What's New

The following is a listing of major feature additions which have been made in the latest Maintenance + release of RS2.

Version 11.013

• Axisymmetric Analysis documentation
• Automatic Ponded Load for free surface
• Warning for no restraint in solids; in fluid upon opening computed model

Version 11.012

• Interval time frequency
• Query points on joint intersection
• Time query line: plot raw data
• Improve Stress Path option

Version 11.011

• Use Legacy Automatic Liner Removal
• New Piled Raft Foundation tutorial
• Pile modelling using new pile elements
• Additional SSR option for Hoek Brown Material

Version 11.010

• Degree of Saturation added to User Data options

Version 11.008

• Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM)
• Add a separate suction cut off for unsaturated strength
• New options addded for Seepage Face Condition
• New Tutorial: Applications of Joint Networks (with XFEM)
• New Tutorial: Conversion to XFEM

Version 11.006

• Stress plotting for Dynamic Time Query has been split into Total Stress and Effective Stress
• Option added to apply Constant Ground Water Boundary Conditions
• Option added to apply Constant Restraint
• New Dynamic Theory Manual

Version 11.005

• Wavin added to library of Geosynthetic support products

Version 11.004

• User can assign anisotropic surface for anisotropic permeability
• Restrain excess pore pressure from undrained material option
• Assign Boundary Condition to selected side of Joint
• Additional pressure in joint can be assigned by selecting piezometric line

Version 11.003

• Strain Softening for Joints

Version 11.002

• Dynamic Data Analysis tutorial
• Comprehensive convergence check
• Dynamic boundary condition: Hydromass / nodal mass
• New dynamic verification models (FLAC, Hysteretic damping model,etc)
• Relief Well
• Properties table setting
• Batch printing
• New Dynamic Boundary Conditions (Hydro Mass, Nodal Mass)
• Report Generator
• Improve Joint Convergence
• Finn-Martin Model