Downloading the program

To install pyCSS v0.1.0 from PyPI, run this command in your terminal:

pip install pycss-lem

Also, you can clone the original repo directory (release v0.0.9) using git:

git clone https://github.com/eamontoyaa/pyCSS/ --branch v0.0.9

or directly use the download options from GitHub.

Installing dependencies

The program has been tested in Python ≥3.6. It is suggested to create a virtual environment to use the program.

From release v0.1.0, the program is expected to install its dependencies automatically. If this does not happen, please follow the instructions as for previous releases:

Download the requirements.txt file. In the same directory, type and execute the following line in your terminal:

python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

python3 script_template.py

python3 pyCSS.py

python3 finalModule.py

cd examples/
python3 example01.py

Documentation

Please refer to the user manual user manual for release v0.0.9 to learn more. Currently, the manual is in Spanish, but in the future, we will translate it to English.

Citation

To cite pyCSS in publications, use:

Suarez-Burgoa, Ludger O., and Exneyder A. Montoya-Araque. 2016. “Programa en código abierto para el análisis bidimensional de estabilidad de taludes por el método de equilibrio límite.” Revista de La Facultad de Ciencias 5 (2): 88–104. <https://doi.org/10.15446/rev.fac.cienc.v5n2.59914>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is:

@article{SuarezBurgoa_MontoyaAraque_2016_art,
doi = {10.15446/rev.fac.cienc.v5n2.59914},
journal = {Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias},
keywords = {C{\'{o}}digo fuente libre,an{\'{a}}lisis de estabilidad de taludes,m{\'{e}}todo de Bishop,m{\'{e}}todo de equilibrio l{\'{i}}mite},
month = {jul},
number = {2},
pages = {88--104},
title = {{Programa en c{\'{o}}digo abierto para el an{\'{a}}lisis bidimensional de estabilidad de taludes por el m{\'{e}}todo de equilibrio l{\'{i}}mite}},
volume = {5},
year = {2016}
}