NONLINEAR TRANSIENT ANALYSIS OF A SLOPE WITH STRENGTH REDUCTION METHOD

TUTORIAL TYPETechnical – Geotechnical
SUITABLE FOR TRIAL VERSIONYes
PATH TO PYTHON SCRIPTExplore \share\Tutorials\SlopeTransientStrengthReduction within the DIANA program directory
MODULES REQUIREDEXPERT + GEOTECH + DYNAMICS
DIMENSIONPlane Strain 
ANALYSIS TYPEStructural nonlinear
MODEL TYPELinear elasticity, Mohr-Coulomb and Drucker-Prager plasticity; Structural line interfaces; Nonlinear elasticity
LOAD & BOUNDARY CONDITIONSSelf-weight load; Constraint; Base acceleration; Time dependent factors 
RESULTSChart view; Equivalent total strain contour plot; Safety factors