Seequent | The Bentley Subsurface Company
Seequent is the subsurface software company within Bentley Systems. Together, we’re helping build a more resilient future by connecting the built world above ground with the hidden world below it. It’s easy to purchase a Virtuoso Subscription, through Virtuosity, Bentley’s eStore, and still get the expert technical support from Seequent’s subsurface experts.
Technical Capabilities:
GeoStudio 3D
GeoStudio 3D (SLOPE3D) offers the foundational capability to perform Limit Equilibrium slope stability analysis for soil and rock. GeoStudio 3D offers a comprehensive list of features| including:
3D geometry creation tools
Rigorous limit equilibrium formulation
Multiple analysis methods, including Morgenstern-Price and Spencer
Full range of slip surface search and optimization techniques
Efficient root-finding algorithm for computing the factor of safety
Fault systems via weak and anisotropic surface definition
Pore water pressure via piezometric lines, Ru and B-bar definition
Probabilistic and sensitivity analysis capabilities
Partial factor formulation and limit state design support
Comprehensive material model library for soil and rock
Pseudo-static approach and Seismic Column Forces for seismic analysis
Reinforcements including Anchors, Piles, Nail and User-defined types
Results graphing and visualization options, including sliding mass contouring and color maps
GeoStudio 2D
GeoStudio 2D (SLOPE/W) offers the foundational capability to perform Limit Equilibrium slope stability analysis for soil and rock. GeoStudio 2D offers a comprehensive list of features, including:
- Rigorous formulation of limit equilibria.
- 13 analysis methods, including Morgenstern-Price and Spencer.
- Various slip surface search techniques including Entry-Exit, Grid and Radius, and Cuckoo.
- Rigorous algorithm for solving nonlinear equations to calculate the safety coefficient.
- Definition of pore water pressure with piezometric lines, spatial functions, Ru and B-bar.
- Probabilistic and sensitivity analysis capabilities.
- Partial factor, staged pseudostatic, and staged rapid decay formulations.
- Complete library of material models for soil and rock.
- Functions of reinforcement, overload and earthquake loads.
- Supplier reinforcements library with products from Huesker, Maccaferri, TenCate and Tensar.
- Limit state design support according to the Eurocode or for design by load resistance coefficients.