---------------------------- Release notes for ReWaRD 2.8 ---------------------------- ©1992-2026 Geocentrix Ltd. All rights reserved. "Geocentrix" and "ReWaRD" are registered trademarks of Geocentrix Ltd. Last updated: 14/02/2026 Contents: ReWaRD 2.8 Release 5 ReWaRD 2.8 Release 4 ReWaRD 2.8 Release 3 ReWaRD 2.8 Release 2 ReWaRD 2.8 Release 1 Program files in the latest build ReWaRD 2.8 Release 5 -------------------- Version 2.8.5.1 Released 14/02/2026 Issues fixed (20 items): 4027 Update the Reference Manual 4026 Update the User Manual 4024 Update the Quick-Start Guide 4021 Move location of MRU_OWL.ini file to C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Geocentrix\ReWaRD\2.8 and rename MostRecentlyUsed.ini 4020 Move location of ReWaRD2.log file to C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Geocentrix\ReWaRD\2.8 4014 Port software to C++Builder 12.3 (Win32 compiler) 4011 Program crashes on selecting Calculate All command 3899 Software crashes when analysing Long Term design situation with steep falling ground 3865 Program crashes on opening template 3784 Program crashes when undrained shear strength (increasing with depth) goes negative at shallow depth 3771 Partial factors are set to zero in Custom Design Standard 3709 Expired ReAssurance causes OwlMain error with blank message on program startup 3627 Update OWL libraries to v6.44.25 3624 Selection region for inclined anchor is in the wrong place 3610 Rankine earth pressure coefficients are calculated incorrectly by Custom Design standard 3427 Update OWL libraries to v6.44.25 1008 Program crashes calculating earth pressures for wall with large berm 957 Program crashes calculating structural forces for unstable wall with berm 607 The wall is stable at both ends of the search range 585 Program takes too long to calculate required embedment ReWaRD 2.8 Release 4 -------------------- Version 2.8.4.20211 Build date 07/06/2021 Issues fixed (26 items): 3598 Tile Windows command leaves windows in unpainted state 3596 User Manual is out of date 3595 Screenshot of program is out of date in setup program 3594 Values display on structural forces and displacements picture are too precise 3592 Program crashes when attempting to create a Rising, Falling, or Berm Excavation 3544 Sentinel Licence Manager not installed because of old installation blocking 3459 Program crashes when creating Rising or Falling Excavations 3456 Changes required to Quick Start Guide following release 3 3455 ReWaRD logo is missing from reports 3454 Tooltip for ground surfaces say "Ground profile" 3453 No values displayed in Workbook after calculating earth pressure at failure 3399 Clear Messages command does not clear the messages from the Messages Window 3398 Quick Start Guide instructions do not match the program 3397 Indicator at bottom right of screen does not change on selecting an object 3395 Menu item "Run Self Test" should not be visible in release build 3392 Differences between Quick Start Tutorial and latest release of ReWaRD 3351 Rental Licence check box does nothing 3195 Display horizontal values of prop force in spreadsheet 3194 Change name of duplicate items to "Name - Copy(2)" etc. 3121 Split entry of spring and neap tides in Tidal Water Table box across two pages 2712 Make it easier to change the logo on program's printout 2455 Invalid input to BoredPileWall::Size: spacing = 0.9 2057 Change file extension for project file to RWX 1280 Tidal range contols present many validation error messages when used in natural way 1274 Cannot deselect an object on Stage Properties's Core page 735 Cannot calculate when using a stepped berm excavation ReWaRD 2.8 Release 3 -------------------- Version 2.8.3.20091 Build date 25/09/2020 Issues fixed (23 items): 3447 Program crashes on importing licence 3446 Draw a horizontal line to indicate level and type of water table 3445 Cannot select ground profile or excavation on drawing 3444 Line is drawn above top of wall to top of stepped ground on displaying results 3441 Program crashes on importing LIC file via Licence Registration Wizard 3426 Results vary slightly between BS 8002:2015 and EN 1997-1:2004 3424 Enable renewal of licence from the Internet 3401 Examples from Clayton and Militisky book no longer work 3400 Not clear that custom earth pressure coefficients are inclined values 3396 Grey box appears to left corner while the program is opening 3389 Open construction stages automatically on program startup 1531 'Wall isn't long enough' when retaining large stepped ground profile 1312 Tension crack fluid pressure calculated incorrectly in presence of standing water 1214 Pressing OK button in a dialog box does not trigger OK command (click OK button with mouse does) 1057 Burland-Potts method gives anomolous safe embedment length for wall in stiff clay (short-term) 971 Program crashes calculating structural forces with wide berm 639 Wall too stable with imposed load acting on it 628 Unexpected result using berm 624 Wall is stable at both ends of the search range for FOS=1.0 for a multi-propped wall with minimal embedment 608 Earth pressure coeffs not available for secondary parameter = -0.894723 603 Factor of safety fp in PH is different on the program than on the manual 532 Cannot calculate minimum safe embedment or bending moments for wall with berm 505 Cannot calculate full influence of berm: wall too short ReWaRD 2.8 Release 2 -------------------- Version 2.8.2.20061 Build date 09/07/2020 Issues fixed (19 items): 3394 This product requires at least a non-virtualized hardware system. Setup cannot continue 3391 Message Board no longer gives detailed information about progress of calculations 3390 Provide facility to read MAC address of host computer 3388 Anchor is drawn with a shorter than realistic free length 3387 No explanation why calculation with anchor in berm does not proceed 3384 Stepped ground profile is drawn with a vertical face 3383 Program crashes on attempting to create a new anchor 3356 Program crashes on printing to "Microsoft Print to PDF" driver 3350 Error "Unable to locate any Feature matching scope" when attempting to export C2V file 3349 x,y coordinates are not shown on the Status Bar 3348 Program crashes on selecting command File > Print > Print Preview 3347 The character '&' in a Company Name appears as '&' in the Licence Registration box 3345 Warning message displays wrong value for maximum angle of shearing resistance 3335 User Manual is out of date 3332 Program is not disabled when outside ReAssurance period 3187 Display horizontal components of prop and anchor forces as well as axial values 2841 Error message "missing/misplaced objects in the construction prototype’’ should give more useful information 2500 Change label in Licence Registration Wizard to 'Company Name' 538 Earth pressure coefficients not available for soil friction=8.35... (see kerisel.rdb) ReWaRD 2.8 Release 1 -------------------- Version 2.8.1.20021 Released 11/02/2020 Issues fixed (2 items): 3327 Nothing happens when CIRIA C550 or C760 standards are selected 3326 Boreholes do not appear on Drawing Board ReWaRD 2.8 beta 2 ----------------- Version 2.8.0.19092 Released 01/10/2019 Issues fixed (1 item): 3272 Allow ReWaRD 2.8 to be authorized with a ReWaRD 3.x licence ReWaRD 2.8 beta 1 ----------------- Version 2.8.0.19080 Released 23/08/2019 Issues fixed (10 items): 3253 Values for 'Allowable range' not given in error message generated by Construction Wizard 3178 Allow the program's licence to be imported directly from LIC file 3177 Allow angles to be entered in radians or degrees 3176 Provide separate controls for Depth and Level wherever relevent 3122 Display both density and weight controls on Weight/Density page of Soil property box 3094 Discrepancies in Ka and Kp values vs those given in Eurocode 7 Annex C 3014 Provide separate depth and level controls 3010 Program does not detect soft clay profile when calculating displacements 2836 IP address not entered into error message "The security key at does not contain a licence for ReWaRD" 2615 Add menu item to allow user to install device drivers Program files in the latest build --------------------------------- > indicates file has changed from the previous release folder > ReWaRD2.exe (2.8.5.1) > AnchorsOWL.dll (2.25.1) > BoreholesOWL.dll (2.25.1) > CoefficientsOWL.dll (2.25.1) > ExcavationsOWL.dll (2.25.1) > GeocentrixOWL.dll (2.25.1) > GroundsOWL.dll (2.25.1) > InterfacesOWL.dll (2.25.1) > LayersOWL.dll (2.25.1) > LoadsOWL.dll (2.25.1) > MaterialsOWL.dll (2.25.1) > ProjectOWL.dll (2.25.1) > PropsOWL.dll (2.25.1) > RexUIOWL.dll (2.25.1) > SoilsOWL.dll (2.25.1) > StandardsOWL.dll (2.25.1) > SupportsOWL.dll (2.25.1) > SurchargesOWL.dll (2.25.1) > WallsOWL.dll (2.25.1) > WaterTablesOWL.dll (2.25.1) boost_date_time-bcb-mt-1_39.dll boost_filesystem-bcb-mt-1_39.dll boost_system-bcb-mt-1_39.dll > cc32290mt.dll (1.208.0.0) > company.bmp(25/09/2025) > hasp_windows_48297.dll (8.23.59203.60000) hhctrl.ocx (5.2.3790.4110) libcrypto-1_1.dll (1.1.1.7) libcurl.dll (7.71.1.0) libssl-1_1.dll (1.1.1.7) > owl-6.44-b770-x86-t.dll (6.44.1.0) vtssdl32.dll (2.0.5.5) Databases\ (all 14/09/2019, except where noted) Chalk.rdb Chsvfil.rdb Chsvsilt.rdb Clay.rdb Custsoil.rdb Granfill.rdb Gransilt.rdb Gravel.rdb Organic.rdb Rivrsoil.rdb Rock.rdb Sand.rdb Sections.rdb (21/07/2014) Help\ ReWaRD2.chm (13/07/2011) 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 2 Quick-Start Guide.pdf (14/02/2026) > ReWaRD 2 Reference Manual.pdf (14/02/2026) > ReWaRD 2 User Manual.pdf (14/02/2026) Release Notes\ > readme.rtf (14/02/2026) > ReWaRD2.8.5.txt (14/02/2026) C:\ProgramData\Geocentrix\ReWaRD\2.8\ ------------------------------------- PrintLogo.bmp (07/12/2016) C:\Users\Public\Documents\Geocentrix\ReWaRD\2.8\ ------------------------------------------------ Examples\ (all 09/07/2020 except where noted) Bowles.rwd Clayton.rwd (20/09/2020) Handbook.rwd Templates\ (all 07/08/2014) bottom up.bmp bottom up.RWT CIRIA 104.bmp CIRIA 104.RWT default soils.bmp default soils.RWT Kuala Lumpur.bmp Kuala Lumpur.RWT London.bmp London.RWT Piling Handbook.bmp Piling Handbook.RWT Singapore.bmp Singapore.RWT top down.bmp top down.RWT tutorial.bmp tutorial.RWT Tutorials\ Tutorial 1\ (all 09/07/2020 except where noted) Step 1.rwd Step 2.rwd Step 3.rwd Step 4.rwd Step 5.rwd Tutorial 1.rwd Tutorial 2\ (all 09/07/2020 except where noted) Step 1.rwd Step 2.rwd Step 3.rwd Step 4.rwd Step 5.rwd Step 6.rwd Step 7.rwd Step 8.rwd Step 9.rwd Tutorial 2.rwd Tutorial 3\ (all 09/07/2020 except where noted) Step 1.rwd Step 2.rwd Step 3.rwd Step 4.rwd Step 5.rwd Step 6.rwd Step 7.rwd Step 8.rwd Step 9.rwd Tutorial 3.rwd Installed in C:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files... -------------------------------------------------- Aladdin Shared\ HASP\ 48297.xml Geocentrix\ > haspdinst_48297.exe (10.13.53431.60001) > HASPUserSetup.exe (10.13.53431.60001) Installed in C:\ProgramData\Geocentrix\ReWaRD\2.8 ------------------------------------------------- > ReWaRD2.lic (dated 26/11/2024) ------------------------------- End of release notes -------------------------------