite element groundwater seepage.

Excavated Slope Stability
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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.

Hydroelectric Power Cavern
Cavern Wedge Support
Wedge Stability and In-situ Stress
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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
Shallow Cover Tunnel
Oriented Core and Rock Mass Classification
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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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Examine^3D is a 3-dimensional boundary element stress analysis program which is used for the modeling and stress analysis of tunnels, mine excavations, caverns and other underground structures.

Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
Hydroelectric Power House Cavern - 1
Hydroelectric Power House Cavern - 2
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