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The new Edition brings many improvements that allow working according to the principles of geotechnical BIM.
The improvements include:

• Loading of users maps and plans
• Planning of geological survey
• Data transferring to mobile devices
• Adding external objects to 3D model
• Improved data exports / imports

Watch the short video on geotechnical BIM
workflow in GEO5.

New features in GEO5 programs

• FEM - New way of anchor modelling
• Pile - Analysis of pile bearing capacity according to EA-Pfähle

• Pile CPT - Pile bearing capacity according to the De Beer method - NBN EN1997-1 ANB
• Pile Group - Visualization of load and springs
• Cantilever Wall - Calculation of crack width according to Chinese standards
• Nailed Slope - New database of meshes (Pfeifer)
• MSE Wall - New catalog of reinforcements (Tensar UX)
• Pile CPT- Strauss and Root Piles
• Stratigraphy - User-defined areas in templates
• Wall programs - Verification of negative eccentricity according to the Chinese standards
• All programs - Multiple display working optimization (e.g. window placement)

New Localizations of GEO5 programs

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Webinar: How to design a top-down tunnel in GEO5 FEM

• Essential principles of FEM
• FEM as a black-box: inputs and outputs
• How to create a model of top-down tunnel
• Overview of other use cases (stress-strain, stability, water flow, ...)
• Tips & Tricks; Limitations of FEM

Lecturer: Tomas Janda (GEO5 developer)

New Customized Courses

We provide individual courses, set up to exactly meet your expectations. These are available at our office in Prague, online or onsite at your location.

Stratigraphy is now able to import geological maps and site investigation data from a variety of sources. It also allows defining the points of interest for further exploration.

• Topographic and satellite world maps (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps)
• Geological maps and site exploration data from Czech (CGS), Slovak (SGIDS) geological institutes, and other sources

Watch the video on how the geological maps and site investigation data can be imported.

New features in GEO5 programs

• Gravity Wall - Introduction of anchors
• Sheeting Check - Vertical bearing capacity
• Slope Stability - Calculation according to DIN 1054
• Slope Stability - Different soil parameters bellow GWT
• Slope Stability - Different soil parameters on the slip surface segment
• FEM - Animation of results (Earthquake, Consolidation, Transient water flow)
• All programs - Field test visualization in the output reports
• Earth Pressures - Increased active earth pressure
• Anti-Slide Pile - Design of lagging
• Stratigraphy - XLSX and XML universal export/ import
• Stratigraphy - New set of templates
• All programs - Import of blocks from CAD files
• Field test programs - Import of *.GRU format for CPT tests

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• Free updates and the latest Edition
• 10% discount on new software purchases
• Priority technical and engineering support

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• Annexes are a new tool, enabling to enter texts, import and edit images, PDF files and include them in the output protocol. Imported Annexes are stored within the program data.
• Take a look at how to work with Annexes in the GEO5 programs.

 Stratigraphy - Earthworks

• New module Earthworks brings construction stages into Stratigraphy. It allows to model foundation pits, roads, railways, quarries, slopes and calculate the volumes of earthworks or terrain movements. More about the Earthworks.
• See how to model park landscaping using the Earthworks module.

FEM - Earthquake

• New module Earthquake performs dynamic analysis of geotechnical structures loaded by earthquake-induced ground motion. More about the module.

New features in GEO5 programs

• Stratigraphy – Coordinate Systems - More than 6000 worldwide coordinate systems are implemented. These coordinates can be converted to GPS and visualized on Google Maps.

• Sheeting Check – Lagging and Walers - Design of timber or concrete lagging and steel or concrete walers is now available.

• Stratigraphy - Data Import/Export - Export and import field test data in XML, XLS and other formats. Data can be loaded into templates.
• All programs - Import/export DXF, DWG - New DWG import option. Enhanced options of the DXF import/export.
• Slope Stability – Water Surcharge - It is now possible to enter water surcharge above the terrain, which enables to model for example water reservoirs.
• Settlement - Graph of consolidation - Improved graph of consolidation in the Settlement program.
• Prefab wall - General shapes of blocks - General shapes of blocks can be defined by merge function.

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New features in GEO5 programs

• Stratigraphy – Coordinate Systems - More than 6000 worldwide coordinate systems are implemented. These coordinates can be converted to GPS and visualized on Google Maps.

• Sheeting Check – Lagging and Walers - Design of timber or concrete lagging and steel or concrete walers is now available.

• Stratigraphy - Data Import/Export - Export and import field test data in XML, XLS and other formats. Data can be loaded into templates.
• All programs - Import/export DXF, DWG - New DWG import option. Enhanced options of the DXF import/export.
• Slope Stability – Water Surcharge - It is now possible to enter water surcharge above the terrain, which enables to model for example water reservoirs.
• Settlement - Graph of consolidation - Improved graph of consolidation in the Settlement program.
• Prefab wall - General shapes of blocks - General shapes of blocks can be defined by merge function.

New calculations and standards based on your feedback

Embankment calculation according to BS 8006 (MSE Wall)
UK National Annex BS EN 1992-1-1 - 2004 (All programs)
Italian National Annex UNI EN 1992-1-1 - 2005 (All programs)
Calculation of spread footing according to SP 22.13330.2016 (Spread Footing)
Calculation of spread footing according to NZ B1/VM4 (Spread Footing)
Calculation of piles according to GB 50330 (Anti-Slide Pile)
AASHTO - inclined back of wall for pressure calculation (Redi-Rock Wall, Prefab Wall, Gabion)
Seismic combinations according to AASHTO LRFD (All programs)

News in GEO5 programs

• Double row pile (Sheeting Check)
• Refinement of mesh grid (Slope Stability)
• Geoclipboard added to most programs
• Undo/Redo functions added to most programs
• New 3D modeling of walls with previews (Redi-Rock Wall)
• Calculation of hybrid walls (Redi-Rock Wall)

News in Stratigraphy

• New templates (data organization and creation of output protocols)
• Creation of input cross-sections from the 3D subsoil model
• Directly defined faults
• Editing of polyline in 3D view
• Reduction of the number of imported terrain points

New calculations and standards based on the users feedback

  Calculation of anti-slide piles by Shahunyant (Slope Stability)
  New RC standard - AS3600:2018 (all programs)
  New masonry standard JTG D61-2005 (Gravity Wall)
  Analysis of spread footing uplift according to BS EN 50341 (Spread Footings)
  Analysis of foundation bearing capacity according to CTE-DB SE-C (Spread Footing)
  Analysis of pile bearing capacity according to CTE-DB SE-C (Pile)
  Pressure analysis according to SP 22.13330.2016 (all programs)
  Utilization of passive pressure check (Sheeting Check)

Further improvements in GEO5

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Annotations in all GEO5 programs

• Enables to draw lines, curves, objects and descriptions on the program desktop
• Allows to add users dimensions by snapping on the structure
• Implemented tools allow to copy, move or edit objects as in CAD programs
• All annotations are a part of standard GEO5 outputs (pictures, protocols)

Watch the video on how to make Annotations in GEO5 programs.

Simplified 3D subsoil modeling & Stratigraphy improvements

• Input interfaces of layers by points (X, Y, Z)
• Automatic transfer of created lines from geological sections to interfaces
• Connection between geological sections and output sections
• Pictures, photos and imported PDFs can be printed in logs
• Visualization of geological sections in 3D

Watch the video on how to make 3D model of subsoil in Stratigraphy.

New features in GEO5 programs

• All programs - Tables allow to sort the content by columns and export the content to other programs such as Word, Excel
• Nailed Slopes - Analysis of slopes protected by meshes
• Redi Rock wall - Modeling of the entire wall
• FEM - Modeling of nails
• Pile CPT -   Analysis of the bearing capacity based on Standard Penetration Tests (SPT)
• Spread footing – Analysis according to DIN 4017
• All programs - Romanian NAD (Romanian National Annex for Eurocode EN 1997)
• All programs - Calculation of CDR (Capacity Demand Ratio) for LRFD
• Slope stability – Drawing of sliding force above the slip surface (ITFM)
• Sheeting Design, Sheeting Check - New types of plastic sheet piles (CMI)

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Annotations - New tool

Watch the video on how to add Annotations in GEO5 programs.

Simplified 3D subsoil modeling & Stratigraphy improvements

Watch the video on how to make 3D model of subsoil in Stratigraphy.

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Stratigraphy - Logs module

• Up to 2 layers of casing and annular fills for wells
• Special patterns for annular fill materials (Bentonite, Compactonit, Sand pack and others)
• Special sample types for wells
• Definition of various well head types
• New templates for all field tests 

Stratigraphy - Cross Sections module

• Creating cross sections without a need for any other CAD program
• User input of interfaces and faults
• Definition of different ground water levels
• Definition of various graphical and text information (construction site border, roads etc.)

Get more information about GEO5 Stratigraphy.

GEO5 - program news

• Reinforcement definition in sections (Pile, Sheeting Design, Sheeting Check, Anti-Slide Pile)
• Optimization of a circular slip surface according to the mesh grid (Slope Stability)
• New type of a backfill (limited earth pressure due to rock behind the wall) (Walls programs)
• Export DOCX (all programs)
• New anchors production set - ARCO (Sheeting Check)
• New theories for bearing a capacity analysis (Meyerhof, Vesic) (Spread Footing)
• Steel-concrete cross-sections (Sheeting Check, Sheeting Design, Anti-Slide Pile)
• Horizontal bearing capacity (Spread Footing CPT)

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Video Tutorials and Training Materials

• How to export data from the GEO5 software into the IFC file format
• How to create geological reports using the Logs Module in GEO5 Stratigraphy
• How to create cross sections in the GEO5 Stratigraphy program - Cross Section module

We have also updated tutorials and documentation to provide smooth program workflow guides and examples.

• Engineering Manuals
• Online help

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We introduce new video tutorials and materials in the GEO5 2019 Spring Update.

New video tutorials

​Watch the video, how to create geological reports using the Logs module in GEO5 Stratigraphy program.

​Watch the video, how to create geological cross sections without a need for any other CAD program using the Cross Sections module in GEO5 Stratigraphy program.

We support BIM and sharing information. Watch the video, how to export into BIM - IFC format.

Updated materials and help

• Engineering manuals
• Online help

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GEO5 2019 has many additions and improvements:

• Input of GPS coordinates with a direct connection to Google Maps
• Export to both IFC and LandXML BIM formats
• Improvements in the Stratigraphy program:
  • Import of field test formats including AGS, TXT, UNI, CPT, GEF… and more
  • Implementation of specialised geological faults, erosion and landslide models
  • Terrain edge definitions
  • Optimization supporting very large models
  • Faster and improved geological model generation
• For bearing capacity calculations both the Pile CPT and Spread Footing CPT programs can be run from any retaining wall program
• Calculation of both bearing capacity and settlement from pressuremeter tests (PMTs) in the Spread Footing CPT program
• Strip reinforcement in the MSE Wall program
• Definition of horizontal strip and trapezoidal loads for sheeting and retaining wall programs
• And many other additions and improvements...

New GEO5 Stratigraphy modules:

Logs

• Professional site investigation reports including boreholes, CPT, SPT and DMT data
• Comprehensive database of pre-defined templates
• Ability to create user-defined templates and data reports
• Wide range of pattern and color shades now available
• Output of scaled drawings
• Independent of CAD programs

Cross Sections

• Generation of straight and/or polyline cross sections
• Visualization of field tests with soil profiles and users descriptions
• Independent vertical and horizontal drawings scales
• Drawing include both legend and chainage
• Export to DXF and DWG formats
• Construction drawings of generated sections have to be done in CAD programs

GEO5 Training materials

We also present a new training materials, as well as updated materials for GEO5 2019:

Engineering Manuals 

• Creation of user template (chapter 40)
• Field test interpretation and creation of a geological model (chapter 38)
• Creation and modification of a geological model (chapter 39)

Online Help

• Revised online help for all programs in 2019 Edition

Demo version

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 Simplified Pricelist, Cost-optimized Packages

We have altered our pricelist such that both cost of individual programs and packages are easy to follow. We have also introduced six program packages with very attractive maintenance and leasing plans. Check out our new Pricing.

 Simplified Pricelist, Cost-optimized Packages

We have altered our pricelist such that both cost of individual programs and packages are easy to follow. We have also introduced six program packages with very attractive maintenance and leasing plans. Check out our new Pricing.

  Geology Package

The Geology Package consists of the Stratigraphy and the Logs and Cross Sections modules. The package is specifically tailored to both site investigation data reporting and geological model generation. The resulting data can be given to geotechnical designers for further subsoil modelling work and it can also be used as input data in other GEO5 programs.

  Cost-effective Maintenance and Program Packages       

Your satisfaction with all our products is extremely important to us. Our intention is that our customers always use the current version of our software. For this reason, we have made out maintenance plans more cost-effective and beneficial to you; i.e. when a new program is added to a package, maintained customers get that program for free. Check out our new Price-list.

  Require Software for a Single Project? 

Do you need our software for a once off specific project? Then take advantage of one of our lease plans. If you like the software, you can convert it to a perpetual license at a very favourable price. Check out our New Pricing.

 

Spring update brings a number of improvements in our programs:

• Counterfort and buttress walls (Cantilever Wall)
• Settlement analysis behind the wall (Sheeting Check)
• Influence of earthquake effect (Spread Footing)
• Possibility to input of terrain by coordinates X, Z (Rock Stability)
• Calculation of overhangs for planar and polygonal slip surfaces (Rock Stability)
• New shapes of the walls, modeling of front wall jump (Gravity Wall)
• New help system (All programs)
• Philippines - DPWH settings (All programs)
• Analysis of vertical bearing capacity according to the Philippine standard (DPWH, annex G) (Spread Footing)
• New anchors DIWY DRILL HOLLOW BARS (Sheeting Check)
• Improved dimensioning of reinforcement (Cantilever Wall)
• Manual input of coefficients p and r for calculation of foundation on bedrock (Spread Footing)

Stratigraphy improvements:

• Significant acceleration of 3D rendering
• Coordinate systems
• Surface countour lines
• Orthophotomap on the terrain

Site Investigation module release is postponed to November 2018, as we want to support all requested functions in the required quality.
As our apologize Stratigraphy users will receive 2019 version for free.

Fine Maintenance subscribers and GEO5 2018 users can download and install the Spring Update for free. Other users can calculate the price of the Single Upgrade in our Shop - just log into your account.

The new Edition brings two new programs Stratigraphy and Spread Footing CPT. It also features number of major improvements.

Take a look at a short intro to the new program Stratigraphy for assessment of results from site investigation. Try our Demo version for free.

What is new?

Stratigraphy

• New program for generation of geological models from boreholes and field tests and for data reporting

Spread Footing CPT

• New program for spread footing design based on data from field tests (CPT, SPT)

All programs

• Possibility to view changes during input and editing of an element
• NBR 6118-2014 (Brazilian standard for concrete structures)
• Possibility to change the font size in the output documents

Spread Footing

• Design of spread footing from plain concrete

Sheeting Check

• Anchors according to Chinese standards (prestressed bar, non-prestressed bar, strand)
• Posibility to define different geology for deadman's anchor element

Sheeting Check and Design

• Posibility to design wall from 2xU steel profiles
• New "HP" steel profiles
• New "Z" steel profiles for sheet piles

Nailed Slope    

• Posibility to enter the steel mesh in one or two layers

Anti-slide Pile    

• Viewing of the deformation of the anti-slide pile at the slip surface level

We also present a new training materials, as well as updated materials for GEO5 2018.

Engineering Manuals

• Creation and modification of a geological model (chapter 38, 39)
• Verification of a Micropile Foundation (chapter 36)
• Embankment – time evolution of settlement (consolidation) (chapter 37)

Online Help

• Revised online help for all programs in 2018 Edition

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10% discount for software purchase

Fine Maintenance subscribers can enjoy  10% discount for new programs or additional licenses of already purchased programs.

Spring update brings the new Software key option (Node-lock) and also a number of improvements and new features in our programs:

• Considering nails (Slope Stability)
• Increased active pressure acting on a wall (according to EAB and SIA 260, SIA 267)
• British format (AGS) for geotechnical data transfer (Pile CPT)
• Calculation of structure in seismic situation according to NCMA-SRW
• Swiss standards (SIA 260 a SIA 267) in all wall programs
• Canadian standard for concrete structures (CSA A23.3-14)
• Considering root of anchors (Slope Stability)
• Input of skin friction as soil parameter (Nailed Slope, Slope Stability)
• Reduction of dimensioning moments and shear  forces under supports (Slab)
• New type of cantilever wall (according to SIA 260 a SIA 267)
• Trapeziodal stress in the footing bottom in the calculation of bearing capacity of the walls
• Inputting a welded steel profile (I - cross-sections)  (Sheeting Check, Sheeting Design)
• Calculation of MSE walls with Redi-Rock Positive Connection (PC) blocks and Mirafi geogrids
• New types of Vinyl Sheet Piles introduced - Agastyl, Poland (Sheeting Check, Sheeting Design)
• Steel crossections according to Indian Standard IS 808 : 1989 (Sheeting Check, Sheeting Design)
• and much more…

We would also like to introduce our new software package GEO5 Redi-Rock Wall for a complete design of prefabricated retaining walls using the system by Redi-Rock Inc. (USA).

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Fine Maintenance subscribers and GEO5 2017 users can download and install the Spring update for free. Other users can calculate the price of a Single Upgrade in our Shop – all you need to do is log in to your account.

GEO5 features many changes and improvements:

All programs

• High resolution support
• New GeoClipboard options
• New features of output protocol viewer

Sheeting Check

• Bearing capacity of anchors (strand, bar and helical anchors, deadman)
• Analysis of non prestressed anchors and soil nails

Sheeting Design

• Cross-section verification (sheet pile wall, pile wall, diaphragm wall)
• Increased active pressure and Pressure at rest
• Redistribution of pressures - EAB, LRFD
• Export to the Slope Stability and Sheeting Check programs

Sheeting Design, Sheeting Check

• Timber poles wall support
• Vinyl Sheet Piles, Thyssen Sheet Piles 

FEM

• Earthquake analysis
• Slope stability analysis according to EN 1997 DA3
• Free refinement of mesh
• More options for advanced input
• Support of large data projects

Pile Group

• Analysis of group of micropiles
• Verification of bearing capacity in Piles and Micropile programs

Pile

• Verification of steel cross section
• Verification of timber cross section
• Square driven pile

Micropile

• New input of materials
• New cross section drawing

Pile, Micropile

• Geometry and materials improved

Terrain

• General shape of construction site

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Furthermore, we present new training materials, as well as updated materials for GEO5 2017.

Engineering Manuals

• Stabilizing a slope using anti-slide piles (chapter.19)
• Importing data in txt format (chapter. 27)
• Design of a non-anchored retaining wall (revised – chapter 4)
• Design of anchored retaining wall (revised – chapter 5)

Video Tutorials

• Design of anchored sheet pile wall using Sheeting Check program
• Design of non anchored sheet pile wall using Sheeting Design program
• Pile design based on the results provided by CPT

Online Help

• Revised online help for all programs in 2017 Edition

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10% discount for software purchase

Fine Maintenance subscribers can also enjoy the new 10% discount for new programs or additional licenses of already purchased programs.

Spring update of GEO5 2016 comes with number of interesting improvements and changes:

• New output protocol viewer
• User defined drawing settings for desktop and prints
• Automatic notification of new program versions
• Inclined backfill behind the walls
• Horizontal surcharge behind the structure
• Possibility to define terrain below the top of the wall
• Verification of crack width in rectangular RC section (Sheeting check)
• Reinforcing of concrete cover by mesh, database of meshes (Nailed slope)
• New database and types of pile sheeting (Mer Lion Metals)
• New database of geogrids in MSE wall (Miragrid)
• Chinese classification of soils
• GEF file format for importing of CPTs
• Norwegian standard NS-EN - NA 1992, NA 1997
• Chinese standards for determination of earthquake effects
• FEM - Deformation modulus of soil linearly increasing with depth
• FEM – Simple input of elastic regions where no evolution of plastic strains should occur
• FEM – Simple input of regions with no phi,c reduction during stability analysis

Furthermore, we present new training materials, as well as updated materials for GEO5 2016.

Engineering Manuals

• Rock Stability (chapter 28, 29, 31)
• FEM - Water Flow (chapter 32, 33)
• Input of geometry using DXF file (chapter 30)
• FEM - Simple input of elastic regions (chapter 34, 35)

Verification Manuals

• Spread Footing
• Gravity Wall
• Slope Stability

Video Tutorials

• Updated video tutorials for GEO5 2016 edition (English only).

Online Help

• New controls and design of the online help

All training materials can be downloaded for free on our website.

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GEO5 features many changes and improvements. Take a look at a short intro to the new edition or simply try our Demo version.

New program Anti-Slide Pile

The Anti-Slide Pile program is used for design of pile walls stabilizing slope movement or increasing safety factor of the slope. The first analysis should be done in the Slope Stability program, where the active and passive forces acting on pile wall are computed. Next, the load and slip surface position are transferred to the Anti-Slide Pile program, where other analyses are performed (determination of internal forces on pile, pile deformation and dimensioning of pile reinforcement).

New features brought by GEO5 2016

Program Controls and Appearance

Comes out from modern trends, where we try to select the best, and leave proven procedures. Controlling the programs is now much easier. New feature is the use of the right mouse button and selection of elements using common standards. We are preparing for touch controls and high resolution displays.

3D Visualization and Settings

We have implemented the option to select between 2D and 3D visualization of the structure in selected programs and input modes. The method of visualization settings were completely re-organized, which enables easier and more precise work with the structure visualizing, and many other options. We have also unified the visualization settings with the settings of picture visualization.

Improvements in the FEM program

The FEM program features several minor, but important new features, that make the work significantly easier and make the construction modelling more precise.

• Input of variable deformation modulus by depth
• Determination of areas where no plasticity can occur (overrule of plasticity conditions)
• Determination of region, where the values of fi,c are reduced when calculating slope stability
• New mesh generator

Geotechnical Improvements

• Automatic determination of the coefficient of pressure reduction
  for soldier beams
• Verification of user defined steel cross-section
• New types of pile sheeting
• Rectangular piles (Sheeting Check)

Field Tests Support

The new edition supports several new analysis methods using field tests.

CPT  - Automatic classification of soil behavior type
          by Robertson 1986, 2010 (Pile CPT)
DMT - Analysis of settlement of shallow foundations (Spread Footing), calculation of subgrade reaction modulus (Sheeting Check)
PMT - Calculation of subgrade reaction modulus (Sheeting Check)

Standards Support

• Dutch National Annex NEN-EN 1997-1/NB
• Belgian National Annex NBN EN 1997-1 ANB
• French Standard NF P 94-282 (excavation design)
• Soil classification according to Chinese standards
• Spring method by JJ 120-2012 (China)

Fine Maintenance subscribers can download and install the new Edition for free. Other customers can calculate the price of their Single Upgrade in our Shop – just sign into your account or contact us.

Fine Software changes the method of new releases, as of November 1^st 2015.

The reason for the revision is to provide better services to our customers and mainly faster availability of new program features.

Two new terms are introduced

Edition -  is released once a year on November 1^st, and is labeled with the release year behind the software name (GEO5 2016). Each edition must be purchased separately (upgrade costs 20%). Fine Maintenance users get the upgrade free of charge.

Version - Each edition can have arbitrary number of versions, which are released during the year. New versions contain fixes, improvements and new program features. All versions are for free to all edition users.

NEW APPLICATIONS

• Shaft – new program for vertical circular shaft design
• FEM - Consolidation – new module for time dependent settlement analysis

NEW FEATURES

• Pile Group - general shape of pile cap and general coordinates of piles, inclination of piles
• Gravity Wall - general shape of wall
• Gravity Wall - verification of masonry structures (EC, GB)
• Wall programs - interfacing with Piles, Pile Group
• Import of table data from text and spreadsheet files (TXT, CSV, XLSX, ODS)
• GeoClipboard - copy of geotechnical data using clipboard
• DXF import to GeoClipboard
• User definition of default Settings for a new task
• Rock Stability - new input of water, new types of analysis of polygonal slip surface
• Rock Stability - overhangs in 3D rock wedge
• MSE Wall – internal stability for walls with benches
• MSE Wall - new generation of data for Slope Stability
• MSE Wall -  new types of geo-reinforcement in database
• MSE Wall - input of graphical of slip surface
• Sheeting Check - automatic iteration of modulus of subgrade reaction Kh
• Settlement - displaying of degree of consolidation in graph
• Sheeting Check - Normal force for verification of steel structures
• Gabion, Prefab Wall – with possibility to consider minimum dimensioning pressure
• Sheeting Check, FEM - US names of rolled steel profiles
• Slope Stability, MSE Wall - new restrictions on optimization for circular slip surface

LOCALIZATIONS

• German version – software and output reports
• Italian version – software and output reports

STANDARDS

• NAD Singapore
• NAD Denmark
• DK NA: 2013 - Spread Footing - analysis of bearing capacity
• Gravity Wall – masonry structures according to EN 1996-1-1 (EC 6)
• Gravity Wall – masonry structures according to GB50003-2011 (China)
• Sheeting Check - verification of steel according to GB50017-2003 (China)

DOCUMENTATION

• User Guide - Chinese and Russian localization
• Engineering manuals (Part  1) - Bulgarian and Chinese version
• Engineering manuals (Parts 2 and 3) - Spanish version

 

New features in version 18

• Sheeting Check – design of reinforced concrete & steel cross-sections
• Piles – horizontal bearing capacity according to Broms
• Walls – new types of foundation below the walls (strip footing, piles)
• Slope Stability – earthquake analysis according to Chinese standards
• Slope Stability – selection of used methods in Settings
• Walls – earthquake analysis according to Chinese standards
• Spread Footing – new footing eccentricity verification
• Sheeting Check – new catalogues of sheet piles (Larsen Knyssen, Arcelor Mittal)
• Sheeting Check – plotting of sheet piles cross-sections
• Walls, Spread Footing – user defined input of allowable eccentricity of load
• Walls, Spread Footing – user defined determination of critical cross-sections of steel-reinforced concrete structures
• Piles – shear bearing capacity of RC cross-section
• Piles – tube cross-section
• Chinese Standards – new settings and modifications
• Sheeting Check – option to calculate all stages at once
• All – improved data transfer from Walls into Slope Stability
• Reinforced Concrete – user defined input of extent of overhang without reinforcement
• All – input of contract and archive number in project description
• FEM – improved flow analysis

Visualization & Input improvements

• All – improved printout and export of figures
• All – improved input of 2D interfaces – automatic connecting of input elements
• All – colour distinction of status of stage analysis
• 3D drawing – improved drawing by smoothing
• 3D drawing – optimized zoom of entire structure both on screen and in printout

Engineering Manuals & Documentation 

• Additional chapters of Engineering Manuals devoted to numerical modeling and analyses in the program GEO5 – FEM have been released.
• Any training materials can be explored or downloaded for free in the new section Documentation.

New features in version 17

• Micropile - new methods by Bustamante (SPT, Pressuremeter Ménard)
• Spread footing - Verification for uplift (tension)
• Sheeting check - determination of kh from pressuremeter test (Ménard)
• 2D programs - new feature Geoclipboard for work with layers
• FEM - Hypoplastic model
• FEM - export of GWT to Slope stability
• 2D programs - new input of pore pressures
• Terrain - import LandXML
• Slope stability - generation of polygonal slip surface from circular one
• MSE wall - internal stability check for slope without blocks
• Sheeting design - verification of external stability by Slope stability program
• MSE wall - new types of geotextiles

Standards

• LRFD 2012 for slope stability, retaining structures, spread footing
• Reinforced concrete - New Zealand code (NZS 3101-2006)
• Bulgarian National Annex to EN 1997
• Slope stability - Chinese method ITFM (Imbalance Thrust Force Method)

Further info about approaches implemented in the GEO5 programs.

Improvement of visualization

• New types of patterns (gINT, UCSC, Chinese)
• New visualization of patterns, full color patterns
• Pictures in text ouputs can take the whole page
• All programs - new icons and visualization

Localizations

• Vietnamese version and Vietnamese outputs
• Bulgarian outputs

View all available localizations.

Corrections

• Retaining structures - Useless input of total angle of friction
• Gabion - partial factor for strength of mesh according DA2 /EN 1997
• Walls - correction of uplift calculation for inclined footing bottom (GWT in front)
• Correction of Slovenian NA for piles - introduced model factor 1.3
• Correction of Spread footing check according GB - Pk, min.
• Terrrain - correction of runtime errors during analysis of volumes

Engineering manuals

• Part 2 - Piles, Pile CPT, Pile Group
• Part 3 - FEM

Download engineering manuals for free.

New features in version 16

• FEM - unsteady waterflow, mixed mesh, monitors and graphs
• Slope Stability, FEM - new DXF import, automatic import of structure
• Sheeting Check - failure by heave, failure by piping of soil
• Gabion, Prefab Wall - automatic search for the most utilised block dimensioning
• MSE Wall - extensible and inextensible reinforcement, new methods in internal stability check (AASHTO, FHWA, BS 9006, Chinese), check of joints

 GEO5 French version

• French version and French outputs
• French NA for EN 1997-1 (EC 7)

Reinforced concrete

• verification of cross section in shear
• new standard EN 1992-2 (EC 2)

New PDF pictures in outputs

Further modifications and improvements

• Gravity Wall - new type of wall
• Sheeting Check - correction of analysis during unloading in front of structure
• Slope Stability - new import DXF, ability to move the structure to the origin
• Slope Stability - improvement of convergence for Spencer and Morgenstern methods
• Slope Stability - calculation of anchor length and forces in reinforcement for all methods
• MSE Wall - improvement of convergence for Spencer and Morgenstern methods
• FEM - new import DXF, ability to move the structure to the origin
• Walls - considering of vertical surcharge on soil wedge
• All programs - "State" field in company information
• All programs - new category of Surcharge or Input forces - accidental
• All programs - faster and better visualization of pictures in outputs

Engineering manuals

• New training materials for engineers, students and teachers
• Explanation how to solve particular engineering problems in GEO5
• Available first 12 chapters about calculations of retaining walls, sheeting structures, slope stability, spread footings and consolidation

Download engineering manuals for free.

Corrected errors

• Spread footing - failure of program during settlement analysis (Oedometric modulus, no Deformation modulus input)
• Abutment - wrong earth wedge for special cross sections of Abutments
• Cantilever wall, Masonry wall - wrong depth of cross section of footing with base jump
• Pile group - correction of coefficient of pile group efficiency in cohesive soils
• Spread footing - correction of design procedure for EN 1997 and horizontal load
• Spread footing - correction of design procedure for factor of safety (ASD)
• FEM - correction of slope stability analysis for soils with highly different elastic modulii
• Walls - missing output of forces in footing bottom while bearing capacity is not checked

New program

Pile Group - Analysis of group of piles (raft foundations):

• analysis of a generally loaded pile group using the spring method (FEM)
• possibility to automatically calculate the spring stiffnesses from soil parameters
• analysis of vertical bearing capacity of the pile group in cohesionless soils (NAVFAC DM 7.2, Effective stress, CSN)
• analysis of vertical bearing capacity of the pile group in cohesive soils (earth block)
• analysis of settlement of the pile group in cohesive soils using a substitute foundation
• calculation of the linear load-settlement curve of the pile group in cohesionless soils

Major improvements

New system for input and administration of the analysis settings
common for all GEO5 programs :

• analysis settings are unified in all GEO5 programs (except of FEM)
• considerably improved clarity and increased simplicity of GEO5 programs
• 35 pre-defined settings for various countries
• one click selection to switch between completely different settings as Safety factors or LRFD or Eurocode National Annexes (Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Austria…)
• possibility to create user-defined settings for particular analyses
• possibility to transfer user-defined settings among various users

View short tutorial how to use the new system for administration of analysis settings.

Further modifications and improvements

• MSE wall - possibility to assign a different soil to reinforced region
• Slope stability - improved optimization of both circular and polygonal slip surface
• Slope stability - automatic analysis of both combinations in case of verification according to EN 1997, DA 1
• Settlement - possibility to input concentrated loaded off the analysis axis
• Earth Pressures, Sheeting - introduction of the partial factor on Earth resistance according to DA2
• Rock Stability - verification according to EN 1997
• Masonry wall - verification of the influence of shear
• Piles - analysis adopting methodology according to CSN 73 1002 with general safety coefficients
• Sheeting Check - possibility not to reduce limit in case of analysis based on the method of depending pressures
• Micropile - possibility to choose standard for micropile dimensioning
• Walls - possibility to reduce parameters of the soil-footing analysis for limit states and factor of safety
• All programs - Polish national application document
• All programs - Limit states and Factor of safety contain defined design situations

Corrected errors

• Rock Slope - corrected input of surcharge for earth wedge
• Piles - analyses according to CSN and Masopust also in imperial units
• Piles - corrected output in case of verification according to factor of safety
• Rock Slope - incorrect reduction γmφ for limit states in case of plane slip surface
• MSE wall - water pressure acting on a structure is always horizontal
• Prefab Wall - corrected error of verification for non-typical shapes of walls with a forward overhang

General improvements

• Graphical printouts with table of soils
• Export of all topology in DXF format for 1D programs
• Safety factors and settings for Russia according to SNIPs
• Chinese language localization
• Settings for China, implementation of GB 50007-2002 standard
• Pre-defined slip surface when connecting to Slope stability, new defaults of connection settings
• Transfer of standard and coeficients settings during connections between programs
• New help system and helps
• National Annexes for Czech republic
• Reinforced concrete
  • Russian standard SNIP 52-01-2003
  • Chinese standard GB 50010-2002
  • American ACI 318 standard 2011
  • Limit strain method
  • Concrete - possibility to compute other characteristics from strength in compression for own material

Further modifications and improvements

• FEM - Axisymetry
• FEM - Georeinforcement with infinitive strength, new helps and rocommendations
• FEM - Faster and more stable analysis of slope stability problem
• FEM - Improvement in black and white printouts of colored scale
• FEM - Visualization improvement of pore pressure outputs
• Earth Pressures, Walls - New way of computing eartquake effects for high slopes of terrain
• Cantilever Wall, Masonry Wall - Possibility to check stem of wall on active pressure (earthquake)
• Slope Stability - Possibility to combine total and effective soil properties in one analysis profile
• Slope Stability - New method according to Shahunyanc
• Gabion - New material defaults
• Prefab Wall, MSE Wall - Possibillity to define shear strength between blocks
• Sheeting Design - Simplification of input of friction between structure and soil
• Sheeting Check - Simplification of input of friction between structure and soil
• Sheeting Check - Output of earth pressures even when structure is not stable
• Spread Footing - Chinese standard GB 500072002
• Spread Footing - Russian standard SNIP 2.02.01-83
• Settlement - Improvement in black and white printouts of colored scale
• Plate - Improvement in black and white printouts of colored scale
• Plate - New boundary condition on line - internal hinge
• Plate - Copy of diagrams into clipboard
• Piles - Ratio of reinforcement according to EN 1992-1-1 chapter 9,8,5f

Corrections

• Waterflow - correction of analysis of Slope stability while water is above terrain
• Spread footing - correction of failure of program in bearing capacity for EC7 and too high skew of load
• Walls, Earth Pressures - wrong printout of coefficient Ka in first layer of soil and inclined terrain
• Settlement- fixed bug - analysis of consolidation with Edef
• MSE Wall - fixed bug in analysis according to EN 1997 - Design Approach 1
• MSE Wall - correction of connection between MSE Wall and Slope Stabilty with input elevation
• Spread footing -fixed analysing of bearing capacity on undrained subsoil and phi=0 (EN 1997)
• Cantilever wall - anchoring of wall is now possible for all type of walls
• Nailed Slopes - correction of internal stability analysis - safety factor / limit states

New program

MSE Wall – Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls design

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)

Further modifications and improvements

• 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
• Piles - Implementation of settlement limit for nonlinear load curve
• Terrain - New faster internal solver
• Terrain - DXF import in construction stages
• All wall programs - Possibility to choose vertical earth wedge
• All wall programs - Influence of earthquake on soil wedge
• All wall programs - Modification of earthquake influence on wall under water
• All wall programs - Dynamic water pressure in front of the structure
• All wall programs - 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
• Sheeting Check - 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

New programs

• Plate - Foundation and roof plate analyses by the FEM
• Plate - The program performs the analysis of foundation and roof plates of any shape using the Finite Element Method.

General improvements

• New RTF exports for MS Word
• Slope stability - New analyses methods - Morgerstein, Janbu
• Slope stability - Output of slip surfaces computed during optimisation
• Settlement - Calculation of settlement depending on time (consolidation)
• Pile CPT - Revision of Eurocode, new 1997-2 implemented
• Pile CPT - New Schmertmann theory
• Spread Footing - New partial results - excentricity by load cases
• Piles - Correction of reinforce ratio for column
• Piles - Output of results off load cases
• Piles - 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

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

New programs

• Beam – analysis of beam on elastic foundation
• FEM - Water flow – module of program FEM for steady state seepage analysis

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 (EC 7)

• 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

Further modifications and improvements

• Nailed Slopes – option to perform verification analysis according to EN 199
• 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

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.