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Quick Start Unwedge
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This quick start tutorial will introduce you to some of the basic features
of Unwedge, and demonstrate how easily a model can be created and
analyzed with Unwedge. The model represents an underground cavern
for a hydroelectric power generation project.
The finished product of this tutorial can be found in the Tutorial 01
Quick Start.weg file, located in the Examples > Tutorials folder in your
Unwedge installation folder.
Topics Covered in this Tutorial
Project Settings
Defining the Opening Section
Tunnel Properties
Joint Orientations
Joint Properties
3D Wedge View
Viewing and Display Options
Wedge Analysis Information
Data Tips
Info Viewer
End Wedges
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Introduction
Before we start the tutorial, you should be familiar with the following
general information about Unwedge.
Program Assumptions
There are several important assumptions and limitations which must be
considered when using Unwedge:
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Program Interface
There are two main aspects of the Unwedge program interface which
should be highlighted the Unwedge Views and Sidebar.
Unwedge Views
In order to carry out the various modeling and data interpretation tasks,
Unwedge provides several distinct views. For example:
the Support Design views are used for adding and editing
support.
The toolbar buttons for selecting the desired view are shown below.
Sidebar
Unwedge provides an interactive Sidebar panel, which provides shortcuts
to most of the modeling and viewing options, and also displays analysis
results in the Wedge Information panel. The options available in the
Sidebar change according to the current view.
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Project Settings
The Project Settings dialog allows you to enter a Project Title, select a
Unit System, and toggle the computation of end wedges on/off.
Lets take a look at the dialog, to make sure that we are using the desired
options for this tutorial. Select Project Settings from the toolbar or the
Analysis menu.
Enter Quick Start Tutorial as the Project Title. For this tutorial we will
use Metric units, with stress as tonnes/m2, so make sure the Units option
is set accordingly. Make sure the Compute End Wedges checkbox is
selected (end wedges are discussed later in this tutorial). Select OK.
TIP: the default Project Settings (e.g. Units) can be changed by selecting
the Defaults button in the dialog.
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Tunnel Properties
To define the Tunnel Properties, Joint Orientations and Joint Properties,
select the Input Data option from the toolbar or the Analysis menu.
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Joint Orientations
Now we will enter the Joint Orientations. Select the Joint Orientations
tab in the Input Data dialog. Default joint orientation data will be
displayed. Enter the following Dip/DipDirection for the 3 joints:
Joint 1 = 60/30, Joint 2 = 60/150, Joint 3 = 60/270.
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Notice the stereonet at the right of the dialog, which displays the great
circles corresponding to the current joint orientation data. Also note that
the Tunnel Axis Orientation (dotted line) is displayed on the stereonet.
Joint Properties
Now define the Joint Properties. Select the Joint Properties tab in the
Input Data dialog. We will define two joint property types smooth and
rough.
1. First, rename the default joint type to rough joint (select the
Rename button, and change the name to rough joint).
2. Enter Mohr-Coulomb properties for the rough joint of Phi = 35
degrees, Cohesion = 1 tonne/m2. Leave all other rough joint
properties at the default settings.
3. To create a new joint property type, select the Add button. In the
Add Joint Property dialog, select the Add Default Properties
option, and select OK.
4. Rename the new joint type to smooth joint (click on the new
joint property type in the list at the left of the dialog, select the
Rename button, and change the name to smooth joint).
5. Enter Mohr-Coulomb properties for the smooth joint of Phi = 20
degrees, Cohesion = 0. Leave all other joint properties at the
default settings.
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We are now finished entering input data for this example, and can
proceed to view the results of the analysis.
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Analysis Results
The wedge stability analysis is automatically computed in Unwedge
whenever data is entered or modified, so in general, it is not necessary to
select a Compute option. As long as the Opening Section has been
defined, results can be immediately viewed at any time.
3D Wedge View
The 3D Wedge View is usually the first screen you will want to look at.
To switch to the 3D Wedge View, select the 3D Wedge View option from
the toolbar, or the Select View sub-menu of the View menu.
three orthogonal views, in this case Top, Front and Side views of
the excavation.
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We will now discuss some of the viewing options and shortcuts for the 3D
Wedge View. For more information see the Unwedge Help topics.
There are several different ways in which the user can interactively move
the wedges:
Rotate the mouse wheel while holding down the Shift or Ctrl keys
on the keyboard (Shift key for larger increments, Ctrl key for
smaller increments)
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, click
To restore the wedges to their default position, select the Reset Wedge
Movement option from the sidebar or the right-click menu, or doubleclick the middle mouse button in any view.
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Wedge Visibility
The Wedge Visibility option in the Sidebar allows you to select which
wedges are visible in the 3D Wedge View. You can view:
All wedges
Perimeter wedges only
End wedges only
Any individual wedge
Wedges with factor of safety less than the design value
Any user defined combination of wedges
For example:
Select the All Wedges option, and you will see all possible wedges,
including Perimeter and End Wedges. Select the Perimeter
Wedges option to display only the Perimeter wedges once again.
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You can also re-size the 4-view display by clicking and dragging
on the vertical or horizontal dividers between the panes.
TIP: if you have re-sized the panes and you want to quickly restore the
default display, double-click in any pane to maximize the view, then
double-click again to restore the default display.
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Zoom Extents - reset the model to its default size and location in
the view
Pan - translate the model left, right, up or down within the view
The zoom and pan options are available in the toolbar, the Zoom submenu of the View menu, and through various keyboard and mouse
shortcuts. Shortcuts include:
If you hold down the Shift key while using any zoom option, all 4
views of the 3D Wedge View will be zoomed simultaneously.
For more information see the Zoom and Pan help topic.
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Wedge Information
Detailed analysis results (e.g. safety factor, wedge weight, wedge volume,
joint trace lengths, sliding direction etc.) are available for all wedges
computed by Unwedge. The wedge information is available in several
different locations within the program, for example:
as popup Data Tips (hover the mouse over a wedge to see the
wedge information for that wedge)
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Examine the wedge information for this model. Note that the safety
factor for most of the wedges is less than 1, indicating that support would
be needed to stabilize the wedges. Addition of support will be covered in a
subsequent tutorial.
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Data Tips
Data Tips are a very handy feature of Unwedge, which allow you to
graphically access information about input parameters and analysis
results, by hovering the mouse over the desired entities on the screen.
This will display a popup box with information about the object. The
following information can be displayed as Data Tips:
joint properties
For example, if you hover the mouse over any wedge, you will see the
analysis information for that wedge, as shown in the following figure.
NOTE: the wedge information displayed in a popup Data Tip is the same
as the wedge information displayed in the Sidebar. The information
displayed is controlled by the Wedge Information Filter option, as
discussed on the previous page.
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If you now hover the mouse over any wedge plane, the Joint
Properties will be displayed, as shown in the following figure.
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Info Viewer
The Info Viewer provides a comprehensive summary of model input
data and analysis results, in an easy-to-follow text listing. The
information displayed in the Info Viewer can be filtered according to user
preferences. It can also be saved by the user in a variety of ways, for
including in reports etc.
To access the Info Viewer, select the Info Viewer option from the
toolbar, or the Select View sub-menu of the View menu.
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End Wedges
There are two main types of wedges determined by Unwedge: Perimeter
Wedges and End Wedges.
The Perimeter Wedges are the wedges which can form around the
perimeter of the excavation.
The End Wedges are the wedges which can form at either end of
the excavation.
End Wedges can also be displayed in the End Wedge View. This
displays each end wedge in its own perspective view.
If the Opening Section axis has a vertical plunge, then the End
Wedges will be roof and floor wedges.
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Display Options
Before we conclude this tutorial, we will mention the Display Options
dialog. The Display Options provide a great variety of options for
customizing the appearance of the model. Each view (e.g. 3D wedge
views, Opening Section view, Support view) has different associated
display options.
You can select Display Options from the toolbar or the View menu.
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