KATS - Kinematic Slope Analysis Software Tools

Unlike other tools currently available on the geotechnical analysis market, through a single automated process KATS performs a probabilistic or deterministic assessment of the behavior of a large number of slope configurations defined by many structural domains and many orientations and geometries of the slope. The results from the analysis can be provided using a variety of parameters, such as loss of crest, spill lengths, bench face angle distribution, etc. All these results allow a geometric definition of the interramp angles (IRA) that achieve the acceptability criteria defined by the operation from the point of view of stability and safety of personnel and equipment.

• Very quick analyses (a few minutes of computer time for a full open pit)
• Simple and easy to learn
• Most inputs are readily available at mine sites
• Can be calibrated given the performance of the slopes
• Estimates the spill length of the failure mode (not available in other commercial software)
• Can apply a probabilistic approach to produce cumulative frequency analysis (CFA) charts (not available in other commercial software), which is a typical methodology for bench scale design

• Cumulative frequency curves (per each analyzed orientation):
  • Volume
  • Spill length
  • Backbreak
  • Effective bench face angle
• Radar chart with (post-processed in Excel):
  • Recommended inter ramp angles
  • Recommended berm width
  • Expected Backbreak
  • Expected effective bench face angle