Rock slop stability anaysis

ROCKPACK III

•  Kinematic  stereo net analyses for rock slope stability
•  Computerized data collection
•  Plane, wedge, & toppling safety factors
•  Considers water pressures, surcharges, & seismicity
•  Includes artificial support design
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Overview

ROCKPACK III is a package of programs useful for all phases of rock slope analysis and design where stability is controlled by the orientations and characteristics of rock mass discontinuities (joints, bedding, foliations, faults, etc).

ROCKPACK III is applicable to practically all rock excavations, including highway roadcuts, quarries, mines, and building excavations.

ROCKPACK III is designed to support the user from data collection through geologic analysis by stereonet to safety factor calculations by limit equilibrium methods and finally to slope design and design of artificial support if required. Capabilities include computerized field data collection, stereonet analyses to identify possible failure types, safety factor calculations for potential failures, and design of rockbolt or cable support, to mention only a few.

What's New in ROCKPACK III

ROCKPACK III is shipped on CD-ROM and contains major enhancements over older DOS versions of ROCKPACK. It is the first ROCKPACK to be written expressly for Windows. This means that all functions now run in Microsoft Windows systems without difficulty. Installing is a snap and the User's Manual is installed on the computer for easy reference in Portable Document Format (.pdf). The CD includes the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader for those who need it.

New users to ROCKPACK programs will find that it is easy to learn and use, while keeping all of the functionality that ROCKPACK programs are famous for. Veteran users will discover that while the program is now a Windows-based program, it still contains all of the functions and utilities of the older versions, so there will be very little re-learning curve.

Data entry is becoming much easier with a spreadsheet-type entry, and data files saved in a standard comma-separated values (.csv) format. And of course, ROCKPACK III has a conversion utility for opening, converting, and saving older ROCKPACK II data (.dat) files.

ROCKPACK III's graphics are much improved with easy-to-use windows to display and manipulate data in. ROCKPACKIII's graphical stereonet outputs are also easier to work with; no longer requiring third-party capturing software for some users.