Anybody use GEOPRO software?
Anybody use GEOPRO software?
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I am thinking of buying a geotechnical software suite. I don't use some of the programs in the GEOPRO suite but some may come in handy. Has anyone used the product and what do you think?
Thanks,
Kevin
Thanks,
Kevin





RE: Anybody use GEOPRO software?
You may also want to investigate Ensoft software for more detailed analyses, and Civiltech software which is also pretty good.
RE: Anybody use GEOPRO software?
Thanks for the heads up on Civiltech and Ensoft. It seems like Lpile is the go to product for piles but I'm looking for a more everyday type software to generate data for residential and light commercial reports.
If you don't mind, what do you like and don't like about Geopro?
Thanks,
Kevin
RE: Anybody use GEOPRO software?
Easy to use.
Quick, similar to using a calculator, as opposed to a software program.
Variety of computations for a reasonable price.
Don't like about Geopro:
Not very flexible.
Limited input & output.
For your purposes, it sounds like Geopro might be what you're after.
I am a structural, not a geotech, and I'm usually designing piles (lateral and vertical), sheeted excavations, bulkheads, etc., and that's why I prefer Ensoft and CivilTech. These provide me with more input flexibility and increased output for my analyses.
Interestingly, sometimes I use GeoPro for a preliminary modelling of the lateral pressures, so that I have a better feel for the forces involved.
RE: Anybody use GEOPRO software?
GeoPro just seems a bit amateurish to me. I would bet you could create your own spreadsheets that could output to nice report on your own.
For pile analysis, check out a program called Allpile from Civiltech.
RE: Anybody use GEOPRO software?
I just came across GEOPRO the other day. It seemed very reasonably priced (almost too reasonably priced). I thought I'd ask the Eng Tips pros about it, and after I did a search, I was happy to see that someone already had!
EPR and others gave some good comments, but I still need more convincing, I guess.
For those that have used it, how are the slope stability applications? How well does the flownet analysis do?
One big concern I had when I saw the price tag was that this suite was a collection of programs that have been written by a student somewhere and are untested. Have you found the output to be consistent with hand calculations? How reputable is this company (Datasurge)?