GGSD Newsletter - October 2003
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Welcome to the ninth GGSD Newsletter, bringing you news of newly released geo-software and of updates to the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Software Directory (GGSD) at http://www.ggsd.com/
In this Newsletter:
* GGSD updates
* New and updated program entries
* My pick of the new programs
I have noticed three new trends in the geotechnical and geoenvironmental software market over the last year:
* The PDA has at last become a viable platform for site use and several of the main geotechnical/geoenvironmental data management systems now have an associated PocketPC field data capture program. As a result I have added a new software category to the GGSD of "Field data collection" under General Programs.
* The specialist software vendors are becoming aware of the global marketplace and hence a number of the recently released analysis and design programs are multi-lingual. Wherever I know the languages available these are stated in the GGSD at the end of the program description.
* There seems to be a growing trend of expensive, over-hyped, corporate management systems for environmental data. Those few that appear to cover "geo" aspects I have included in the GGSD. You can recognise them by the fact that no price is quoted (if you need to ask the price you can't afford it), and the program description is very short (when I strip out all of the marketing waffle from the two page press release, all I am left with is a couple of sentences of rather vague "facts"). I can't image who is taken in by this sort of non-technical marketing.
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Regards
Tim Spink
23 October 2003
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GGSD updates
Since the last Newsletter there were updates of the GGSD in February, May and October. The GGSD now lists 1,566 programs, 892 suppliers and publishers and 27 useful WWW links. The most recent new and updated entries are listed in the What's New page at http://www.ggsd.com/ and the 172 new and updated program entries are given below.
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New and updated program entries
GEOTECHNICAL PROGRAMS
Bearing capacity
* Bearing capacity - Updated 14 October 2003
* DC-Bearing - New 14 October 2003
* FIDES-Bearing Capacity - New 14 October 2003
* Footing (Inducta) - New 14 October 2003
* PLATE - Updated 26 May 2003
* sFooter - New 14 October 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* SPREAD FOOTING - Updated 26 May 2003
* SPTfoundation - New 14 October 2003
Drainage
* CandeCAD - New 26 May 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* Culvert - Updated 14 October 2003
* MDrill - Updated 26 May 2003
Dynamics (behaviour and earthquake)
* Blastware - New 14 October 2003
Dynamics (soil-structure interaction)
* DynaMat - New 14 October 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* DynaN - New 14 October 2003
* DynaPile - Updated 14 October 2003
Geotechnical software suites
* BETONexpress - New 26 May 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* CASTeR - Updated 14 October 2003
* DC-Integra - New 14 October 2003
* GEO4 - Updated 26 May 2003
* Geotechnical Survival Kit - Updated 14 October 2003
* PT Workshop - Updated 26 May 2003
* Software for Landslide and Tunnelling Hazards - New 26 May 2003
Ground improvement
* AuGeo - New 14 October 2003
* DC-Vibro - New 14 October 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* Vdrain - New 14 October 2003
Insitu testing
* CPT-pro - Updated 26 May 2003
* DCCONE - New 14 October 2003
* DCLOAD - New 14 October 2003
* DCPROBE - New 14 October 2003
Instrumentation
* Geo-DMS - New 26 May 2003
* INCLI-pro - New 26 May 2003
* MonitoringPoint - New 26 May 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* Quickslope - New 26 May 2003
* Smart-M - New 26 May 2003
Laboratory testing (soil)
* California Bearing Ratio - Updated 14 October 2003
* DCCONS - New 14 October 2003
* DCGLOW - New 14 October 2003
* DCLIME - New 14 October 2003
* DCPRESS - New 14 October 2003
* DCPROC - New 14 October 2003
* DCSHEAR - New 14 October 2003
* DCSIEV - New 14 October 2003
* Gradlab Gds - New 26 May 2003
* Resistance R-Value - Updated 14 October 2003
* SAM - Updated 14 October 2003
* Smart Lab - New 26 May 2003
Numerical analysis (general)
* CivilFEM - New 14 October 2003
* Strand - Updated 14 October 2003
* VisualFEA - Updated 26 May 2003
Numerical analysis (soil)
* FEM - New 26 May 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* SMAP 2D/3D - New 14 October 2003
* SVSolid - New 26 May 2003
Piles (lateral loading and groups)
* GROUP 2D - Updated 14 October 2003
* GROUP 3D - New 14 October 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* LatPile - Updated 26 May 2003
* LPILE Plus for Windows - Updated 14 October 2003
* PilePro - New 14 October 2003
* SPLINTER - New 26 May 2003
Piles (single)
* APILE Plus for Windows - Updated 14 October 2003
* CAPWAP - Updated 9 February 2003
* DC-Pile - New 14 October 2003
* GRLWEAP - Updated 9 February 2003
* PILES - Updated 26 May 2003
* PIT-W - New 9 February 2003
* SHAFT (Ensoft) for Windows - Updated 14 October 2003
Reinforced slopes and walls
* DC-Geotex - New 14 October 2003
* DC-Nail - New 14 October 2003
* Nailed slopes - New 26 May 2003
* Reinforced slopes - New 26 May 2003
Retaining wall design
* Abutment - New 26 May 2003
* CANTILEVER WALL - Updated 26 May 2003
* DC-Pit - New 14 October 2003
* DC-Underpinning - New 14 October 2003
* EARTH PRESSURE - Updated 26 May 2003
* Earth pressure zones - Updated 14 October 2003
* GABION - Updated 26 May 2003
* Geoflex - Updated 14 October 2003
* GRAVITY WALL - Updated 26 May 2003
* PARATIE 6.0 - Updated 9 February 2003
* PYWALL - Updated 14 October 2003
* R-WALL (Inducta) - New 14 October 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* rWall - New 14 October 2003
* SHEETING DESIGN - Updated 26 May 2003
* SHEETING VERIFICATION - Updated 26 May 2003
* SupportIT - Updated 14 October 2003
* WALLS - Updated 14 October 2003
* WALLS-Dimensioning - New 14 October 2003
* WALLS-FEA - New 14 October 2003
Rock mechanics
* GDA - New 26 May 2003
* iVec - New 26 May 2003
* Kbtunnel - Updated 26 May 2003
* Tunnel Assistant - New 14 October 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
Settlement analysis
* BEAM (Fine) - Updated 26 May 2003
* DC-Settle - New 14 October 2003
* DEPRESSION - Updated 26 May 2003
* FIDES-Settlement - New 14 October 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* FSConsol - Updated 14 October 2003
* PVR - Updated 26 May 2003
* SLABS - New 14 October 2003
Slope stability (rock)
* Kbslope - Updated 26 May 2003
* Rock stability - New 26 May 2003
* ROCKPACK III - New 26 May 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
Slope stability (soil)
* DC-Slope - New 14 October 2003
* PCSTABL 6 - Updated 26 May 2003
* Slide - Updated 26 May 2003
* Slope 2000 - Updated 14 October 2003
* SLOPE STABILITY (Fine) - Updated 26 May 2003
* Stabl for Windows - Updated 26 May 2003
* SVAH - New 9 February 2003
GEOENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
Aquifer test analysis
* DCPUMP - New 14 October 2003
Contaminant modelling
* AMBER - New 14 October 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* DCCHEM - New 14 October 2003
* SEVIEW - Updated 9 February 2003
Geochemistry
* Visual MINTEQ - New 9 February 2003
Geoenvironmental database systems
* EQWin Data Manager - New 14 October 2003
* GW-Base - Updated 9 February 2003
Groundwater flow (MODFLOW)
* Processing Modflow PRO - Updated 20 October 2003
Groundwater modelling
* DC-Dewatering - New 14 October 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* Groundwater Vistas - Updated 9 February 2003
GENERAL PROGRAMS
Borehole log production
* BorinGS - New 14 October 2003
* DCBORE - New 14 October 2003
* GeoSmart II - Updated 26 May 2003
* gINT Logs - New 9 February 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* LogPlot2003 - Updated 9 February 2003
* WinLoG - Updated 14 October 2003
Contract Planning and Management
* Consulting Engineer Database - New 14 October 2003
* YARDAGE - Updated 26 May 2003
Data input
* DigitizeIt - New 26 May 2003
Database systems (with log production)
* gINT LogWRITER+ - Updated 9 February 2003
* gINT Professional - Updated 9 February 2003
Educational
* Online triaxial test - New 26 May 2003
Field data collection
* DHLogger - Updated 26 May 2003
* e-chain - Updated 26 May 2003
* EDAR-EM - New 26 May 2003
* Electronic LogBook - Updated 26 May 2003
* Field Data System (FDS) - Updated 26 May 2003
* MapPad Drillog - Updated 26 May 2003
* MineMapper - Updated 26 May 2003
* PConcrete - New 26 May 2003
* PDensity - New 26 May 2003
* PenCore - Updated 26 May 2003
* PLog - New 26 May 2003
* Pocket EQuIS - Updated 26 May 2003
* Pocket WinLoG - Updated 26 May 2003
* PocketSI - New 26 May 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
Geographical information systems
* DCGIS - New 14 October 2003
* EasyMap VCL - New 14 October 2003
* FME - New 14 October 2003
* gINT for ArcView - New 9 February 2003
* IMGRHL - New 14 October 2003
* Map Maker Pro - Updated 26 May 2003
* MapInfo Callbacks Manager - New 14 October 2003
* MBBuilder - New 14 October 2003
Geological modelling
* DCSECTION - New 14 October 2003
* GEMS - New 14 October 2003
* RockWorks2002 - Updated 9 February 2003
* SpaDiS - New 14 October 2003
* TERRAIN - Updated 26 May 2003
* WinFence - Updated 26 May 2003
Geophysics (surface)
* RAYFRACT - Updated 26 May 2003
Mapping
* Cartes & Données MEDIUM - New 9 February 2003
* Cartes & Données PLUS - New 9 February 2003
* Le Cartographeur - New 9 February 2003
* MakeYourMap.net - New 9 February 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* tridicon 3D - New 26 May 2003
Plotting (3D visualisation)
* 3D DEM view - New 14 October 2003
* 3D Master - New 26 May 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
* tridicon VISION - New 26 May 2003
Plotting (special)
* RockWare StereoStat - New 26 May 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
Plotting and statistics
* XLSTAT-Pro - New 14 October 2003 - See my pick of the new programs below
Risk analysis
* SADA - Updated 20 October 2003
* Sanitas - New 14 October 2003
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My pick of the new programs
As always, this section has to be preceded by a disclaimer. The programs listed below are ones that caught my eye as being useful/interesting/different from the many submissions I receive. I have not tried any of these programs, and I am not making a recommendation. It is up to you to make your own choice. Some of these may not be "New" programs, but their entry in GGSD is new. That said, here is my pick. All the programs run under Windows, PocketPC or are accessed over the internet via a normal web browser.
GEOTECHNICAL PROGRAMS
Bearing capacity * sFooter
sFooter carries out the analysis of rectangular concrete footings for columns or walls. It considers both the geotechnical aspects and the footing design.
Drainage * CandeCAD
CandeCAD is a 2D, non-linear, finite element program for the soil-structure interaction analysis of buried pipes and culverts. It provides a CAD interface to the well known FHWA program CANDE.
Dynamics (soil-structure interaction) * DynaMat
DynaMat uses a 3D hybrid finite element method to estimate the equivalent dynamic stiffness and damping of vibrating, circular or rectangular machine foundations. Input parameters consist of the dynamic properties of the layered soil, foundation geometry and the vibration frequencies.
Geotechnical software suites * BETONexpress
BETONexpress is a program for designing concrete structures to Eurocode 2. It includes modules for the geotechnical design of footings and retaining walls to Eurocode 7 and for seismic design to Eurocode 8. The program is available in English, Greek and Norwegian.
Ground improvement * DC-Vibro
DC-Vibro carries out settlement and bearing capacity analysis of ground improved by vibro-compaction (stone columns) using the Priebe improvement factor to assess the stiffness modulus. Available in English and German.
Instrumentation * MonitoringPoint
MonitoringPoint is a web site that provides a GIS interface and tools for the on-line display and analysis of monitoring data. The data may be of any type (displacement, load, temperature etc) and may be automatically data-logged in real-time or manually read and batch uploaded in AGS Format.
Numerical analysis (soil) * FEM
FEM is one module of the geotechnical software suite GEO4 but is also available separately. It is a finite element analysis program with automatic generation of the mesh and boundary conditions, bar and beam elements, Elastic, Mohr-Coulomb and Drucker-Prager models, surcharges and groundwater modelling.
Piles (lateral loading and groups) * GROUP 3D
GROUP 3D analyses the behaviour of pile groups in 3D subjected to both axial and lateral loadings. The program generates the non-linear response of the soil in the form of t-z and q-w curves for axial loading, p-y curves for lateral loading and t-r curves for torsional loading. For closely spaced piles the pile-soil-pile interaction can be taken into account by introducing reduction factors for the p-y curves used for each pile.
Retaining wall design * R-WALL (Inducta)
R-WALL assesses the stability of reinforced masonry retaining walls to the Australian design codes AS4678-2002, AS3600 and AS3700. It also carries out the design of the concrete base and the masonry.
Rock mechanics * Tunnel Assistant
Tunnel Assistant is a program in development, and is therefore free. It carries out the design of underground openings using the empirical rock mass classifications of the Q system, the RMR system and the GSI - Hoek and Brown Criterion. It applies artificial intelligence to the analysis using an expert system technique, fuzzy logic, neural networks and statistical multiple regression methods.
Settlement analysis * FIDES-Settlement
FIDES-Settlement estimates foundation settlements according to the DIN 4019 Standard, for rectangular, circular and strip foundations. It is available in German and English.
Slope stability (rock) * ROCKPACK III
ROCKPACK III is a collection of 18 programs for rock slope stability analysis based on "Rock Slope Engineering" by Hoek and Bray. It considers plane, wedge and toppling failure, with water pressures, surcharges, seismicity and the design of rock bolt or cable support. This is a Windows update of the DOS version which has been widely used for many years in the USA.
GEOENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
Contaminant modelling * AMBER
AMBER is a graphical tool that allows users to build dynamic compartmental models to represent the migration, degradation and fate of contaminants in an environmental system. The parameter values may be considered in a deterministic, probabilistic or time varying manner.
Groundwater modelling * DC-Dewatering
DC-Dewatering carries out the analysis of ground water lowering by gravity or vacuum wells around excavations of arbitrary shape and depth. It determines the volume of water to be pumped, the well capacity, the required number of wells and the ground water lowering at any location with time. Available in English and German.
GENERAL PROGRAMS
Borehole log production * gINT Logs
gINT Logs provides the borehole log functionality out of the well known geotechnical data management system, gINT. Log formats are fully customisable.
Field data collection * PocketSI
PocketSI runs on a PDA and provides field data capture facilities for ground investigation data. All data is output in AGS Format, giving compatibility with all the major geotechnical data management systems.
Mapping * MakeYourMap.net
MakeYourMap.net is a web based thematic mapping tool. Uploaded data is displayed on-line on a map as symbols scaled in proportion to the data value and associated with the relevant map feature.
Plotting (3D visualisation) * 3D Master
3D Master is a presentation tool that provides 3D visualisation and real-time animation of site data and numerical simulation results, overlaid with aerial photographs or GIS mapping.
Plotting (special) * RockWare StereoStat
RockWare StereoStat is a stereonet production and analysis program aimed mainly at structural geologists but includes many of the commonly required geotechnical facilities, including contouring.
Plotting and statistics * XLSTAT-Pro
XLSTAT-Pro is a statistical analysis Excel add-in providing descriptive statistics, principal component analysis, ANOVA, regression, logistic regression, multi-dimensional scaling, factor analysis, non-linear regression, box-plots, non-parametric tests and correspondence analysis.
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