LimitState recently secured a contract to supply Network Rail with their groundbreaking geotechnical software, LimitState:GEO, which uses new technology to rapidly evaluate the safety of geotechnical constructions such as slopes, retaining walls and foundations.

Network Rail has purchased a multi-user network license which means the LimitState software can potentially be used by engineers in company offices nationwide. LimitState will also provide Network Rail with training in using the software in conjunction with new European design standards, the Eurocodes, which became mandatory on 1 April. The introduction of the Eurocode for geotechnical design marks a paradigm shift in the way geotechnical constructions will be designed. More...