{"id":21407,"date":"2025-11-11T16:17:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bimsolutions.ge\/eng\/?p=21407"},"modified":"2025-11-11T16:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:17:17","slug":"geo5-2026-news-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bimsolutions.ge\/eng\/blog\/geo5-2026-news-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"GEO5 2026 &#8211; News &#038; Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>1.\u00a0Drawing Editor \u2013 New Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A completely new program designed for creating drawings and outputs from any GEO5 application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Main Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transfer images and drawings from any GEO5 program with a single click<\/li>\n<li>Add dimensions, descriptions, legends, title blocks, or company logos<\/li>\n<li>Import photos and external graphic materials in various formats<\/li>\n<li>Work in defined technical scales or fit drawings automatically to the window size<\/li>\n<li>Create clear, professional drawings ready for printing or PDF export<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefit:\u00a0<\/strong>Professional outputs directly within GEO5 \u2013 no need for external CAD software, saving time and maintaining a unified appearance of project documentation.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Point Cloud \u2013 Major Upgrade\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The program has been completely redesigned and now functions as an independent, fully featured tool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New functionalities include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Modeling multiple construction stages to monitor project development over time<\/li>\n<li>Direct data transfer to and from Stratigraphy using FineClipboard<\/li>\n<li>ASCII import (TXT, ASC, etc.) for broader data compatibility<\/li>\n<li>Creation of high-quality graphical outputs for printing and documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefit:\u00a0<\/strong>Better tracking of construction progress, faster data processing, and less need for data conversions.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. GEO5 \u2013 FIN EC Communication (Design of Reinforced Concrete, Steel, and Timber Members)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is now possible to automatically transfer input data and results from GEO5 programs to FIN EC for the design and verification of reinforced concrete, steel, and timber members.<\/li>\n<li>This enables the calculation of bearing capacity, cracks, and deformations without manual data entry between geotechnical and structural programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefit:\u00a0<\/strong>Fast and reliable data exchange \u2013 saves time and eliminates potential errors when transferring between structural and geotechnical programs.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Sheeting Check, Sheeting Design, Anti-Slide Pile \u2013 Effect of Steel Corrosion and Interlock Slip in Sheet Pile Walls<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The program now allows engineers to consider corrosion rates of steel retaining elements (sheet piles, pipes, I and U sections).<\/li>\n<li>For U-type sheet piles, it is also possible to account for the effect of interlock slip on wall stiffness and bearing capacity using coefficients \u03b2B and \u03b2D.<\/li>\n<li>The consideration of corrosion and interlock slip is available for all design standards supported by the program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefit:\u00a0<\/strong>New options for designing retaining walls \u2013 enabling more realistic analysis and design of sheet pile and retaining structures.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Slope Stability (+ FEM) \u2013 Variable Undrained Shear Strength (c<sub>u<\/sub>) with Depth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is now possible to define the undrained shear strength (c<sub>u<\/sub>) of fine-grained soils as a function of depth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefit:\u00a0<\/strong>More realistic design and assessment of slope stability and geotechnical structures in fine-grained soils.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>6. Cantilever Wall \u2013 New Custom Wall Shapes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Users can now define custom retaining wall shapes, including special geometries commonly used in Belgium and China.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>7. Spread Footing and Spread Footing CPT \u2013 New Geometry: Three-Step Footing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A new geometry type allows defining foundations with up to three height steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefit:\u00a0<\/strong>More flexible foundation design and optimized material usage.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>8. FEM \u2013 New Features<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Calculation of internal forces on a virtual beam along any chosen reference line.<\/li>\n<li>New catalogs and types of steel and composite cross-sections.<\/li>\n<li>Additional output parameters such as modulus of elasticity, mobilized shear strength, and others.<\/li>\n<li>Parallelized result processing \u2013 computations are now distributed across multiple CPU cores, reducing calculation time by up to 40%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefit:\u00a0<\/strong>Simplified modeling, faster work with structures, and easier verification of results.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>9. Stratigraphy \u2013 New Functions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>New modeling workflow without the need for a \u201cmaster borehole\u201d \u2013 layers and interfaces can now be defined directly.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to load source data (background maps, site documentation) in PDF format.<\/li>\n<li>Import of geotechnical data in AGS format.<\/li>\n<li>Creation of user-defined hatch patterns for different soil and rock types.<\/li>\n<li>Soil and rock hatch patterns according to the British Standard BS 5930 \u2013 Code of Practice for Site Investigations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefit:\u00a0<\/strong>Faster creation of 3D geological models and easier integration of geotechnical data into the project workflow <strong>10. Pile Group \u2013 Mass Selection and Editing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Users can now select and edit multiple piles at once in large-scale projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefit:\u00a0<\/strong>Significant time savings and consistent data management in complex pile group designs.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>11. 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