GEO5 Release notes

GEO5 version 10

25.11.2009

• Retaining structures, walls, pile sheeting - implementation of an automatic analyses according EN 1997 and EN 1998
• Retaining structures, walls, pile sheeting - implementation of an automatic analyses according to LRFD
• Slope Stability – implementation of an automatic analyses according EN 1997 and EN 1998
• Spread Footing – introduction of coefficients according to EN 1997 and LRFD
• Spread Footing – modification of the analysis of horizontal Bering capacity according to EN 1997
• FEM – new material models, hardening and softening
• FEM – correction of drawing of deformation of beams for slope stability analysis
• FEM – correction of a random collapse of the slope stability analysis when using the Windows Vista platform
• All walls – modification of drawing of stresses for inclined footing bottom
• Slope Stability – drawing of tensile crack
• Sheeting Check – modification of drawing of an earth wedge when verifying the internal stability
• Sheeting Check, Earth Pressures – correction of the calculation of reduction of passive pressure during earthquake
• All programs - correction of the print out of the coefficient of passive pressure during earthquake
• Pile CPT – new possibilities of TXT import
• Sheeting Check – correction of output units of displacements envelopes (feet => inch)
• All walls – correction of the error of calculation of uplift pressure at footing bottom
• All programs – new simplified catalogues of materials (concrete, steel)

Help Content Changes – GEO5 version 10

Type	Status	Program	Description	Page
				70
User	Corrected	Earth pressure	Analysis methods	1
User	Corrected	Sheeting design	Analysis methods	1
User	Corrected	Sheeting check	Analysis methods	1
User	Corrected	Slope stability	Analysis methods	1
User	Corrected	Canteliver wall	Analysis methods	1
User	Corrected	Masonry wall	Analysis methods	1
User	Corrected	Gravity wall	Analysis methods	1
User	Corrected	Block wall	Analysis methods	1
User	Corrected	RediRock wall	Analysis methods	1
User	Corrected	Gabion	Analysis methods	1
User	Corrected	Spread footing	Analysis methods	1
User	Corrected	Earth pressure	Surcharge	1
User	Corrected	Sheeting design	Surcharge	1
User	Corrected	Sheeting check	Surcharge	1
User	Corrected	Slope stability	Surcharge	1
User	Corrected	Canteliver wall	Surcharge	1
User	Corrected	Masonry wall	Surcharge	1
User	Corrected	Gravity wall	Surcharge	1
User	Corrected	Block wall	Surcharge	1
User	Corrected	RediRock wall	Surcharge	1
User	Corrected	Gabion	Surcharge	1
User	Corrected	Spread footing	Load	1
User	Corrected	Earth pressure	Earthquake	1
User	Corrected	Sheeting design	Earthquake	1
User	Corrected	Sheeting check	Earthquake	1
User	Corrected	Slope stability	Earthquake	1
User	Corrected	Canteliver wall	Earthquake	1
User	Corrected	Masonry wall	Earthquake	1
User	Corrected	Gravity wall	Earthquake	1
User	Corrected	Block wall	Earthquake	1
User	Corrected	RediRock wall	Earthquake	1
User	Corrected	Gabion	Earthquake	1
User	New	Earth pressure	Settings - EN and LRFD	1
User	New	Sheeting design	Settings - EN and LRFD	1
User	New	Sheeting check	Settings - EN and LRFD	1
User	New	Slope stability	Settings - EN	1
User	New	Canteliver wall	Settings - EN and LRFD	1
User	New	Masonry wall	Settings - EN and LRFD	1
User	New	Gravity wall	Settings - EN and LRFD	1
User	New	Block wall	Settings - EN and LRFD	1
User	New	RediRock wall	Settings - EN and LRFD	1
User	New	Gabion	Settings - EN and LRFD	1
User	Corrected	Earth pressure	Analysis	1
User	Corrected	Sheeting design	Analysis	1
User	Corrected	Slope stability	Analysis	1
User	Corrected	Canteliver wall	Verification	1
User	Corrected	Masonry wall	Verification	1
User	Corrected	Gravity wall	Verification	1
User	Corrected	Block wall	Verification	1
User	Corrected	RediRock wall	Verification	1
User	Corrected	Gabion	Verification	1
User	Corrected	Canteliver wall	Bearing capacity	1
User	Corrected	Canteliver wall	Dimensioning	1
User	Corrected	Masonry wall	Dimensioning	1
User	Corrected	Gravity wall	Dimensioning	1
User	Corrected	Block wall	Dimensioning	1
User	Corrected	RediRock wall	Dimensioning	1
User	Corrected	Gabion	Dimensioning	1
Theoretical	New	Verification methodology	Verification methodology	1
Theoretical	New	Verification methodology	Analysis according to EN 1997	1
Theoretical	New	Verification methodology	Partial factors	1
Theoretical	New	Verification methodology	Design Approaches	1
Theoretical	New	Verification methodology	Load combinations	1
Theoretical	New	Verification methodology	Analysis according to RLFD	1
Theoretical	New	Verification methodology	Classical analysis	1
Theoretical	New	Slope stability analysis	Verification according to 1997	1
Theoretical	New	Slope stability analysis	Load reduction according to EN 1997	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Analysis of bearing capacity of foundation	Standard analysis of bearing capacity of foundation on undrained subsoil	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Analysis of bearing capacity of foundation	Horizontal bearing capacity of foundation	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Sheeting check	Verification of internal stability of structure	1

Amendments and improvements of GEO5 version 9

27.5.2009

• Masonry Wall - option to compute with any masonry blocks defined by user
• Masonry Wall - masonry blocks verification according to Eurocode
• Masonry Wall - imperial units
• Terrain - possibility to import points of water level in gINT format
• All programmes - calculations according to ACI in metric units as well
• All programmes - calculations according to all standards for concrete structures in imperial units as well
• Prefab Wall - new limit state for movement along geo-reinforcement
• RediRock Wall - implementation of geo-reinforcement
• Sheeting Check - title input for specified cross sections
• FEM - adjustment of solution convergence, extension of possibility to check iteration
• FEM - computation corrections of beams
• FEM - adjustment of topology loading from GEO4
• FEM - active areas display in all modes, little display adjustments
• Micropile - added computation after modification of pressure input for limit skin friction in calculation of the root
• Pile CPT - print error - missing CPT profile amended in graphic output for single test
• Cantilever Wall, Gravity Wall - 1D general terrain shape input - minimal coordinate X=0,1m ...0,1ft
• Masonry Wall - correction of zero dimensions for geometry
• Micropile - correction of display error in verification of shank for safety factor
• All Walls - computation error removal for tension crack and significantly tilted terrain behind the wall
• Ground Loss - computation correction of horizontal deformation and horizontal strain
• 2D programmes - change of rounding precision of margin point interface coordinates in mouse inputting mode

Help Content Changes - GEO5 Upgrade 5.9.

Type	Status	Program	Description	Page
				96
User	Corrected	All	Project	21
User	New	All	Analysis methods	20
User	New	All	Basic data	17
User	New	All	Emport DXF - 2D aplications	1
User	New	Common input	Import gINT	3
User	New	Masonry wall	Types of blocks	1
User	New	Block wall	Internal sliding	1
User	New	RediRock wall	Types of reinfocements	1
User	New	RediRock wall	Reinfocements	1
User	New	RediRock wall	Internal sliding	1
User	Corrected	Slope stability	Analysis	1
User	New	FEM	Lining - Topology	9
User	New	FEM	Lining - Construction stages	5
User	New	FEM	Monitors - Construction stages	2
Theoretical	Corrected	Analysis of walss	Reinforcements	1
Theoretical	New	Anylysis of walls	Internal sliding	1
Theoretical	New	Analysis of walls	Dimensioning of masonry wall according to EN 1996-1-1	1
Theoretical	New	Anylysis of walls	Reduced passive earth pressure	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Slope stability analysis	Reinforcements	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Slope stability analysis	Polygonal slip surface	1
Theoretical	New	Slope stability analysis	Sarma	1
Theoretical	New	Slope stability analysis	Spencer	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Slope stability analysis	Circular slip surface	1
Theoretical	New	Slope stability analysis	Fellenius / Petterson	1
Theoretical	New	Slope stability analysis	Bishop	1
Theoretical	New	Slope stability analysis	Spencer	1

Amendments and improvements of GEO5 Upgrade 5.8.

11.11.2008

• FEM program (+ modul TUNNEL)
• Pile CPT program
• Rock slope - correction of the influence of anchors for earth wedge
• All programs - import of soils from gINT
• Sheeting verification - correction of the error introduced in version 5.7 - the prescribed displacement of the inputted support is 1000 times greater
• Excavation - correction of the shift of printout of depression in the graphical output
• All programs - possibility to save all default settings to be used in every new task
• Cantilever wall - correction of the calculation of the centroid of passive resistance when designing reinforcements of the wall

Help Content Changes - GEO5 Upgrade 5.8.

Type	Status	Program	Description	Page
				157
User	New	FEM	All help	120
User	New	Piles CPT	All help	14
Theoretical	New	Piles CPT	All Help	21
User	New	Common input	User defined environment	1
User	Corrected	User defined environment	Tool bar "Stage of construction"	1

Amendments and improvements of GEO5 Upgrade 5.7.

17.9.2008

• Terrain – introducing of terrain layers by points
• Terrain – import gINT
• Cantilever wall – two new types of wall geometry
• All programs – new set of imperial units (pdf, lbf, psf, psi)
• All programs – new examples and new default values in programs with imperial units
• All programs – soil database in imperial unitsNailed slopes – improved connection to program Slope stability
• Sheeting Check – more precise analysis of internal stability in case of small excavation depth
• All walls – correction of units in outputs for safety factor analysis
• All walls – correction of calculation of soil wedge weight for broken Terezin
• All walls – possibility to specify reduction of foundation – soil factors in terms of US standards
• Piles – correction of units of the secant modulus of deformation
• Piles – correction of calculation of pile width for determined cross-sectional characteristics
• All programs – USCS designation of classified soils (only in English version)
• Help – addition of literature reference
• RediRock – new types of blocks

Help Content Changes - GEO5 Upgrade 5.7.

Type	Status	Program	Description	Page
				41
User	Corrected	Micropile	All help
Theoretical	Corrected	Micropile	All help
Theoretical	Corrected	Settlement	Settlement analysis using the compression constant	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Settlement	Settlement analysis using the compression index	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Settlement	Settlement analysis according to NEN (Buismann, Ladd)	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Settlement	Settlement analysis using the Soft soil model	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Settlement	Settlement analysis according to Janbu theory	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Settlement	Settlement analysis using DMT (constrained modulus)	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Bearing capacity	Standard analysis of bearing capacity of foundation on drained subsoil	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Bearing capacity	Analysis of bearing capacity of foundation on bedrock according to EC 7-1	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Slope stability	Circular slip surface - Petterson, Bishop	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Slope stability	Polygonal slip surface - Sarma	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Sheeting check	Method of dependent pressures	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Sheeting check	Modulus of subsoil reaction according to Schmitt	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Sheeting check	Modulus of subsoil reaction according to CUR 166	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Sheeting check	Modulus of subsoil reaction according to Ménard	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Sheeting check	Modulus of subsoil reaction according to Chadeisson	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Sheeting check	Hoek - Brown	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Rock slope	Barton - Bandis	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Rock slope	Mohr - Coulomb	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Rock slope	Rock wedge	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Rock slope	Polygonal slip surface	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Rock slope	Plane slip surface	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Rock slope	Stepped slip surface	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Rock slope	Influence of seismic effects	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Piles	Linear modulus of subsoil reaction	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Piles	Modulus of subsoil reaction after Vesic	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Ground Loss	Volume loss	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Ground Loss	Shape of subsidence trough	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Ground Loss	Analysis for layered subsoil	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Ground Loss	Recommended values of parameters for volume loss analysis	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Active earth pressure – the Mazindrani theory	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Active earth pressure – the Mazindrani theory	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Active earth pressure - the Müller-Breslau theory	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Active earth pressure - the Absi theory	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Passive earth pressure - the Rankin and Mazindrani theory	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Passive earth pressure - the Coulomb theory	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Passive earth pressure - the Müller – Breslau theory	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Passive earth pressure - the Absi theory	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Passive earth pressure - the Sokolovski theory	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Earth pressure at rest	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Influence of earthquake – the Mononobe-Okabe theory	1
Theoretical	Corrected	Earth pressure	Influence of earthquake – the Arrango theory	1

Amendments and improvements of GEO5 Upgrade 5.6.

23.02.2008

• Spread footings – analysis in drained conditions – NCMA standard
• All walls – verification of subsoil for specified degree of safety
• All walls – correction of transfer of material properties in imperial units
• Spread footing – correction of transfer of material properties in imperial units
• Redi-Rock wall - freeware program
• Spread footing – correction of utilization calculation for degree of safety
• All walls – new default values for other program connections
• Spread footing – new default values for other program connections
• footing – available option "do not perform settlement analysis"
• Spread footing – correction of output documents for imperial units
• programs – optimalization of programs for Windows Vista
• correction of saving data with an embankment
• correction of unit conversion (imperial/ metric)

Help Content Changes - GEO5 Upgrade 5.6.

Type	Status	Program	Description	Page
				17
User	New	Redi-Rock Wall	All help	16
User	Corrected	Spread footing	Project	1

Amendments and improvements of GEO5 Upgrade 5.5.

12.11.2007

• Program Rock stability
• Program Terrain
• All programs – elimination of erasing of control tree after incorrect data check
• Gabion, Prefab wall – correction of dimensioning process when the wall is under the water from both sides
• Piles – Setting of Es equal to zero when changing methods of analysis
• Nailed slopes – improved connection to program Slope stability
• Gabion – correction of errors resulting in failure of transferring the structure to program Slope stability
• Piles – correction of reinforcement ratio calculation when manually entering cross-sectional characteristics
• Cantilever wall – correction of text related to introducing of foundation anchorage
• design, Sheeting check – correction of units of the modulus of subsoil reaction kh in output documents
• Column base – correction of bitmaps – legends in figures of centric and eccentric base
• Pressures in all programs – correction of computation of force dPA in case of earthquake with kv>0
• in all programs – introducing of values kh, kv to three decimal places
• All programs – new materials EC2
• Sheeting check – implemented "reincarnation" of springs stabilizing the analysis in case of high values of Kh
• Sheeting check – improved output of internal stability analysis
• All programs – possibility to save and load settings of common windows (heading, prints)

Help Content Changes - GEO5 Upgrade 5.5.

Type	Status	Program	Description	Page
				79
User	Corr	Cantilever wall	Dimenzation	1
User	Corr	Masonry wall	Dimenzation	1
User	Corr	Gravity wall	Dimenzation	1
Theo	Corr	All	Dimenzation	1
User	New	Rock stability	All help	21
Theo	New	Rock stability	All help	37
User	New	Terrain	All help	17

Amendments and improvements of GEO5 Upgrade 5.4.

3.5.2007

• Import - export DXF - now available for Slope stability and Settlement programs
• All programs - Windows Vista compatible
• Slope stability - printing of total length of reinforcements
• Slope stability - entering of U shape interface intersecting another interface
• Slope stability - correction of error in enlarging of world dimensions in some specific problems
• Slope stability - significantly faster calculations
• Slope stability - total parameters SARMA
• Slope stability - correction of error in loading of imported slopes from GEO4 - Terrain
• Sheeting design - correction of program failure in case of total parameters and non-specified value of delta
• Sheeting design - new output data in Internal stability
• Sheeting check - Chadeisson - change of range of Ap to <1-15>
• Sheeting check - improved output document Internal stability
• Nailed slopes - corrected computation of imaginary wall check in case of sloped terrain
• Nailed slopes - corrected computation of self weight of imaginary wall
• Nailed slopes - incorrect stress diagram in case of sloped terrain
• Piles - printing corrections - non-circular cross-section, design
• Piles - calculation of limit loading curve (CSN) for I/d>25
• Settlement - correction of program behaviour in case of underground water level above terrain surface
• Settlement - different information after performing analysis of the first construction stage
• Settlement - improved setting of default colours
• Settlement - corrected definition of a user-determined scale with chosen nonzero value
• Abutment - automatic transfer of foundation length to frame "Capacity"
• All walls - connection to Slope stability - excluding earthquakes
• All walls - resistance on face side considered in design
• Gabion - connection to Slope stability in case of sloped structure and shifted blocks
• All programs - deleting of calculated results if data check is not satisfied
• All programs - Earth pressures – correction of trimming of soil profile by terrain
• All programs - correct version of data in corresponding data file
• All programs - corrected program behavior if combination strip surcharge and total parameters with fi=0 are chosen
• Helps and manuals - integrated in one file, index
• Earth pressures - adjusted pressure in case of great terrain slope and small offsets

Help Content Changes - GEO5 Upgrade 5.4.

Type	Status	Program		Page
				35
Theo	Corr	All	Stress in soil body	1
Theo	Corr	Spread footing	Settlement analysis	1
User	Corr	Piles	Loading	1
Theo	Corr	Sheeting check	Internal stability	1
User	New	DXF	DXF import / export	4
User	Corr	2D	Interface input	1
User	New	Ground Loss	All user help	10
Theo	New	Ground Loss	All theo help	16

Amendments and improvements of GEO5 Upgrade 5.3.

6.10.2006

• Abutment program
• Settlement program
• Nailed Slopes program
• Gabion wall – correction of transfer of solid body mass unit weight to Slope stability
• Cantilever wall – possibility of wall face projecture input
• Walls – error of sign transfer in shear force of the wall – Spread Footing
• Zoom toolbar – hints
• Spread footing – improvement in the automatic design of spread footing dimensions
• Spread footing – possibility of bearing capacity Rd input
• Tension crack option – Stability
• Removal of geo-reinforcement anchorage – Gabion wall, Prefab wall
• Removal of geo-reinforcement anchorage – Stability
• Slope stability – possibility of inclined geo-reinforcement
• Cantilever wall - v1=0 shank dimensioning not working
• Gravity wall - k2=0 shank dimensioning not working
• Slope stability – computation considering tension cracks filled with water
• Gabion wall and wall link to Stability – correction of behaviour, minor changes
• Slope stability – removal of error in Bishop´s method

Help Content Changes - GEO5 Upgrade 5.3.

Type	Status	Program		Page
				87
Theo	New	Settlement	Settlement computation using dilatometer	1
Theo	Corr	Settlement	Settlement computation	1
Theo	New	Nailed slopes	All theoretical help	9
Theo	New	Abutment	All theoretical help	2
Theo	Corr	All	Verification of reinforced concrete structures	7
Theo	New	Abutment	Verification of reinforced concrete cross-sectin under compression and bending load	7
User	New	Settlement	All user help	12
User	New	Abutment	All user help	21
User	New	All user help	Celá uživatelská nápověda	19
Theo	Corr	All	Geo-reinforcement, nets ovelaps	1
Theo	Corr	Slope stability	Geo-reinforcement	1
Theo	New	Slope stability	Influence of tension cracks	1
Theo	Corr	Walls	Foundation anchorage	1
User	New	All	Storage of pictures	2
User	New	All	Scale settings	2

Amendments and improvements of GEO5 Upgrade 5.2.

19.6.2006

• Correction of english translations
• Slope stability – input error of polygonal slip surface if the first/end point is located on a sloping terrain
• All programs – number of copies and page order at print corrected (N2 pages were printed)
• Sheeting check – option to input anchor and root length
• All programs – option to introduce tensile cracks filled with water
• Gabion wall – different reinforcement than the wire netting
• Cantilever wall – no limitation on footing salient location
• Cantilever wall – footing salient can be assumed as passive pressure at the face
• Concrete structures dimensioning – Australian standard AS 3600
• Spread footing – load import from a general TXT file
• Walls, Spead footing – possibility to input number of inserts with decimal position
• All programs – missing pictures when exporting to Word
• Spread footing – contact stress computation of circular foundations corrected
• Spread footing – failure of computation comprising several design loading stages
• Gabion wall – program failure when exporting to PDF
• Sheeting check – including cohesion into internal stability calculation
• Masonry wall – walls made of reinforced masonry according to AS3700
• Cantilever wall, Masonry wall – option of base anchorage

Help Content Changes - GEO5 Upgrade 5.2.

Program	Pages	Count
Masonry wall	All user help	18
Masonry wall	Dimensioning of masonry - AS 3700	1
All	Dimensioning of concrete - AS 3600	6
All	Dimensioning of concre structure	1
Masonry, Cantilever	Base anchorage	1
Walls	Analysis of walls	1
Walls	Verification - limit states	1
Walls	Verification - safety factor	1
All	Influence of tensile cracks	1
All	Georeinforcemet, mesh overhangs	1
All pressures	Frames - water	7
Spread footing	Import of loading	1
Masonry, Cantilever	Accounting for wall jump	1
Masonry, Cantilever	Base anchorage	2

Amendments and improvements of GEO5 Upgrade 5.1.

3.5.2006

• Image zoom with mouse wheel – like Autocad
• Image move while mouse wheel click – like Autocad
• Sheeting check – correction of recalculation of envelope´s maximum (drawings not results)
• Sheeting check – envelopes input only in the first phase
• Figures in the base are prohibited from phase switching
• Walls & Gabion - twice subtracted eccentricity for stress diagram beneath the foundation
• Revised English translations – textual outputs
• Countries added into Settings and Project
• Sheeting check – wrong error notifications in the internal stability calculations
• Wrap of long headings – change of terrain height
• English catalogues – revised translation – formerly information in Czech
• Failure of the Ultimate Limit State calculation having a great eccentricity
• Failure of the Ultimate Limit State calculation of a footing having a zero horizontal force
• Remedy of Psi and A extract in the Ultimate Limit State calculation of the footing underlain by bedrock
• Slope stability – adjustment of the first ru boundary forbidden (it used to be possible in the graphic mode)
• Walls – node description in Active pressure, Passive pressure, Pressure at rest tree is in the language of the program
• New POB (remedy of the problem with printing when moving out of the screen, printer properties fully respected in a window before the print (black and white/more pages per sheet)
• Textual outputs formating (column widths etc.)
• Stability – remedy of the water boundary adjustment failure after Ru or pore pressure input
• Stability – remedy of the exceptional case of Ru or pore pressure boundary input when inserting another phase
• Stability – correction of polygonal slip surface input (a special case of error message: points located below the level
• Stability – correction of the cut from margin to margin

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