------------------------------------------------ Release notes for ReWaRD 2.5.0 through to 2.5.22 ------------------------------------------------ ©1992-2010 Geocentrix Ltd. All rights reserved. "Geocentrix" and "ReWaRD" are registered trademarks of Geocentrix Ltd. This file records the changes made to ReWaRD 2.5 from its Initial Release to Update 22 ReWaRD 2.5.22.10110 (Update 22) ------------------------------- Released 19/11/2010 Issues fixed: #1946. Undrained earth pressure coefficients do not take ground slope into account #1924. Program crashes when calculating earth pressures for undrained stage #1846. Failed to read network security key memory block (status = 157, error = 0h7, warning = 0h7) #1841. Failed to read network security key memory block (status = 129, error = 0h7, warning = 0h7) #1266. Runtime error in setup script: Line 79: Cannot create shell notification icon #612. Undrained earth pressure coefficients are the same for horizontal and sloping excavations #502. Help system not found when ReWaRD is run from its desktop icon ReWaRD 2.5.21.903 (Update 21) ----------------------------- Released 19/03/2009 Issues fixed: #1471. Program does not check expiry of time dongle #1470. Permit program to run using ReWaRD 3.0 licence #1353. Program crashes during displacements calculation when top layer is flagged as 'Rigid' ReWaRD 2.5.20.806 (Update 20) ----------------------------- Released 08/08/2008 Issues fixed: #1310. Help > Program Updates command does not go to correct page on Geocentrix website #1309. Improve information given in error message 'System stiffness outside range of Clough et al.'s chart' #1307. Slope angle is not displayed in Stockyard's Properties pane when berm is selected #1293. Cannot turn off increase in strength with depth for a clay soil #1291. Wrong deflection database selected - gives very low displacements #1282. Remove redundant properties from props and anchors Properties boxes #1276. Show plan dimensions controls as disabled instead of hidden, when turned off #1275. Show water table connectivity controls as disabled instead of hidden, when turned off #1271. Standard Edition does not display Licence Registration Wizard on Tools menu #1263. Slope angle is not displayed in Stockyard's Properties pane when stepped ground is selected #1210. Add a column to the Structural Forces spreadsheet view to show 'Prop Force per Prop' #897. Same deflections are obtained with walls of different cross-sections #799. Error messages are not automatically cleared when calculations are re-run #668. Fatal error calculating structural forces #602. Choosing CIRIA/GPM causes program to crash when calculations are performed #578. Validator fails to catch invalid safety factor in Custom Standard property box (exception thrown instead) #564. Clearing messages doesn't allow you to re-calculate #534. Pressing DEL should delete selected object ReWaRD 2.5.19.704 (Update 19) ----------------------------- Released 24/04/2007 Issues fixed: #1230. Installation instructions in ReWaRD User Manual are out-of-date #1228. AutoCAD drawings of Corus sections are no longer needed (Corus no longer manufactures sheet pile sections) #1227. Corus case studies are redundant (Corus no longer manufactures sheet pile sections) #1226. Electronic Piling Handbook is out-of-date #1224. Setup program is not code-signed #1221. Error 1402, could not open key. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM\SAM. Verify that you have sufficient access to that key #1216. Error message 'There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into the drive' when selecting File > New command under Windows Vista #1211. Templates folder is missing or empty #1204. Program shuts down when attempting to print #1203. 'Internal Error 2709. registry7' during installation of Update 18 #1183. Error message after updating software: 'The security key attached to this computer does not authorize you to run ReWaRD 2.5' #878. Network security key not recognised after installing latest service release ReWaRD 2.5.18.701 (Update 18) ----------------------------- Released 02/02/2007 Issues fixed: #1177. Help > Geocentrix Web Site > Technical Support command does not work with Internet Explorer 7 #1176. Help > Geocentrix Web Site > ReWaRD Home Page command does not work with Internet Explorer 7 #1175. Help > Geocentrix Web Site > Geocentrix Home Page command does not work with Internet Explorer 7 #1173. Pore pressure is not zero beneath a standing water table in an undrained layer and short term stage #1076. Error message for standing water table below formation level is formatted incorrectly #990. Invalid undrained strength input to CohesiveSoil::Strength: value = 200000 ReWaRD 2.5.16 (Service Release 17) ---------------------------------- Released 10/2005 Issues fixed: #982. Program crashes when attempting to print or print preview #979. Error message 'Bad Cast – Ok to resume?' occurs when Defaults button is clicked ReWaRD 2.5.16 (Service Release 16) ---------------------------------- Released 10/2005 Issues fixed: #976. Software page no longer available on Geocentrix website #975. For clarity, change existing references to "Eurocode 7" to "ENV 1997-1" #974. HASP device drivers need to be updated #973. Add properties of Arcelor sheet pile sections #956. Partial factors not applied to surcharges or applied loads #955. Program crashes calculating displacements with rigid layer above excavation level ReWaRD 2.5.15 (Service Release 15) ---------------------------------- Released 04/2005 Issues fixed: #951. Error message "program has passed its expiry date" obtained when connected to time-dongle #950. Wrong wall friction applied when using steel sheet pile under Eurocode 7 design standard #949. Shear force and moment stabilize low-propped wall when they should de-stabilize it ReWaRD 2.5.14 (Service Release 14) ---------------------------------- Released 08/2004 Issues fixed: #932. At Failure earth pressure calculation produces same results as At Minimum Safe Embedment calculation ReWaRD 2.5.13 (Service Release 13) ---------------------------------- Released 06/2004 Issues fixed: #931. Table (spreadsheet) view does not appear when selected ReWaRD 2.5.12 (Service Release 12) ---------------------------------- Released 05/2004 Issues fixed: #924. Wrong earth pressure coefficient correction factor used in Caquot & Kerisel's table for phi = 5°, beta/phi = 0 #923. Wrong earth pressure coefficient used in Caquot & Kerisel's table for phi = 40°, delta/phi = 0.1 ReWaRD 2.5.11 (Service Release 11) ---------------------------------- Released 02/2004 Issues fixed: #904. Add ability for program to be rented for a fixed period ReWaRD 2.5.10 (Service Release 10) ---------------------------------- Released 12/2003 Issues fixed: #870. Licence information is lost when program defaults to Trial Edition #869. Page tabs in property dialogs are not visible without scrolling #868. Program will not run (except as Trial Edition) with TimeHASP dongle attached #866. Units of kNm/m are converted to kip-ft/ft using the wrong conversion factor #842. Setup program could not read file 'C:/Program files/Geocentrix/Reward2/rwd257.txt' #827. Failed to login to network security key - program will run in Trial mode ReWaRD 2.5.9 (Service Release 9) -------------------------------- Released 05/2003 Issues fixed: #819. Tension crack fluid pressures are calculated incorrectly for wet cracks #818. Abnormal program termination ReWaRD 2.5.8 (Service Release 8) -------------------------------- Released 04/2003 Issues fixed: #808. Program incorrectly calculates effects of moments and shear forces above and below a tie rod #806. Bending moment is non-zero at bottom of double-propped wall under imposed loading #805. Stockyard properties pane displays maximum adhesion values for walls in units of Pa but labels them as kPa #804. Water pressure in tension cracks prematurely cut-off for BS8002 design #803. Base of excavation is reported as being unstable (Fbh < 1.0) when it isn't #802. Text missing in error message "...is below the bottom layer [on the] excavated side" #801. Attempt to stream unregistered type: OldBS8002 #800. Internal error: call made to code in previous implementation of BS8002 #797. Anchor deselected in Construction Stage property box does not get removed from stage on clicking OK ReWaRD 2.5.7 (Service Release 7) -------------------------------- Released 07/2002 Issues fixed: #673. Changed drop-down boxes on Core page of Stage Properties box to display all available objects when first activated #671. Changed background grey colour of all pictures to match XP-grey when running on Windows XP #670. Fixed bug in Print Page Setup box preventing Properties... button working on Picturs page #669. Drivers and core libraries updated to run on Windows XP #665. Icons in Print Page Setup dialog box now correspond to written text ReWaRD 2.5.6 (Service Release 6) -------------------------------- Released 10/2001 Issues fixed: ####. Updated User Manual #662. Relaxed validation rules for Tidal Water Tables #659. Added buttons in Page Setup dialog to allow all the print flags to be turned on or off in one action #658. Reduced font size of program version information on printout continuation pages #657. Major improvements to print page options to allow greater control of what gets printed #656. Fixed error causing total pressure to be overestimated where minimum active pressure intersects ground pressure #655. Fixed intermittent fault displaying scale on rulers/status bar in some Workbook views #652. Various problems with menu system in Standard Edition are now fixed #636. Removed K0 controls in Layer property box, since these are not used #635. Renamed "Limiting Coefficients" to "Drained Coefficients" in Layer property box #634. Name label is no longer disabled in Construction Wizard Step 2 when Depth box is empty ReWaRD 2.5.5 (Service Release 5) -------------------------------- Released 04/2001 Issues fixed: ####. Updated Reference Manual #622. Fixed bug calculating Ka and Kp (normally 1.0) in undrained calculations #620. Fixed bug calculating factor of safety on strength for CIRIA 104 Strength Factor method, when soil's angle of shearing resistance > 30 degrees #618. Allow bored pile diameters less than 300mm to be entered ReWaRD 2.5.4 (Service Release 4) -------------------------------- Released 03/2001 Issues fixed: #617. Program now allows all depths to be entered as levels as well #615 Stockyard Properties Pane now shows the levels of objects (relative to Ordnance Datum) as well as their depths #613 Improved the error message displayed when the program's theory cannot deal with a large berm #610 Fixed problem causing suprious error message when calculating structural forces #606. Set Kp = 1 for king post walls in clay #593. Fixed bug allowing more than one borehole to be selected on each side of the wall (although second selection was ignored) #558. Fixed problem preventing red error symbols propagating up the messages hierarchy #557. Fixed bug causing program to crash when validating a construction stage with a prop and an anchor present #479. Results of calculations are now cleared when Preferences are changed ReWaRD 2.5.3 (Service Release 3) -------------------------------- Released 10/2000 Issues fixed: ####. Updated User and Referecne Manuals #600. Undrained layers shouldn't have pore pressures below standing water tables #599. Show plan dimensions for excavations #598. Bending moments are not zero at bottom of closely-spaced double-propped wall #597. Cannot set CIRIA 104 Design Approach to Worst Credible (program forgets setting) #596. Validating data when no wall is present causes program to crash #595. Changed the depth controls for props, anchors, water tables, and walls so that they are aware of Ordnance Datum #592. No warning or error message given when factor of safety against base stability is less than 1.0 #590. Structural forces displayed despite error message #588. Stop the Calculate All command calculating un-needed earth pressures #583. Spurious taskbar window appears when cursor is positioned over Workbook items #581. Blank error message when calculating earth pressures for double-propped wall #580. Program crashes calculating displacements for soft clay profile #579. Program crashes calculating earth pressures with Piling Handbook selected #530. New cohesive fill does not have valid default values ReWaRD 2.5.2 (Service Release 2) -------------------------------- Released 06/2000 Issues fixed: #577. Display print page setup dialog before printing #570. Tick boxes for Stockyard items in Print Page Setup box do not function properly #569. Workbook's toolbar disappears if a second open Workbook is closed #568. Edit control for elastic reflection parameter does not show/hide when method changed in surcharge property box #567. Method used to calculate effect of strip surcharges is not shown in Stockyard Properties pane #566. Internal error setting elastic reflection parameter to zero on Method page of Surcharge property box #565. Cannot change the method used to calculate the effect of finite surcharges #559. Message "Cannot calculate earth pressures for multi-propped wall with max. safety factors" should display a warning icon #556. Defaults button doesn't work on Advanced Page of Preferences property sheet #555. Menu creation failure when right-clicking on Workbook's messages view #551. Printout states that earth pressures have not been calculated #548. Bending moments calculated incorrectly when applied moment acting on wall #547. Blank error message generated when entering a load magnitude equal to zero #543. Printout drawing states "Earth pressures have not been calculated" when they are available in printout table #542. Property sheet for vertical force does not have a field to set the load's offset #491. Cannot change design standard to Piling Handbook if Piling Handbook (Cantilever Only) is selected ReWaRD 2.5.1 (Service Release 1) -------------------------------- Released 06/2000 Issues fixed: ####. Updated User & Reference Manuals #536. Sheet pile section properties are printed with the wrong units #531. Properties box for Structural Forces Print Setup doesn't work properly #530. Incorrect default values forn Cohesive Fill #529. Program crashed calculating earth pressures for very steep rising ground #527. Selected design standard is shown disabled on Design menu #523. "Insufficient wall embedment" for stage with shallow embedment #514. Magnitude of moment is not validated correctly #508. Objects that are dragged onto the Stockyard from a second copy of ReWaRD disappear when the Stockyard is refreshed #504. Dimensions and Soil-Structure Interface pages are missing from Custom Wall property box #503. Spreadsheets show garbage values when decimal point is set to "," #502. Help system not found when ReWaRD is run from its desktop icon #501. Program crashes when displaying a Workbook under some versions of Windows 95/98 #500. "Largest factored bending moment =" repeats on Structural Forces picture #498. Icons are missing/wrong on Stockyard & Results pages of Print Page Setup box #497. Program crashes accessing Properties from Print Page Setup box #482. Printout of required embedment results shows squares in place of tabs ReWaRD 2.5.0 (Initial Release) ------------------------------ Released 03/02/2000 First commercial release of ReWaRD 2.5 (Build 2.5.0.5). Supersedes Beta 1 and Release Candidate 1 issued to field testers. Program files in the latest release: ------------------------------------ > indicates changed file ***Geocentrix executables (Build 10110)*** >ReWaRD32.exe (2.5.22) ***Geocentrix dynamic link libraries (Build 10110)*** >anchor32.DLL (2.0.10) >borehole32.DLL (Build 2.0.9) >epcoeffs32.DLL (Build 2.0.9) >excavatn32.DLL (Build 2.0.8) >gcx32.DLL (Build 2.0.21) >gcxide32.DLL (Build 2.0.14) >ground32.DLL (Build 2.0.8) >interfce32.DLL (Build 2.0.7) >layer32.DLL (Build 2.0.10) >load32.DLL (Build 2.0.9) >material32.DLL (Build 2.0.7) >projinfo32.DLL (Build 2.0.10) >prop32.DLL (Build 2.0.11) >soil32.DLL (Build 2.0.11) >srcharge32.DLL (Build 2.0.8) >standard32.DLL (Build 2.0.11) >support32.DLL (Build 2.0.7) >wall32.DLL (Build 2.0.11) >watertbl32.DLL (Build 2.0.11) ***3rd party dynamic link libraries*** bds52f.dll (Build 5.0.0.4) cw3230.dll (Build 4.2.0.0) owl52f.dll (25/03/1997 05:02) tab32d20.dll (20/02/1996) vtssdl32.dll (2.0.5.5) ***Geocentrix databases*** CAQUOT.RDB (29/04/2004) CHALK.RDB (31/01/2000) CHSVFILL.RDB (31/01/2000) CHSVSILT.RDB (31/01/2000) CLAY.RDB (31/01/2000) CLOUGH.DAT (14/06/1997) CUSTSOIL.RDB (31/01/2000) GRANFILL.RDB (31/01/2000) GRANSILT.RDB (31/01/2000) GRAVEL.RDB (31/01/2000) KERISEL.RDB (31/01/2000) ORGANIC.RDB (31/01/2000) PACKSHAW.RDB (31/01/2000) RIVRSOIL.RDB (31/01/2000) ROCK.RDB (31/01/2000) SAND.RDB (31/01/2000) SECTIONS.RDB (27/09/2005) SAND.RDB (31/01/2000) ***other files*** CHANGES.TXT (12/07/2002) COMPANY.BMP (14/06/1997) Help\ HELP.ICO (14/06/1997) REWARD2.CNT (16/12/1999) REWARD2.HLP (16/12/1999) REWARD2.GID (30/07/2005) Layouts\ ALL.RWT (31/01/2000) COEFFS.RWT (31/01/2000) DEFAULT.RWT (31/01/2000) DESIGN.RWT (31/01/2000) SOIL.RWT (31/01/2000) SRCHARGE.RWT (31/01/2000) Manuals\ ReWaRD Reference Manual errata.pdf (10/04/2001) ReWaRD Reference Manual.pdf (10/04/2001) ReWaRD User Manual errata.pdf (24/04/2007) ReWaRD User Manual.pdf (24/04/2007) Projects\ Examples\ BOWLES.RWD (31/01/2000) CLAYTON.RWD (31/01/2000) HANDBOOK.RWD (31/01/2000) Tutorial 1\ step1.rwd (06/10/1999) step2.rwd (06/10/1999) Tutorial 2\ step1.rwd (06/10/1999) step2.rwd (06/10/1999) step3.rwd (07/10/1999) step4.rwd (07/10/1999) step5.rwd (07/10/1999) step6.rwd (07/10/1999) Tutorial 3\ step1.rwd (05/10/1999) step2.rwd (05/10/1999) step3.rwd (05/10/1999) step4.rwd (05/10/1999) step5.rwd (05/10/1999) step6.rwd (05/10/1999) step7.rwd (05/10/1999) step8.rwd (05/10/1999) step9.rwd (05/10/1999) Release Notes\ changes.txt (08/08/2008) >readme.rtf (19/11/2010) >reward2.5.22.txt (19/11/2010) reward25u18.txt (05/02/2007) reward25u19.txt (24/04/2007) reward25u20.txt (08/08/2008) reward25u21.txt (19/03/2009) RWD25A.TXT (03/12/2003) RWD25B.TXT (27/02/2004) RWD25C.TXT (26/05/2004) RWD25D.TXT (16/07/2004) RWD25E.TXT (11/08/2004) RWD25F.TXT (05/04/2005) RWD25G.TXT (06/10/2005) RWD25H.TXT (27/10/2005) RWD250.TXT (03/02/2000) RWD251.TXT (20/04/2000) RWD252.TXT (13/06/2000) RWD253.TXT (03/10/2000) RWD254.TXT (19/03/2000) RWD255.TXT (09/04/2001) RWD256.TXT (11/10/2001) RWD257.TXT (12/07/2002) RWD258.TXT (15/04/2003) RWD259.TXT (02/05/2003) Templates\ bottom up.rwt (31/10/2000) CIRIA 104.rwt (31/10/2000) default soils.rwt (31/10/2000) Kuala Lumpur.rwt (31/10/2000) London.rwt (31/10/2000) Piling Handbook soils.rwt (31/10/2000) Singapore.rwt (31/10/2000) top down.rwt (31/10/2000) tutorial.rwt (31/10/2000) -------------------- End of release notes --------------------