OPTUM G3 – 3D Geotechnical
Design & analysis Software

OPTUM G3

OPTUM G3 is a finite element software for 3D geotechnical analysis. It supports load-displacement, limit, and consolidation analysis for a wide range of soil-structure interaction problems. The program allows for staged construction directly on the solid model and offers high computational efficiency through the use of specialized elements. Built-in tools for geometry creation and support for IGES/STEP import enable flexible model setup. OPTUM G3 is suited for both routine and advanced geotechnical design tasks.

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Applications

Foundations

OPTUM G3 is the ideal solution for shallow foundation analysis and design. The unique Optum analysis type of Limit Analysis provides a means for determining bearing capacities in an efficient and convenient manner. Rigorous upper and lower bounds can be computed to bracket the true solution from above and below, thus providing an in-built means of numerical verification. Elastoplastic and consolidation analysis are available for determining settlements.

Retaining Walls

In Retaining walls come in a wide variety of types including mass gravity walls, mechanically stabilized earth walls, gabion walls and sheet pile walls. All of these can be analysed efficiently and accurately using the OPTUM G3. The unique ability to compute rigorous upper and lower bounds on the true factor of safety add confidence in the results. When combined with mesh adaptivity, the result is a superior tool for design of retaining walls.

Enbankments

A road, railway line or canal is normally raised onto an embankment made of compacted soil (typically clay or rock-based) to avoid a change in level required by the terrain. OPTUM G3 provides an efficient and reliable means of simulating the construction of embankments. Settlements and pore pressures are calculated in a straightforward manner and the overall stability of the embankment can be gauged at any time.

Slope Stability

In OPTUM G3, factors of safety are computed using Strength Reduction Finite Element Limit Analysis (SR-FELA).Besides short calculation times, SR-FELA also provides the possibility to calculate rigorous upper and lower bounds on the true factor of safety. In practice, this means that the true factor of safety can be determined with within a negligible tolerance in a matter of seconds.

3D for geotechnical practitioners

Load-displacement FE analysis

Precise and realistic assessment of displacements is a fundamental part of many design tasks. With elastoplastic and consolidation analysis, a wide range of problems can be effectively designed. Staged analysis has never been easier with the user activating and deactivating regions in solid model.

Calculate limit load – in one step!

Get access to the most advanced FE capabilities on the market – tailored and made accessible for engineering practitioners. With and unique built-in Limit Analysis options you can now calculate bearing capacities in a single step. Use this unique and amazingly fast analysis type in connection with traditional elastoplastic analysis.

3D reinvented - faster than ever

For many geotechnical practitioners 3D FE analysis is considered as the very last resort for completing a design – mainly due to complexities with setting up models combined with often very long CPU times. With OPTUM G3 begins a new chapter. With the unique MIXED element users can within seconds compute bearing capacities with unseen precision. Validate with UPPER and LOWER bound computations and compute Load-Displacement curves using the Elasto-Plastic analysis feature.

Model creation – intuitive and fast

Setting up models and defining geometry in 3D has never been easier. OPTUM G3 comes with state-of-the art built in 3D modelling tools that lets the user built 3D models with almost same ease as in 2D. For more complex geometries you can import IGES and STEP files and continue working on the imported geometry. Add interfaces and shells with same ease as in OPTUM G2.

OPTUM GX

New!

Developed for engineers.
Backed by performance

Here is what sets OPTUM GX apart technically:

Switch between 2D and 3D instantly in one software

Reporting module focusing on effective documentation

Python scripting and plugins for faster iterations

Advanced soil models like Harding Soil

... and more

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Licensing

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License

7.950€

/seat

Yearly subscription

OPTUM G3 is bundled with the OPTUM G2 and OPTUM GX software package from 7950€/year/seat. That means if you want to use OPTUM G3, you'll need to purchase the bundle: OPTUM GX + OPTUM G2 + OPTUM G3.

Work from anywhere with cloud-based account login

Share access with up to 5 users per standard license seat

OPTUM G2 and OPTUM GX is included in the bundle for free

Switch device easily if needed

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Videos

Introduction to OPTUM G3

An introduction to the 3D finite element software OPTUM G3 by Optum CE.

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Laterally Loaded Pile

How to model and analyze laterally loaded piles in a cylinder using the 3D finite element software OPTUM G3.

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Loading of Foundations

How to analyze and determine the load‐bearing capacity of shallow foundations using limit analysis in the 3D finite‐element software OPTUM G3.

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Verification Exercise

A tutorial on the first verification exercise for the OPTUM G3 geotechnical modeling software.

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System requirements

Operating system

Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

CPU type

64-bit Intel Multicore processor or AMD Athlon 64 processor

Memory

Required: 4GB
Recommended: 8 GB

Display resolution

Basic: 1024 x 768 pixels, 32-bit color palette
Recommended: 1920 x 1080 pixels, 32-bit color palette

Disk space

6 GB

.NET framework

.NET Framework Version 4.5.2

OPTUM G3 – 3D Geotechnical
Design & analysis Software

OPTUM G3