GGSD Program Details for SupportIT

SupportIT

Category	Retaining wall design
Publisher	GTSoft Ltd
Platform	Win95/98, WinNT, Win2000
Status	Commercial
Description	SupportIT is a design and analysis tool for cantilevered and propped sheet pile retaining walls. Calculation methods are based on the British Steel Piling Handbook and the US Steel Sheet Piling Design Manual. Main features include: Multi-layered excavations and different soils on the active and passive sides of an excavation. User-selectable and editable pressure models (Rankine, Coulomb, Terzaghi). Calculates the minimum sheet pile penetration required for cantilever, free earth support and fixed earth support. Also calculates the embedment required for a specified factor of safety, and models "no toe" designs. Factor of safety calculation (Net/Gross Pressure, Burland-Potts). Models sloping or irregular ground, surface loads and foundations. Calculates the optimum placing of supports. Raked struts and/or soil anchors available. Calculates strut/anchor loads, and provides graphical or tabular output of pressure, bending moment, shear force and deflection in side elevation and plan view. Generates construction stages with method statement for installing designs using various methods (dig and push, pre-drive, etc). Reports on design safety. Rules of thumb feature ensures safe designs. It can be used to calculate the optimum positions of supporting frames and raked struts and/or soil anchors. It also generates a method statement for installing a design, and reports on design safety. Help file includes tutorial and calculation methods. Can be customised with users logo and contact details. Metric or imperial units can be selected at any time. Users can work in metric and produce imperial output, or vice-versa. Numerous display layouts available, including side elevation and plan view.
Cost	GB Pounds 800, US Dollars 1200. Euro 1200
Data formats supported	None stated
Supplier in United Kingdom	GTSoft Ltd