Geosuite

A software package for geotechnics

Developed by Norwegian and Swedish user groups, supported by the Research Council of Norway

Novapoint GeoSuite Toolbox

Goal

• Pool resources together and collect/develop geotechnical software for daily engineering practise in a common Nordic program package (toolbox)

– Focus on onshore geotechnics– Focus on engineering practise– Nordic collaboration

GeoSuite

• Norwegian initiative• 7 partners + Swedish Geotechnical user

group• Funded by Research Council of Norway

(RCN) and partners– RCN 700 000 EUR– Partners 350 000 EUR

• Project period 2003 - 2006

Partners

• Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI)• Vianova Systems AS (VNS)• Nor. Univ. of Science and Tech. (NTNU)• SINTEF Rock and Soil Mech. (SINTEF)• Multiconsult - (MC)• Norwegian Public Roads Adm. (NPRA)• GeoVita AS (GV)• Swedish Geotechnical user group (AGEF)• Vianova Geosuite AB – Geosuite II• UiO – Geosuite II

Steering Committee

Geovita - Torbjørn Johansen – Chairman

NGI – Suzanne Lacasse

NTNU – Arfinn Emdal

SINTEF – Arnstein Want

SVV – Frode Oset

MC – Nils Bergersen

VNS – Patrick Mc Gloin

VNGeosuite – Jan Ludvigsson

Nordic Collaboration

• Sweden: AutoGRAF Foreningen (AGEF)– Funding from AGEF

• GS Project has EUREKA status

GeoSuite - Modules

• GS Archive• GS Presentation• GS Stability• GS Settlement• GS PileGroup• GS Excavations

• Geotechnical data model – Geosuite II

Geosuite

GS Archive

GS Presentation GS Stability

GS Settlement GS Pile Group

GS Supported Excavation

Novapoint Väg / Terräng / etc.

AutoGRAF-GIS / Utvärdering / StenoGRAF

LandXML / PXY / KOF / SGF / GeoSIS / SOSI / Geoplot / Google Map

Calculation program was developed in Geosuite 1

Novapoint GeoSuite ToolboxGS Archive

•Project administration

•Starting of calculation tools

•Import and export of data and projects

•Previewing of documents

•Registered document types

•Overview

Novapoint GeoSuite ToolboxGS Presentation

•Surveying data stacks from standard formats

•Edit and graphical verification of sounding data

•Efficient drawing production, national standards

•Powerful maintenance of drawings

•Import/Export facilities (PXY/KOF/Geoplot/LandXML)

•Integration to Novapoint Road and Terrain model

Novapoint GeoSuite ToolboxGS Stability

•GS Toolbox User Interface (soon)

•Integration – cross sections

•Easy user interface – rapid to use

•Undrained shear strength profiles

•Iso lines

•Soil nails

•Automatic procedures for excavation/banking

•Different calculation methods

Novapoint GeoSuite ToolboxGS Settlement

•GS Toolbox User Interface

•1D calculations, 2D simulation

•Krykon, Janbu, Chalmers and User defined model – creep settlement

•Graphical presentation of input data in Novadraw

•Load distribution according to 1:n and Boussinesq

•History for loads and pore pressure

•Integration with Novapoint Terrain

Novapoint GeoSuite ToolboxGS Pile Group

•GS Toolbox User Interface

•3D pile group

•Different soil models

•Piles with various cross sections

•Graphical presentation of input/result

•Structural loads applied at pile centre

•Pile usage diagram

•Integration with Novapoint Terrain

•Superstructure modelling is possible

Novapoint GeoSuite ToolboxGS Supported Excavation

•GS Toolbox User Interface•Effective- and total stress soil models can be combined in layers•Sheet pile wall data from database•Anchor/strut data from database, and pre-tensioning relative to capacity•Graphical presentation of input and result•Water pressure from stationary water flow, or other distribution•Step by step definition and examination of excavation phases•Editable phase definition setup for optimization•Re-calculation of some or all phases for variation of wall depth or other parameters•A number of result graphs showing displacement, bending moment etc. at every phase

Geosuite seminar Sandefjord

First Geosuite users’ meeting was held in Sandefjord September 3rd 2008 with >50 participants

GeoSuite II

GeoSuite IISummary

GeoSuite II

Project objective was to develop a standard software model for Geotechnics, linked up to a Suite of geotechnical programs for building and construction

Participating companies/institutes were:• NGI • the Road Administration• Multiconsult• Geovita• NTNU • UiO • SINTEF• AGGEF • Vianova Systems

GeoSuite IIResults achieved:

A Suite of Nordic calculation programs to calculate strength, settlement and stability for building terrain, to obtain lower cost and better quality/security.

A program for presentation and management within Geotechnics, to show and prove layers of various geological materials.

A well defined standard software model for Geotechnics, to enable all these programs to communicate and be understood by the users.

GeoSuite IIGeoSuite became a commercial success with 49 customers in

Norway and Sweden, and about 300 users and 600 commercial licences.

GeoSuite is used by the Public Roads Administrations in both Norway and Sweden, as well as among some local communities and all leading engineering consultants in both countries.

GeoSuite is part of educational program for geotechnics at NTNU and Chalmers University.

GeoSuite annual users’ meetings are organised in both countries with approx 40-60 participants.

Patrick Mc GloinProject Manager, Vianova Systems ASMarch 2011