What's New

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

Version 11.026

• Option to include or exclude the Python interpreter, Python Integrated Development Environment, and RS2 Python library during installation
• Update Python to 3.13
• Access to RSInsight
• Read unknown boundary conditions from Slide2 models

Version 11.025

• Spatial distribution for hydraulic properties - new seepage models

Version 11.024

• More accurate liner results: output at nodes and the Smoothing Limit
• Liner strain results: Curvature and Axial Strain
• Dynamic Analysis Export
• Minimum and maximum time step for Transient Groundwater and Thermal FEA
• Improved Joint Convergence for Shear Failure
• Account for Water Content Compressibility for coupled groundwater analysis

Version 11.023

• RS2 Scripting

Version 11.022

• Calculate effective stress in the unsaturated zone - new Unsaturated Behavior models
• Detailed explanation for Mv parameter - new Mv models
• Account for Moisture Unit Weight - Dry/Saturated/Moist Unit Weights
  
• Alternative water content input mode: Degree of Saturation
  
• Liner stage factors for unit weight and thermal properties

Version 11.020

• Liner expansion strain (including liner types of Standard Beam, Reinforced Concrete, Geosynthetic, and Cable Truss)
• Improved Ponded Water Load and Induced Load display. Auto-calculated Ponded Loads show location of application in modeler. In Interpreter, induced loads can be viewed by Factor or by Location; Auto-calculated Ponded Loads can be viewed by Location or Value.

Version 11.019

• Documentation on modelling undrained behaviour (RS2 Verification Manual – Stress #32 and Excavation Example Manual)
  
• Automatic chart update
• Large compressed files support

Version 11.018

• Display Induced Loading Magnitudes in Interpreter
• Tabular strength for joint
• Display pore pressure on ponded water load
• Print/Add multiple results view
• Switch joint properties UI to grid
• Output for 2 node spring results
• Stage liner properties relatively to the installed stage
• Add dilation angel for Mohr Coulomb joint
• Validate water content and porosity input
• Bring existing window to front when switching between minimized Modeler and Interpreter

Version 11.017

• Two-Noded Spring for Composite Liner or Any Node
• Liner Connection for Liners, Composite Liners, and Structural Interface
• Edit Properties for Multiple Bolts, Piles, Joints, Wick Drains, and Structural Interfaces
• PM4 Sand and PM4 Silt Material Model
• Improved Automatic Ponded Water Load: follow top surface movements
• Thermal Display Options
• Thermal Flow Vectors
• Contour - Fill Out of Range Option

Version 11.016

• Thermal Module
• Plot History query graph from interpret

Version 11.014

• New engine UI that displays more details on the process and progress of finite element solution
• History query, new option for results visualization and report in RS2-Interpret
• Offline help is no longer supported

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