SUGAR (Sydney University Geomechanics Application and Research)
At this site the Sydney University Geomechanics Application and Research (SUGAR) suite of computer programs is described. The programs are written in Visual Basic, Fortran and C and have been developed and are supported by several authors. They are all fully operational on the IBM-PC.
User manuals are available for each of the programs. These manuals describe the problem the program is capable of addressing; the theoretical background of the solution procedure (where applicable); the input data required and the output generated. Demonstration versions of the programs are available for some of the programs.
The programs have been developed in the Centre for Geotechnical Research (CGR) within the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney.
Sales and Contact Details
Dr Nigel Balaam
| Program | $AUD | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pile Foundations | ||
| PULL2B | 275 | Single pile, lateral load and moment. PULL2B description |
| DEFPIG | 825 | Group of piles, layered soil, vertical, horizontal and moment loading. DEFPIG description Download demo version |
| PIES | 1,100 | Axial movement and load distribution, single pile or group, axial load and/or external soil movements. PIES description Download demo version |
| SCARP | 1,925 | Axial movement and load distribution, single pile or group, sequences of static and/or cyclic loading. SCARP description |
| Finite Element Analysis | ||
| AFENA | 3,850 | Comprehensive element library and a variety of solution algorithms. AFENA description Manual: Program manual for AFENA. Technical Manual: The technical manual for AFENA. This zip file contains a master document, 'TechmanAFENA.pdf', that contains links to 47 publications that are also included in this zip file and are in 'pdf' format. These publications provide technical background on many of the analyses that AFENA can perform. This file is password protected. Email Dr Nigel Balaam with your request for the password at: N.Balaam@civil.usyd.edu.au Student version: Student version of the AFENA package. Restricted to meshes with <=1000 nodes. Afena teaching: Five PowerPoint slide show presentations developed by Hossein Taiebat. A total of 166 slides that can be used in a series of lectures on the finite element method and in particular on how to use AFENA. |
| Steady State Seepage Analysis | ||
| FESEEP for Windows | 1,375 | Finite element steady state seepage analysis. FESEEP for Windows description Download program: The latest changes are described in the "What's New" section in the on-line help. Download manual Download demo version Student version: Permeabilities Kx = Ky = 1. |
| Slope Stability | ||
| XSLOPE for Windows | 1,100 | Bishop's simplified method for circular failure surfaces, Morgenstern and Price analysis for non-circular failure surfaces. XSLOPE for Windows description Download program: The latest changes are described in the "What's New" section in the on-line help. Download manual Download demo version Student version: A restricted set of cohesion and friction angle values. |
| Consolidation Analysis | ||
| FLAC | 550 | Time-settlement of circular, strip or rectangular footings. FLAC description |
| Settlement of Surface Footings | ||
| FLEA5 | 550 | Stressses and displacements in a multi-layered deposit of finite thickness. FLEA5 description |
| FLPLOT | 550 | FLPLOT description |
| FLEA5+FLPLOT | 770 | |
| FEAR (Windows) | 550 | Finite element raft analysis. FEAR (Windows) description Download demo version |
| Soil Stabilisation | ||
| STARES for Windows | 1,100 | Stability analysis of reinforced soil. STARES for Windows description Download program: The latest changes are described in the "What's New" section in the on-line help. Download manual Download demo version |
| Other | ||
| COLANY | 440 | Settlement analysis of soil stabilised with stone columns. COLANY description |
| Updates | ||
| update.zip: Program update | ||
| update1.zip: Program updates. Password required. | ||
Download Programs and Manuals
- If you download a program that you do not have a licence for then the program will only run in demonstration mode.
- The manuals are in Adobe's PDF format. Some of the manuals are password protected files and the password is the name of the program, e.g. the password for "Stares.pdf" is "stares".
- "Stares.zip" contains the product; "manStares.zip" contains the manual.
- The latest changes to the programs are documented in the "What's New" section in the help files.
Student versions
- Student versions are available for several programs. There are restrictions imposed that are not present in the commercial versions of these programs. However, the restrictions are not considered too severe and therefore these versions should be useful for teaching purposes. There is no charge for using these versions and you may distribute them freely to your students.
- These versions are only to be used for teaching and must not be used for commercial work.