Updates & Changes

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SoftwareVersion
GGU-GABION7.28
  • GGU-CONNECT ready
  • Vertical equivalent wall implemented.
20.03.2024
GGU-GABION7.27
  • Designation gabion / gabion wall can be changed.
24.10.2023
GGU-GABION7.26
  • Design situation 'DS-E' according to current standard now 'DS-A/DS-E'
  • Design situation 'DS-E(old)' added.
14.03.2023
GGU-GABION7.26
  • Design situation 'DS-E' according to current standard now 'DS-A/DS-E'
  • Design situation 'DS-E(old)' added.
14.03.2023
GGU-GABION7.25
  • Bugfix: Increased active earth pressure and equivalent EP coefficient and very high cohesion values.
28.02.2023
GGU-GABION7.24
  • Partial safety factors gam,phi according to DIN EN 1998-5 introduced.
    This concerns the calculation of the earth pressure coefficients according to Mononobe and Okabe.
20.12.2022
GGU-GABION7.22 / 7.23
  • Product management
  • Mouse wheel operation now according to Windows conventions
20.09.2022
GGU-GABION7.21
  • Depth for '2nd gamma' of the wall can now also be located above the excavation base.
25.03.2022
GGU-GABION7.20
  • Product management
25.01.2022
GGU-GABION7.19 / 6.32
  • Bugfix: Bearing capacity and base inclination <> 0.0°
17.12.2021
GGU-GABION7.18
  • Take positive wall inclination into consideration for ep coefficients
15.06.2021
GGU-GABION7.17 / 6.31
  • Bugfix: Seismic effects to EAU 1990 (caused by DIN 4085) 
    ​​​​​​​Old results are more conservative.
25.05.2021
GGU-GABION7.16
  • Bugfix: Active earth pressure after Culmann and active berms.
19.05.2021
GGU-GABION7.15
  • Bugfix: Passive earth pressure after Culmann and passive berms with surcharge.
07.05.2021
GGU-GABION7.14
  • Productmanagement
26.02.2021
GGU-GABION7.13
  • Export to GGU-STABILITY improved.
04.01.2021
GGU-GABION7.12
  • Bugfix: Slip surfaces presentation (Culmann) after loading a file.
21.12.2020
GGU-GABION7.11
  • Earth pressure calculation after Culmann implemented.
17.12.2020
GGU-GABION7.10
  • Bugfix: 'Enter geogrids manually'
  • Graphic output table: saving and loading of all settings.
25.11.2020
GGU-GABION7.09
  • Bugfix: 'Enter geogrids manually'
24.06.2020
GGU-GABION7.08
  • Product management
11.06.2020
GGU-GABION7.07
  • Compatibility of records for geogrids to GGU-STABILITY implemented.
09.06.2020
GGU-GABION7.06 /6.30
  • Bugfix: Check box 'Active earth pressure takes wall inclination into consideration' deleted.
08.06.2020
GGU-GABION7.05
  • Loads with limited plan dimensions revised and supplemented by the DIN 4085 approach.
14.05.2020
GGU-GABION6.29
  • Bugfix: No surcharge from self weight for activated check box "Active earth pressure taking wall inclination into consideration"
 
09.03.2020
GGU-GABION7.03
  • Bugfix: No surcharge from self weight for activated check box "Active earth pressure taking wall inclination into consideration"
04.03.2020
GGU-GABION7.02
  • If groundwater is retained in the wall, a buoyant unit weight can now be defined for the wall and foundation.
27.01.2020
GGU-GABION7.01
  • Earth pressure and state variable hatching spacing can be defined.
 
22.02.2019
GGU-GABION7.00
  • PDF import implemented.
  • Mini-CAD: Layer designations can be defined.
  • Expandable database with soil properties for common soils.
  • Load case situation can be shown.
  • Screen visualisation accelerated.

Info: Paid major update (free of charge for licensees with subscription or update insurance under the software service agreement)

 
13.02.2019
GGU-GABION6.28
  • Factor for dynamic wind loads implemented.
15.10.2018
GGU-GABION6.27
  • Colour selection on passive side for different soils on the passive and active side optimised.
 
14.03.2018
GGU-GABION6.26
  • Bugfix: Edit geogrids table values.
 
17.01.2018
GGU-GABION6.25
  • Export current graphics to Mini-CAD in global coordinates.
 
14.12.2017
GGU-GABION6.24 / 5.24
  • Bugfix: Seismic acceleration and active earth pressure
 
21.08.2017
GGU-GABION6.23
  • "Suppress negative active earth pressures" implemented.
  • Only use equivalent EP coefficient if cohesion <> 0.0
24.11.2016
GGU-GABION6.20
  • 'Differentiate active + passive soil properties'.Variable soil colouring on active and passive side is now possible.
10.05.2016
GGU-GABION6.19
  • Export function to GGU-STABILITY improved.
30.03.2016
GGU-GABION6.18
  • Equivalent EP coefficient via phi now also with 45°
21.03.2016
GGU-GABION6.17
  • Wind loads for Germany to EN 1991-1-4 can be analysed
14.03.2016
GGU-GABION6.16
  • Active berms and at-rest pressure: Berm gradient too steep warning
24.02.2016
GGU-GABION6.16 / 5.23
  • Bugfix: Bounded surcharges (active side) with negative surcharge load
  • Bugfix: Double-bounded surcharges (also see current manual)
 
24.02.2016
GGU-GABION6.15
  • Generate noise abatement wall
11.02.2016
GGU-GABION6.14
  • Bugfix: Output inner stability to EC 2
  • Radio button: Settlements as a result of permanent loads or total loads
 
04.02.2016
GGU-GABION6.12
  • product management
17.11.2015
GGU-GABION6.11
  • Bugfix: max µ sliding safety (outer skin) in the design legend
03.11.2015
GGU-GABION6.10
  • Internal stability to DIN 4093:2012:08 implemented.
22.10.2015
GGU-GABION6.09
  • prodcut management
10.08.2015
GGU-GABION6.07
  • Graphical visualisation of sliding safety utilisation factor (external skin)
17.07.2015
GGU-GABION5.19
  • Bugfix: Bounded and double-bounded passive loads may not be located near the wall
29.04.2015
GGU-GABION6.06
  • Area load at-rest earth pressure: Now also with increase in active earth pressure by the factor k0/kah. For increased active earth pressure the increase is performed using: [(1
  • f)· kah + f· k0]/kah.
  • Bugfix: Bounded and double-bounded passive loads may not be located near the wall
28.04.2015
GGU-GABION6.05
  • 'No water pressure on gabions' implemented.
17.04.2015
GGU-GABION6.04
  • EQU analysis can be switched off.
04.03.2015
GGU-GABION6.03
  • 3 additional redistribution figures for area loads
18.02.2015
GGU-GABION6.02
  • Product Management
26.11.2014
GGU-GABION6.01
  • Programmpflege
27.09.2014
GGU-GABION6.00
  • Partial factors to ÖNORM EN 1997-1 implemented.
  • Undo function implemented.
  • Opening from and saving to network storage media accelerated.
30.08.2014
GGU-GABION5.18
  • Bugfix: EQU and GEO-3 partial factors are now stored in record.
25.08.2014
GGU-GABION5.17
  • An 'elevated' excavation base may generate an excessively large H force and makes sensible bearing capacity analysis impossible. Correction measures are now displayed.
15.01.2014
GGU-GABION5.16
  • Product Management
16.12.2013
GGU-GABION5.15
  • Bugfix: Importing geogrids, if products were not stored in the database
20.08.2013
GGU-GABION5.14
  • Product management
 
11.03.2013
GGU-GABION5.14
  • Bugfix: Geogrid dialog box with company products
 
11.03.2013
GGU-GABION5.13
  • Product management
 
23.01.2013
GGU-GABION5.12
  • Bugfix: Earth pressure calculation with active berms and high groundwater table and downward sloping berms.
 
20.12.2012
GGU-GABION5.11 / 4.09 / 3.24 / 2.39
  • Bugfix: Earth pressure calculation with active berms and high groundwater table and downward sloping berms.
 
28.11.2012
GGU-GABION5.10
  • Geosynthetics can be defined using company products.
 
19.11.2012
GGU-GABION5.09
  • Bugfix: Seismic effects to EC 8, if kv <> 0.0
 
26.10.2012
GGU-GABION5.08
  • Seismic effects implemented to EC 8.
 
18.10.2012
GGU-GABION5.07
  • Bugfix: EQU partial factors are now adopted.
 
15.10.2012
GGU-GABION5.06 / 4.08 / 3.23 / 2.38
  • Bugfix: Determination of V,k for sliding safety analysis
 
04.10.2012
GGU-GABION5.06
  • Serviceability analysis to EC 7 (6.6.6)
 
02.10.2012
GGU-GABION5.04
  • Message 'Footing rotates towards the ground!' is no longer displayed if settlement eccentricity is too large.
 
13.09.2012
GGU-GABION5.03
  • Visualisation of V · mue/H revised. Using the new standard, the utilisation factor for the sliding safety of outer skin is now shown.
  • Visualisation of utilisation factor (outer skin) can be selected in legend.
 
30.08.2012
GGU-GABION5.02
  • Product management
 
24.04.2012
GGU-GABION5.01 / 4.07 / 3.22 / 2.37
  • Generate triangular load from stepped loads.
 
19.03.2012
GGU-GABION5.01 / 4.07 / 3.22 / 2.37
  • Bugfix: Earth pressure analysis with active berms and high groundwater table or strata of highly variable bearing capacity at the top of the wal
 
19.03.2012
GGU-GABION5.00
  • Partial safety factors to Eurocode 7 including EQU analysis (limit state of loss of static equilibrium).
 
06.03.2012
GGU-GABION4.05
  • Die Berechnung von Passivbermen erfolgt mit dem Algorithmus gemäß Spundwand-Handbuch 1977.Wenn Erdwiderstandsbeiwerte nicht nach DIN 4085(neu) gewählt werden, erfolgte bisherdie Berechnung des Bermeneinflusses immer mit den Beiwerten nach DIN 4085(neu). Das führte zu nicht immer sinnvollen Ergebnissen.Ab jetzt wird der Bermeneinfluss mit den aktuell angewählten Beiwerten berechnet.
07.12.2011
GGU-GABION4.03
  • Now possible to export area loads from horizontal loading to GGU-STABILITY (V 9.31) as horizontal line load.
 
27.06.2011
GGU-GABION4.02
  • Bugfix: Bearing capacity analysis to new standard and large active earth pressures in the wall base region (reduction of H,k to DIN 1054-2005 7.4.2)
 
11.05.2011
GGU-GABION3.21
  • Bugfix: Bearing capacity analysis to new standard and large active earth pressures in the wall base region (reduction of H,k to DIN 1054-2005 7.4.2)
 
11.05.2011
GGU-GABION2.36
  • Bugfix: Bearing capacity analysis to new standard and large active earth pressures in the wall base region (reduction of H,k to DIN 1054-2005 7.4.2)
 
11.05.2011
GGU-GABION4.01
  • Bugfix: Open/Save dialog box in Vista and Windows 7.
 
11.02.2011
GGU-GABION4.00
  • Groundwater level can now also be at the top of the wall.
  • Explanation of analysis of passive and active berms in output table.
 
10.01.2011
GGU-GABION3.20
  • Sliding safety and base inclination: weights in the base inclination zone are taken into consideration.
 
16.11.2010
GGU-GABION3.19
  • Bugfix: Slip surface generation with deactivated check box "From lowest geogrid only"
 
12.10.2010
GGU-GABION2.35
  • Bugfix: Slip surface generation with deactivated check box "From lowest geogrid only"
 
12.10.2010
GGU-GABION3.17
  • Possible crash when using output table for unreinforced concrete is now prevented.
 
07.04.2010
GGU-GABION3.16
  • Soil designations can be displayed in the main graphics
 
19.03.2010
GGU-GABION3.15
  • New Features
 
15.03.2010
GGU-GABION3.14
  • Horizontal area loads now also with at-rest earth pressure and increased active earth pressure
 
27.01.2010
GGU-GABION2.34
  • BugfixAnalysis of earth pressure for passive and active berms with highly variable unit weights in the berm region.
 
16.12.2009
GGU-GABION3.11
  • Bugfix: Analysis of earth pressure for passive and active berms with highly variable unit weights in the berm region.
 
16.12.2009
GGU-GABION3.11
  • New Features
 
16.12.2009
GGU-GABION3.12
  • Load case 3 without overturning analysis implemented.
 
16.12.2009
GGU-GABION3.09
  • New Features
 
25.11.2009
GGU-GABION3.08
  • Loads on passive berms
 
23.10.2009
GGU-GABION2.33
  • Loads on passive berms
 
23.10.2009
GGU-GABION3.07
  • Sliding safety bugfix (new standard)
 
22.09.2009
GGU-GABION3.06
  • Calculation of kpch to DIN 4085(new)
 
27.05.2009
GGU-GABION2.31
  • Calculation of kpch to DIN 4085(new)
 
27.05.2009
GGU-GABION3.05
  • Surcharge earth pressures can be defined as wind loads
 
03.04.2009
GGU-GABION2.30
  • Surcharge loads on an overhang on the active side and the passive side
 
03.04.2009
GGU-GABION2.29
  • New standard
 
10.02.2009
GGU-GABION2.29
  • New Features
 
10.02.2009
GGU-GABION3.03
  • Live loads
 
10.02.2009
GGU-GABION3.03
  • New Features
 
10.02.2009
GGU-GABION2.28
  • Material verification when using new standard
 
21.01.2009
GGU-GABION3.02
  • Material verification when using new standard
 
21.01.2009
GGU-GABION3.01
  • New partial factor to DIN 1054 Corrigendum 4 (Oct 2008)
 
29.10.2008
GGU-GABION3.00
  • New Features
 
23.09.2008
GGU-GABION2.27
  • Output table printout for sliding safety of outer skin.
 
29.05.2008
GGU-GABION2.26
  • If a record was analysed using the old standard and the 'Pass. earth pressure in front' check box was deactivated and the new standard is then activated, computations now automatically use earth pressure in front.
 
09.05.2008
GGU-GABION2.25
  • Explanations of earthquakes and load cases included
 
24.09.2007
GGU-GABION2.24
  • Area load and bounded surcharge propagation angle for several layers with differing friction angles.
 
11.05.2007
GGU-GABION2.22 a
  • Calculation of moment from earth surcharge load for more than one spur now correct.
 
13.04.2007
GGU-GABION2.22 b
  • New standard: Concrete verification overhauled.
 
13.04.2007
GGU-GABION2.23
  • Export to GGU-STABILITY Version 8.06
 
13.04.2007
GGU-GABION2.21 a
  • Export to GGU-STABILITY Version 8.06 and higher implemented
 
09.03.2007
GGU-GABION2.21 b
  • Check box 'Active earth pressure taking wall inclination into consideration': now also considered for negative wall inclination
 
09.03.2007
GGU-GABION2.21 a
  • Check box: ['buoyant gamma', if GW present in wall] activated: Water pressure on projecting spur is no longer adopted.
 
09.03.2007
GGU-GABION2.21 b
  • Calculation of earth surcharge load for more than one spur now correct.
 
09.03.2007
GGU-GABION2.21 c
  • New standard: Action BCs
 
09.03.2007
GGU-GABION2.16 b
  • Bugfix
 
11.05.2006
GGU-GABION2.16 a
  • Bugfix
 
05.05.2006
GGU-GABION2.15 a
  • Bugfix: "Differentiate active + passive soil properties" activated and active berms defined: Analysis now with friction angle on the active side.
 
12.01.2006
GGU-GABION2.14 a
  • New standard: Bugfix: Adoption of horiz. stress for bearing cap. verification.
 
07.01.2006
GGU-GABION2.13 a
  • New standard: Printing of state variables optimised.
 
17.12.2005
GGU-GABION2.13 b
  • New standard: Bugfix: Sliding safety now correct.
 
17.12.2005
GGU-GABION2.13 c
  • New standard: Bugfix: Water pressure on base plane now correct.
 
17.12.2005
GGU-GABION2.12 a
  • New standard: Bugfix: Output in distributed loads output table now correct.
 
13.09.2005
GGU-GABION2.11 a
  • Old standard: Slip safety to DIN 1054 included.
 
28.06.2005
GGU-GABION2.10 a
  • New standards implemented.
 
30.09.2004
GGU-GABION2.10 b
  • Active berms: Surcharges may be calculated via bounded surcharges. (global safety factors only, always active for partial safety factors.)
 
30.09.2004
GGU-GABION2.10 c
  • Passive earth pressure to DIN 4085 (phi <= 35°) otherwise Caquot/Kerisel may be selected.
 
30.09.2004
GGU-GABION2.10 d
  • "Editor 1 / Project identification" instead of "Dataset designation".
 
30.09.2004
GGU-GABION2.10 e
  • gamma(wall) can be made buoyant.
 
30.09.2004
GGU-GABION2.01 a
  • "Passive earth pressure <= FACTOR * active earth pressure" implemented.
 
23.07.2003
GGU-GABION2.01 b
  • Equivalent earth pressure coefficent is shown in legend and output table.
 
23.07.2003
GGU-GABION2.01 c
  • Printed output table improved.
 
23.07.2003
GGU-GABION2.00 a
  • Printing output table as graphics implemented.
 
08.07.2003
GGU-GABION1.13 a
  • Buckling length calculation only with displacement to the air side.
 
19.06.2003
GGU-GABION1.12 a
  • If the resultant leaves the 1st core dimension to the air side alive loads are present, no "red" entry will be made in the design legend.
 
09.06.2003
GGU-GABION1.11 a
  • Dispensing with buckling verification for eccentricity and displacement to the soil side can be specified.
 
08.01.2003
GGU-GABION1.10 a
  • Active earth pressure takes wall inclination into consideration.
 
20.12.2002
GGU-GABION1.10 b
  • Error report implemented.
 
20.12.2002
GGU-GABION1.10 c
  • "2.gamma" implemented from a given depth.
 
20.12.2002
GGU-GABION1.09 a
  • Slip safety for Base gradient modified.
 
21.10.2002
GGU-GABION1.08 a
  • Bugfix: Cohesion passiv
  • and active side.
 
14.10.2002
GGU-GABION1.07 a
  • Bugfix "recalculate coordinates" with Mini-CAD and absolute heights.
 
11.09.2002
GGU-GABION1.06 a
  • For bench modelling with user-defined earth pressure coefficients and active benches, the program automatically switches to earth pressure coefficients in accordance with DIN 4085.
 
23.04.2002
GGU-GABION1.04 a
  • Batch print implemented.
 
08.10.2001
GGU-GABION1.03 a
  • Comparison of support force and maximum pull-out force for geogrids implemented.
 
10.11.2000
GGU-GABION1.03 b
  • "Geogrid" legend extended.
 
10.11.2000
GGU-GABION1.02 a
  • Foundation failure presentable in legend, with all coefficients.
 
04.10.2000
GGU-GABION1.01 a
  • Changes from sitting of Working Group 5.9.3 of 06/07.04.00 in Braunschweig implemented:* Rectangular redistribution for systems with geogrid only in exceptional cases.* Earth pressure reduction now 0.8 for B/H >= 0.7* Earth pressure reduction now 1.0 for B/H <= 0.5* Linear interpolation possible between the two
 
08.04.2000
GGU-GABION1.01 b
  • Groundwater labelling positionable (menu item "System/Labelling").
 
08.04.2000
GGU-GABION1.01 c
  • Font size preferences extended (menu item "Page/Font sizes").
 
08.04.2000

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