Support Overview

If some wedges do not meet the minimum Design Factor of Safety, then you will want to determine the support requirements necessary to achieve the Design Factor of Safety for all wedges.

In Unwedge there are three different types of support which can be applied: bolts, shotcrete and pressure.

Any or all of these support types can be applied to a given model, in any combination.

Adding / Editing Support

Support can be applied to the Perimeter of the excavation and to the Ends. To simplify the modeling, the application of Perimeter Support and End Support is done separately, in two different views:

When you select a view, the applicable options for defining the support will be available from the Sidebar or the Support menu.

Support Properties

Support properties (bolts or shotcrete) can be defined while viewing either the Perimeter or End Support Design views. The properties are common to all support defined on the model, and do not depend on the view.