User Manual
A comprehensive user manual is included when you download LimitState:GEO, but should you wish to view it separately, you can download it here:
References
LimitState:GEO and the underlying DLO technology have been the subject of a number of academic publications:
Smith CC and Gilbert M (2007) Application of discontinuity layout optimization to plane plasticity problems. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 463 (2086), October, pp 2461-2484. [link]
Smith CC and Gilbert M (2007) New upper bound solutions for layered soil bearing capacity problems using discontinuity layout optimization. In 10th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Brisbane, October, pp 250-255.
Gilbert M and Smith CC (2007) Discontinuity layout optimization: a new numerical procedure for upper bound limit analysis. In IX International Conference on Computational Plasticity: COMPLAS IX, Barcelona, September, pp 170-173.