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• Planar sliding: Occurs when a persistent discontinuity dips out of the slope face at a favorable angle; Slide2 can identify planar slips that coincide with defined discontinuity lines.
• Wedge and block sliding (2D analogues): In 2D, multiple intersecting discontinuities produce polygonal blocks that may fail along one or more surfaces; Slide2 will identify slip surfaces that use these weak planes.
• Circular/curved shear through intact rock: If discontinuities are sparse or weakly oriented, failure may be more circular and involve intact material; cracks still influence the path if intersected.
• Progressive failure and retrogressive wedges: While Slide2 is a limit-equilibrium solver that finds global or local critical slip surfaces, it does not simulate time-dependent progressive fracture propagation; engineers must interpret results for staged or progressive collapse scenarios.

• Compare predicted kinematic modes with field evidence (rockfall scars, observed planar slides).
• If possible, complement limit-equilibrium results with kinematic analysis and, for critical projects, 3D numerical modeling (DEM or FEM) that better captures block interaction and progressive failure.

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Understanding Slide2 and Tension Cracks Slide2 (formerly "Slide") is a 2D limit equilibrium slope stability program used to evaluate the or probability of failure for circular and non-circular failure surfaces in soil or rock slopes. It is an industry standard for geotechnical analysis, offering built-in finite element groundwater seepage analysis.