Rocscience RS2 Beginner Training Course – Version 2025
Course Language: English
Date: 25 March 2026 – 25 April 2026
With the Rocscience RS2 Beginner Training Course, learn basic modelling and analysis with the RS2 software practically.
This course covers basic concepts and recommended methods for numerical analysis in geotechnical and mining engineering.
The course instructor, with a background in industrial and academic projects, will teach you his key and empirical tips for working effectively with RS2 software.
Content of Course:
Curriculum
- 12 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 15 Hours
- 1. RS2 IntroductionWhat is the Finite Element Method? What is Rocscience? What is Rocscience RS2? Fields of Application System of Units General Description Toolbars Files and Extensions Terminology0
- 2. Quick Start TutorialProject Settings Entering Boundaries Drawing Arcs Meshing Field Stress Excavation Assignment Compute Data Interpretation Display Options Contour Options Drawing Tools Exporting Images0
- 3. User Interface – General ApproachProject Settings General Approach The Solution Procedure0
- 4. Materials and StagingMultiple materials Staged excavation Stage boundaries Import DXF Cable bolts / plain strand cable Backfill Initial element loading Yielding Graphing bolt data Differential results / reference stage Load step plot / log file0
- 5. Surface ExcavationSurface excavation Staged excavation Gravity field stress Distributed load Staged loading Initial element loading Stress Trajectories Strength Factor Elastic analysis Displacement Queries0
- 6. Underground ExcavationUnderground excavation Staged excavation Full face excavation Gravity field stress Distributed load Staged loading Initial element loading Stress Trajectories Strength Factor Elastic analysis Displacement Queries0
- 7. Joint Tutorial – Tunnel and SlopeCircular excavation Simple slope Adding a joint boundary Joint end condition Automatic boundary intersection Right-click assign shortcut Joint yielding Graphing joint data Effect of joint on stress distribution0
- 8. Trench Reinforced with Piles and StrutsSoldier piles Strut with cross-sectional area and moment of inertia Staged support Staged piezometric lines Staged excavation Automatic Liner Removal option = OFF Show Values Plot Liner data0
- 9. Finite Element Groundwater Seepage AnalysisHydraulic boundary conditions Hydraulic material properties Ponded water loading Groundwater + Stress Analysis Computed Water Table Flow Vectors Flow Lines Iso-Lines Discharge Sections Seepage analysis Multiple materials Groundwater only calculation Flownets0
- 10. Retaining WallJoints Add vertex Staged piezometric lines Ponded water load Staged loading Graph joint data Reference stages0
- 11. Example 1: Simple slopeSlope Simulation Slope stability analysis FOS calculation Slope movement0
- 12. Example 2: Tunnel ExcavationTunnel Simulation Staged excavation Gravity field stress Distributed load Staged loading Initial element loading Stress Trajectories Initial support installation Strength Factor Elastic analysis Displacement Queries0
Instructor
Khezer Mohammadamini, a master’s degree in rock mechanics engineering with more than 10 years of experience in site investigation, project design and management, and 10 years of teaching geotechnical engineering and rock mechanics.
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