Good foundations laid in software development
AN innovative engineering company has received a £75,000 investment to fund the development of ground-breaking geotechnical engineering software designed to analyse stability programmes in buildings.
LimitState, based in Sheffield, received Seedcorn investments from South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) to help them develop the system which can analyse any type of stability problem from retaining walls, slopes or foundations.
The software – named LimitState:Geo – allows geotechnical engineers to use a single, simple to use software application to analyse problems such as the design of foundations for buildings, assessment of the stability of sloping ground and monitoring of site conditions.
Matthew Gilbert, managing director of LimitState, said: “Geotechnical engineers require extensive specialist knowledge but too few are currently being trained, creating a major skills shortage. However, LimitState:Geo can play a part in alleviating this. Traditionally geotechnical engineers have had to rely either on a plethora of hand calculation techniques, or on complex software packages, but LimitState:Geo provides a much simpler and straightforward program that can rapidly solve any type of stability problem.”
Peter Pridham, investment manager at SYIF said: “LimitState are a great example of a South Yorkshire business using technology to break down barriers. LimitState:Geo is a revolutionary product which will transform the geotechnical engineering sector and SYIF are delighted to have played a part in its creation.”
