GEOSLOPE TUTORIALS
Exercises
Picture 1. Soil Slope Profile
Calculate Safety Factor for slope stability of the soil type above !
Compeltion Step :
To complete the exercises above, the writer use geo-slope full license version 2012
1. Start The Program
Open geo-slope program on Windows Start Menu
Picture 2. To Start Geo – Slope Program
2. Start New Project
Choose File > New > Create from Factory Defaults – International Sytem of Unit (SI) >
then choose create
Picture 3. Icon For Create from Factory Defaults
After then, the program will displayed analyses icon, then discibe yor project and then
choose add > SLOPE/W Analysis > Limit Equilibrium
Pitucure 4. Project Icon Slope/W Analysis
After choose project analysis, choose analysis type and setting PWP Conditions, slip
surface and others
Pitucure 5. Project Setting
3. Set Printer
Choose “Set” form tab Menu > Page > Choose Unit mm > Change the working area like
the Icon below.
Pitucure 6. Page Setting Printer
4. Scale Settings
Choose “Set” form tab Menu > Unit and Scale > Change input data like the picture
below.
Pitucure 7. Unit and Scale Setting
5. Grid Settings
Choose “Set” form tab Menu > Grid > Tick Display Grid and Snap Grid like the picture
below.
Pitucure 8. Gird Setting
6. Save the Project
Choose “File” from tab menu > Save > Give a name for your project and klick save
Pitucure 9. To Save the Project
7. Defines the X and Y Axes
Choose “Skecth” from tab menu > Axes > Change Minimum or Maximum for X and Y
Axes like the picture below.
Pitucure 9. To Difine The X and Y Axes
The program will display the x and y axis according to the previous setting
Pitucure 10. Skecth The X and Y Axes
8. Draw a Profile Section
Choose “Skecth” from tab menu > Lines > make a line from coordinates (0,0) and end at
coordinates (0.14) > Make a cross section of the slope according with the exercise
Pitucure 11. Difines the Cross Section
9. Defines Sketch Line Properties
Choose “Skecth” from tab menu > Lines > Make a paralel line to the x - axis from
coordinate (0,9) to (20,9).
Pitucure 12. Draw a Paralel Line to The X - Axis
10. Determine the characteristics of soil material
Choose “KeyIn” from tab menu > Material > Add > New Materials.
Material Properties for Upper Soil Layer, fill accourding with material from the exercise .
For lower soil layar, you can clone or copy from Upper Soil Layer and change the
material properties accourding with the exercise abave.
Pitucure 13. Difines the Upper and Lower Soil Properties
11. Draw a Soil Region
Choose “Draw” from tab menu > Regions >
Draw area region 1 : start form coordinate (0,9), (0,14), (10.14) dan finish at
coordinate (20,9)
Draw area region 3 : start form coordinate (0,0), (0,9), (9,20), (30.3), (40,3) dan finish
at coordinate (40,0)
Pitucure 14. Draw a Soil Region
12. Apply Soil Material to the Region
Choose “Draw” from tab menu > Materials > Choose Soil Layer and Apply to the region
Pitucure 15. Apply Soil Material to the Region
13. Defines Depth of Water
Choose “Draw” from tab menu > Pore Water Presure > Choose Add and Draw
Pitucure 16. Defines Pore Water Pressure
14. Menggambar Entry and Exit Location
Choose “Draw” from tab menu > Slip Surface > Entry and Exit > Then draw for enty
from coordinate (1,14) to (9,14) and for exit, draw from coordinate (30,4) to (34,4) and
klick done.
Pitucure 17. Defines Enty and Exit Location
15. Start “Solve Analysis”
To start "Solve Analysis", choose "Windows" > Slope Manager the program will
displayed icon Slope Manger, then klick “Start” to run the program.
Pitucure 18. Start “Slope Analysis”
16. Analysis Result
After analysis was complete, program will displayed result analysis like picture below.
Pitucure 19. Analysis Report
17. Slip Surface Result
To displayed slip surface result, choose "Windows" > Slip Surface the program will
displayed icon Slip Surface Result.
Pitucure 20. Slip Surface result
18. Analysis Result in Graph
To displayed Analysis Result in Graph, Choose Draw > Graph > then select graph type
and program will displayes analysis result grahp .
Pitucure 21. Analysis Results in Graph
