ITASCA Geomechanical Modelling Codes
ASC is the sales agent for Itasca's suite of geo-mechanical modelling codes in the UK and Ireland.
Itasca suite of software solutions include the world’s most widely used set of commercial geomechanical-modeling software, along with software for hydrogeological analysis and geotechnical data visualisation.
Itasca's suite of software for geomechanical and hydrological simulation includes:
PFC: Particle Flow Code, a general purpose distinct element modelling framework available in 2D and 3D.PFC models synthetic materials composed of an assembly of variably-sized rigid particles that interact at contacts to represent both granular and solid materials.
FLAC: Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua, for advanced geotechnical analysis of soil, rock, groundwater, and ground support in two dimensions. FLAC is used for analysis, testing, and design by geotechnical, civil, and mining engineers. It is designed to accommodate any kind of geotechnical engineering project that requires continuum analysis.
FLAC3D: Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua in 3D. A modelling software for geotechnical analyses of soil, rock, groundwater, constructs, and ground support. Such analyses include engineering design, factor of safety prediction, research and testing, and back-analysis of failure.
FLAC/Slope: A special, streamlined version of FLAC for evaluating the factor of safety (FoS) of soil and rock slopes in two dimensions with simple and fast model setup and analysis execution.
3DEC: a 3D numerical modelling code for advanced geotechnical analysis of soil, rock, ground water, structural support, and masonry. 3DEC simulates the response of discontinuous media subject to either static or dynamic loading. The numerical formulation is based on the distinct element method (DEM) for discontinuum modelling.
UDEC: Universal Distinct Element Code is the 2D version of 3DEC that simulates the quasi-static or dynamic response to loading of media containing multiple intersecting joint structures.
KATS: Kinematic Analysis Tools for Slopes is a tool developed by Itasca that assesses instabilities caused by day-lighting wedges and planar failures formed when different structural sets interact with the orientation of a given slope.
XSite: a powerful 3D hydraulic fracturing numerical simulation program based on the Synthetic Rock Mass (SRM) and Lattice methods. XSite is capable of modeling multiple wellbores with multiple stages and clusters, including open-hole completions and perforation tunnels.
MINEDW: a 3D, finite-element, groundwater flow program that was developed specifically for mining applications. MINEDW is used worldwide to design dewatering or depressurization systems, predict local and regional environmental impacts of mine dewatering, assist in the design of water-supply systems, simulate the infilling of a “pit lake” after mining ceases, and estimate pore-pressure distributions within highwalls for geotechnical design purposes.
Information on the different modelling software solutions can be found at Itasca Consulting Group's website.
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