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GEOSUITE - A MODULAR SOFTWARE FOR GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN
Session: Foundations I / Fondations I
Suzanne Lacasse, NGI (Norvège)
Hans Petter Jostad, NGI (Norvège)
Jean-Sebastien L'Heureux, NGI (Norvège)
Oeyvind Torgersrud, NGI (Australie)
Rolf Sandven, Multiconsult AS (Norvège)
Remarkable advances in geotechnical analysis tools have happened since the 90s. Yet, experience, judgment and quality control remain the key to reliable foundation design. Software is not the asset that differentiates among con-sultants 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 pos-sible 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 statistical analyses of soil parameters.
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