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Section Viewer
Project Settings
Project Settings Overview
Units
Methods
Groundwater
Groundwater Settings
Default Groundwater Method
Pore Fluid Unit Weight
Advanced Groundwater
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Symmetry
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Results
Design Standard
Project Summary
Interpolation Method
Slide2 Integration
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Geometry Overview
Slope Wizard
External Geometry
External Geometry Overview
Create External Box
Create External From Surface
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Set as External
Clear External
Import/Export
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Repair Tools
Repairs Tool Review
Repair
Collapse Small Volumes
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Surface Triangulation Tools
Surface Triangulation Tools Overview
Re-Triangulate
Merge
Form Closed Triangulation
Convex Hull
Ungroup Disjoint
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Create Triangulation from Closed Polyline
Add Surface from Points
Add Surface From Existing Points
Add Surface From Existing Contours
Assign Texture
Copy
Delete Geometry
Discard Selected Construction Geometry
Polyline Tools
Polyline Tools Overview
Draw Polyline
Extrude/Sweep/Loft Tools
Extrude/Sweep/Loft Tools
Extrude
Sweep
Loft
Revolve
Transform
Transform Geometry Overview
Translate
Rotate
Scale
Freehand Manipulation
3D Boolean
3D Boolean Overview
Union
Subtract
Intersect
Split
Divide / Un-Divide All Geometry
Segmenter
3D Primitive Geometry
3D Primitive Geometry Overview
Box
Cylinder
Cone
Sphere
Ellipsoid
Plane
Sectioning Tools
Materials
Properties Overview
Define Materials
Unit Weight
Strength Parameters
Strength Parameters
Failure Criterion
Failure Criterion
Mohr Coulomb
Undrained
Infinite Strength
Anisotropic Strength
Shear/Normal Function
C/Phi Function
Generalized Hoek-Brown
Vertical Stress Ratio
Barton-Bandis
Power Curve
Hyperbolic
Discrete Function
Drained-Undrained
Generalized Anisotropic
SHANSEP
Tensile Strength
Block Model
Water Parameters
Water Parameters
Groundwater Method
Water Surfaces
Ru Coefficient
Water Pressure Grid
Strength Above Water Surface
Negative Pore Pressure Cutoff
Unsaturated Shear Strength
Excess Pore Pressure
Rapid Drawdown
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Assign Materials
Assign Materials Using Cutting Plane
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Weak Layer
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Tension Crack
Support
Support Overview
Support Properties
Overview of Support Implementation
Define Support
End Anchored
Geosynthetics
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Grouted Tieback with Friction
Pile/Micropile
Soil Nail
RSPile
Active/Passive Force Application
Manufacturer's Library
Add Support
Add Support to Surface
Add Geosynthetic
Edit or Delete Support
Loading
Loading Overview
Seismic Loading
Add Loads
Add Loads Overview
Add Loads
Add Loads to Selected
Add Uniform Load
Add Non-Uniform Load
Add Elevation Load
Slip Surfaces
Slip Surface Overview
Slip Surface Options
Surface Generation Method
Slip Surface Type
Slip Surface Search Method
Slip Search Method Overview
Cuckoo Search
Particle Swarm Search
Grid Search
Auto Refine Search
Surface Altering Optimization
Slip Surface Filter Options
Slip Surface Options
Grid Search Settings
Add User-Defined Slip Surface
User-Defined Slip Surface Overview
Add User-Defined Sphere/Ellipsoid Surface
Add User-Defined Surface from Global Minimum
Add Search Plane
Search Planes Overview
Add Search Plane
Add Search Limit
Slope Limits Overview
Add Slope Limit by Surface
Add Slope Limit by Box
Add Search limit by Arbitrary Volume
Groundwater
Groundwater Overview
Water Surfaces
Water Surfaces Overview
Add Water Surface
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Water Table
Piezo Surface
Drawdown Surface
Ponded Water
Water Pressure Grids
Water Pressure Grid Overview
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Probabilistic Analysis
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Random Variables
Material Statistics
Statistical Distributions Overview
Probabilistic Shear Strength
Statistical Distributions
Beta Distribution
Exponential Distribution
Gamma Distribution
Lognormal Distribution
Normal Distribution
Triangular Distribution
Uniform Distribution
Results
Probabilistic Results Overview
Scatter Plot
Histogram Plot
Cumulative Plot
Compute
Compute Overview
Slide2 Section Compute
Results
Results Overview
Global Minimum Slip Surface
Global Minimum Slip Surface
Show Contours
Show All Surfaces
Show Data on Plane
Show Data on Plane
Show Grid Search Plane
Column Data Viewer
Support
Show Intersecting Bolts
Show Bolt Force Diagrams
Show Bolt Column Forces
Add Surface Safety Map
Import Point Cloud Data
Summary of Error Codes
Import Sensor Data
Import IDS Radar Data
Import IDS Radar Live Data
Import Groundprobe Data
Import Tre Altamira Data
Import 3vGeomatics Data
Import Reutech Data
Import Maptek Data
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Material Table
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Acknowledgements
Probabilistic Results Overview
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