The Engineering Geology and Resource Geotechnics Research Group at Simon Fraser University have a comprehensive suite of research tools. These include:

Numerical Modelling Codes:
Testing and Field Equipment:
Other Software and Computing:

Rocscience:
DIPS
RocPlane
SWedge
Slide
RocFall
Phase2
UnWedge
Examine2D
Examine3D
RocData
RocSupport
RocLab

HCItasca:
FLAC 7.0 32 bit
FLAC 3D 3.1 64 bit
UDEC 5.01 32bit X 2 keys
3DEC 4.1 64 bit
PFC2D 4.0 64 bit
PFC3D 4.0 64bit
KUBRIX
RHINO3D

Rockfield:
ELFEN 2D/3D FEM/DEM

Clara-W and DAN/W:
Clara 3D Limit Equilibrium
DAN/W/DAN3D Debris flow modelling

CRSP Rockfall
Geoslope:
SEEP-W
SEEP3D



Sieves and Automatic sieve shakers
Liquid limit (Casagrande and Cone Device), Hydrometer
Consolidation Apparatus
Automatic Compaction Rig
Laboratory Rock Core Drill

Slake Durability
Point Load Testers (ELE and Roctest + Flat & spherical platens))
Schmidt Hammer

Acoustic Energy Meter

24 Channel Mistras Micro II Acoustic Emission System

2-Channel poratbe Acoustic Emission meter.

OPTECH ILRIS 3D LASER SCANNER

PROMARK 3 GPS SYSTEM

TOPCON GPT-3000LW Long range reflectorless (1200m) Total Station


Clar, Brunton and Silva Compasses
Clinometers, Laser Range Finders
Canon 5D MkII, Canon 30D, 50D and Canon Rebel Digital Cameras with wide range of lenses.'

AdamTech Underground Lighting System

........and a multitude of other everyday field tools

 

 

 

 

MODELLING PC's

Dell T7400 32GB RAM 2X Quad PC Gateway 16GB RAM Quad PC

Three Acer 12GB RAM 2 X Quad, 850MB-1GB Graphics PC's

3X Acer 8GB RAM Quad

 

ArcGIS 9.1
w/ Extensions
ArcINFO Workstation

3DMAnalyst/3DCalibCam X 2 licenses)
SAFEX
FRACMAN
Wipfrag/Wipblock
Polyworks Modeller
SPLIT-FX
KBSLOPE
KBTUNNEL
VULCAN
MOVE 2D/3D/4D

Resoblock

NOSEIS Pattern Recognition

PAC Moment Tensor/Polymodal