GEOSUITE - A MODULAR SOFTWARE FOR GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN
Suzanne Lacasse, Hans Petter Jostad, Jean-Sebastien L'Heureux, Oeyvind Torgersrud, Rolf Sandven
In the proceedings of: GeoQuébec 2015: 68th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 7th Canadian Permafrost ConferenceSession: Foundations I / Fondations I
ABSTRACT: Remarkable advances in geotechnical analysis tools have happened since the 90s. Yet, experience, judgment and qual-ity control remain the key to reliable foundation design. Software is not the asset that differentiates among consultants any more. The competence and experience of the personnel and the appropriateness of the parameters and soil models in the analyses are the factors that give competitive edge. The geotechnical profession of Norway and Sweden entered an alliance to develop GeoSuite. The first version of the software was issued in 2006, followed by a second generation in 2015. A third generation is planned for 2019. The objective is to make design as simple as possible by providing 1D, 2D and 3D calculation and visualization tools, and providing user-assistance along the way. The paper describes the Geo-Suite software, and its modules for stability, settlement, bearing capacity, pile and excavation calculations, as well as the Wizard for user assistance. Plans are made for add-ons with slope runout calculations, soil profile decisions and statisti-cal analyses of soil parameters.
RÉSUMÉ: Le code GeoSuite, présentement en évolution en Norvège et Suède, permet de faire le calcul géotechnique des fonda-tions avec option de calculs en une, deux ou trois dimensions. Le programme de recherche et développement compte trois objectifs principaux: 1) développement et implémentation du logiciel et modèle de comportement pour analyses en 3D, 2) présentation des données en 3D, et 3) devin d'assistance pour calculs. Le code est spécialement développé pour l'ingénieur en pratique afin de l'aider avec le dimensionnement des fondations. La première version fut lancée en 2006, une seconde en 2015. Une troisième génération est planifiée pour 2019. L'article décrit le système logiciel GeoSuite et ses modules pour l'analyse de la stabilité, des tassements, de la capacité portance, pieux et fouilles, et la fonction d'as-sistance à l'utilisateur Wizard. Des exemples de calcul sont présentés.
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Suzanne Lacasse; Hans Petter Jostad; Jean-Sebastien L'Heureux; Oeyvind Torgersrud; Rolf Sandven (2015) GEOSUITE - A MODULAR SOFTWARE FOR GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN in GEO2015. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.
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