GEO 5 Versions

New versions of GEO5 software are released twice a year. Each version contains new tools, improvements and corrections. Read the complete list of changes in section release notes.

Fine Maintenance subscribers can download and install upgrade for free. For any other GEO5 users there is the latest version available by purchasing the Single Upgrade.

GEO5 version 13

New programs

General improvements

• Modelling of water as a result of ground water flow analyses (FEM)
• Seismic design according to EN 1998, dynamic effect of water
• New method of determination of pull-out bearing capacity of nails
• Consolidation analysis of non-homogeneous layered soil
• New way of passing soil type and its parameters among programs
• Improved output reporting system:
  • RTF export
  • Compatibility with Office 2010
  • Smart word wrap
  • New explorer window
  • Unicode (national symbols support)

Spread Footing

• Simplifications of calculations according to EN 1997, Design approach no. 1

Piles

• Simplifications of calculations according to EN 1997, Design approach no. 1
• implementation of settlement limit for nonlinear load curve

Terrain

• new faster internal solver
• DXF import in construction stages

All wall programs

• possibility to choose vertical earth wedge
• influence of earthquake on soil wedge
• modification of earthquake influence on wall under water
• dynamic water pressure in front of the structure
• switch of geo-reinforcement to resisting forces

Sheeting

• dynamic water pressure in front of the structure

Cantilever Wall

• earthquake analysis for pressure at rest according to EN 1998

Pile CPT

• partial factors revised according to EN 1997-2

Sheeting Check

• reduction of subgrade reaction modulus below ditch bottom
• more detailed output of internal stability

Slope Stability

• increase of normal stress due to anchors (Bishop, Fellenius)

Corrections

• Spread footing – load bearing capacity on rock subgrade according to EN – input of ɣQu partial factor
• Spread footing – limitation of max. Qu value by 10Mpa resp. 5MPa
• Spread footing – correction of tensioned spread footing dimensioning, floating point overflow
• All walls – incorrect print messages of earthquake intermediate results eliminated
• Spread footing – calculation modification of punching shear for unusual shapes of critical plane
• All walls – correction of incorrect numbering of layers for intermediate results printing
• Spread footing – elimination of unselected forces for eccentricity calculation of strip footing
• Pressures – change of calculation of influence of strip surcharge (pressure at rest)
• Nail – correction of nail stiffness export to Slope stability
• Slope stability – correction of calculation according to Sarma for vertical anchor
• Gabion design – correction of calculation of block weight under water
• Pile – printing of alpha partial factor for Tomlinson method corrected
• Slope stability – influence of inclined water level for Rapid draw down calculation added

Read the complete list of changes in GEO5 version 13.

GEO5 version 12

New programs

General improvements

New RTF exports for MS Word

Slope stability

• new analyses methods - Morgerstein, Janbu
• output of slip surfaces computed during optimisation

Settlement

• calculation of settlement depending on time (consolidation)

Pile CPT

• revision of Eurocode, new 1997-2 implemented
• new Schmertmann theory

Spread Footing

• new partial results - excentricity by load cases

Piles

• correction of reinforce ratio for column
• output of results off load cases
• correction of outputs

Sheeting Check  FEM

• new databases of sheet piles

All wall programs

• possibility to not consider pressure in the front

Eurocode EN 1997

• New defaults for EN 1997, new helps
• EN 1997 - Implementation of new National Annexes

» Further info about implementation of EN 1997-1 to GEO5 programs.

Corrections

• All wall programs – print of partial factors on soil bearing capacity (LRFD and EN DA2)
• Micropile – correction of desription of materials (steel, concrete)
• Spread footings – self weight of construction is not considered in dimensioning
• Spread footings – consideration of uplift, when GWT is above terrain
• Piles - Matlock-Rees correction of determinantion of modulus of subgrade reaction
• Piles – print of type of construction for reinforcement ratio analysis
• Piles – correction of reinforcement ratio (column)
• Redi Rock Wall – change of partial factor for slip (soil – soil)
• All wall programs - correction of analysis of maximum eccentricity for LRFD and EN
• Spread footings – correction of analysis of horizontal bearing capacity on rock according to EN

Read the complete list of changes in GEO5 version 12

GEO5 Version 11

New programs

General improvements

Slope stability

• modeling of rapid draw down

Piles

• new methods for the analysis of vertical bearing capacity (Tomlinson, NAVFAC, effective stresses)
  • analysis of pile loaded in tension
  • new methods for the determination of load settlement curve (Poulos)
  • methodology for verification analysis according to EN 1997 standard or based on classical approach (limit states, factor of safety)

Terrain

• option to introduce interface using points

Eurocode EN 1997

Implementation of available National Annexes for EN 1997 (all programs).

Selection of design situations corresponding with sets of partial factors (all programs).

Implemented National Annexes:  Slovakia,  Austria,  Germany,  Hungary,  Portugal,  Finland,  Greece,  Netherland,  Great Britain and  Slovenia

Nailed Slopes – option to perform verification analysis according to EN 1997
Abutment – option to perform verification analysis according to EN 1997
Piles – option to perform verification analysis according to EN 1997
Spread footing – analysis of punching shear based on final version of EN 1997

Further info about implementation of EN 1997-1 to GEO5 programs.
Read the complete list of changes in GEO5 version 11

GEO5 version 10

Implementation of automatic analyses according to Eurocodes EN 1997-1 and EN 1998-5

Analysis according to Eurocode have been fully completed in the following programs: Gravity Wall, Gabion Wall, Slope Stability, Spread Footing, Sheeting Design, Sheeting Check, Masonry Wall, Prefab Wall.

Innovations in FEM, Tunnel programs

Version 10 includes new material models – hardening and softening for Mohr-Coulomb and Drucker-Prager, CAP model for Drucker-Prager and generalised Cam-Clay model. We are currently preparing steady flow with a link to the slope stability analysis for version 11.

Plate programs

Beam and Plate programs allow input of action states according to EN 1990. The programs further comprise an automatic generator of load combinations according to EN 1990 including vast options for user modifications of the action states (selection and the main actions definition, definition of the loads acting together or the loads not acting together), that speeds up and simplifies the work with creation of combinations. The generator allows generation of standard and alternative combinations, further combinations for ultimate limit state and service-ability limit state analysis.

Planned developement

We prepare for GEO5 version 14:

• Program Pile group
• FEM - Axisymmetry

Contact

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Phone: +420 233 324 889
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