                             PHASE2

           2D finite element analysis of excavations

               (c) Copyright 2002 Rocscience Inc.


ABOUT THE DEMO
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The demo of PHASE2 can be used to read, compute and display the data associated with
the supplied example files. Saving the user-defined model data is not permitted.
Reading of any other Phase2 data files besides the examples is not permitted.
You can however use all the data interpretation and visualization capabilities
of the program to test its functionality. Also supplied with the demo is the
PHASE2 tutorial manual. The manual is in Adobe PDF format. If you do not have the
Adobe PDF Reader installed on your machine you can download it for free from
http://www.adobe.com. Using the tutorials you can easily evaluate the functionality
of the program.

Note: 	Undo and Redo is also disabled in the Demo since it utilizes the file
	saving functionality.


STEPS TO EVALUATE PHASE2 USING THE DEMO
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1. Open/Print the Tutorial Manual and go through the process of creating a model.

2. Run Phase2 from the start menu.

3. Read in any of the completed tutorial example files from the examples folder.

4. Run Compute from within Phase2 or from the Phase2 Start menu to analyze the
   example file.

5. Run Interpret from within Phase2 or from the Phase2 Start menu to view the
   results.

6. You can use all the functionality within the Phase2 Modeler or Interpret on
   any of the supplied example files to evaluate the software.


DISCLAIMER
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Rocscience Inc. disclaims any responsibility for the correctness of the data
generated by the PHASE2 program, or for the consequences resulting from the
use thereof.  Any use or misuse of this program is the sole responsibility
of the user.

REGISTRATION
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To obtain information and order forms for PHASE2, as well as the rest of
our rock engineering programs, (i.e., EXAMINE-2D, EXAMINE-3D, EXAMINE-TAB,
UNWEDGE, SWEDGE, DIPS, ROCKDATA, SLIDE, CPILLAR and ROCKFALL) please contact:

              Rocscience Inc.
              c/o Ms. Evelyn Cunningham, Office Manager
              31 Balsam Ave.
              Toronto, Ontario
              Canada   M4E 3B5

              Telephone: 1-416-698-8217
              Fax      : 1-416-698-0908
              email    : software@rocscience.com
              WWW      : http://www.rocscience.com

UPDATES
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Free updates for MINOR releases (i.e. bug fixes) of each program are available
from our Internet site http://www.rocscience.com.
Make sure you read the update policy before downloading the latest version.
You might have to pay for an upgrade to the last MAJOR release (i.e. improved
functionality) of the software. Please check the web site prior to submitting
a bug report.  Your problem may already have been fixed.


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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Special thanks to Dr. E. Hoek for his contributions to the development of the original PHASES
program. The applicability of PHASE2 to practical mining engineering problems
has been greatly enhanced by his involvement.

Special thanks also to:

Joe Carvalho, of Golder Associates, and the rest of the PHASES development
team.  Without PHASES there would be no PHASE2.
