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Applications of Computational Mechanics in Geotechnical Engineering

By: R.F. Azevedo (Editor), E.A. Vargas (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 January 1997 | Edition Number 1

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The development of constitutive relations for geotechnical materials, with the help of numerical models, have increased notably the ability to predict and to interpret mechanical behaviour of geotechnical works. These proceedings cover the applications of computational mechanics in this area.

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Non-Fiction Mathematics Applied Mathematics Mathematical Modelling Engineering & Technology Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Soil & Rock Mechanics Mechanical Engineering & Materials Mechanical Engineering

Identification of the deformability of an arch dam foundation using back-analysis techniques	p. 3
Strain-hardening and strain-softening in soils numerical approach	p. 13
Numerical analysis of pressuremeter tests and its application to the design of shallow foundations	p. 25
Collapse settlement - Some developments	p. 37
Modelling collapse effects	p. 55
Numerical modelling of erosion phenomena in fractured rock masses downstream of spillways	p. 71
On the failure of Carsington dam	p. 85
Solid discrete element modeling using nonmanifold topological data structures	p. 109
Comparison of coupled stress-flow numerical simulations to experimental data from shear permeability tests	p. 125
Strain localisation in granular media using multilaminate framework	p. 149
An algorithm for limit analysis in soils	p. 175
Implicit integration scheme applied to a multi-surface constitutive model	p. 191
Deterministic and probabilistic back analysis in rock mechanics	p. 211
Geotechnical-geological appraisal of the Marlim submarine slope	p. 237
The inclusion density and geometry and the behaviour of walls reinforced with geosynthetics - A numerical analysis	p. 263
Behaviour of excavations supported by nailing	p. 281
Utilization of the Lade plastic-elasticity model in the numerical simulation of the driving of a railway tunnel	p. 293
Coupled analysis of excavations	p. 311
A reappraisal of arching around braced excavations in soft ground	p. 333
Numerical simulation of the evolution of subsidence in mining areas	p. 353
Interpretation of the monitored behaviour of a large underground powerhouse using back analysis techniques	p. 365
Interpretation of long term testing in rocksalt cavities	p. 379
Analysis of deep tunnels and shafts driven at constant rate	p. 389
Interpretation of the monitored behaviour of underground structures using computational methods	p. 401
Author index	p. 419
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