1st Edition

Numerical Methods in Geomechanics Volume 1

By G. Swoboda Copyright 1988

    This book is based on the papers presented at the 6th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Geomechanics in Innsbruck from 11–15 April 1988. It presents a derivation of an analytical method in due consideration of mechanical interaction between groundwater and surrounding ground.

    Main lectures; 1: Behavior and simulation of soil tunnel with thin cover; 2: Progress in BEM applications in geomechanics via examples; 3: Application of analytic and semi-analytic techniques to geotechnical analysis; 4: Incrementally multi-linear and non-linear constitutive relations: A comparative study for practical use; 5: Unified approach for constitutive modelling for geologic materials and discontinuities; 6: Dynamic nonlinear hysteretic effective stress analysis in geotechnical engineering; 7: Some numerical techniques for free-surface seepage analysis; 8: Numerical methods versus statistical safety in geomechanics; 9: Simulation of hydraulic fracture in poroelastic rock; 10: A modelling of jointed rock mass; 11: Some recent developments in interactive computer graphics for 3-D nonlinear geotechnical FEM analysis; 12: Static and dynamic approaches to rock burst phenomena; 13: Two ‘Class A’ predictions of offshore foundation performance; 14: Numerical modelling of tunnel blasting; 15: Stability and bifurcation in geomechanics; 16: Simple models for soil behaviour and applications to problems of soil liquefaction; 1: Numerical techniques and programming; 17: Experiences with the analysis of geotechnical problems solved by the FEM using different equation solvers on several computers; 18: Some computational experiences of a geomechanical benchmark in rock salt; 19: Improved algorithm for non-linear analysis by the finite element method; 20: A unified approach to the analysis of saturated-unsaturated elastoplastic porous media; 21: Uni-axial wave propagation through fluid-saturated elastic soil layer; 22: Formulations and a methodology for computing the response of unsaturated soils to changes in temperature; 23: Several aspects of formation of structures of computer programs, selection and algorithmization of medium models in geomechanics; 24: A boundary integral code based on a variational formulation; 25: The use of Lees’ algorithm in the analysis of some ground heat and mass transfer problems; 26: Hybrid finite element model utilized for fracture of concrete beams on elastic foundations; 27: Limit analysis of plane problems in soil mechanics; 28: Displacement discontinuities and interactive graphics for three-dimensional, hydraulic fracturing simulators; 29: Stress analysis of large structures in hydraulic engineering by weighted residuals method; 30: An automatic soil parameters identification software; 2: Constitutive laws of geotechnical materials; 31: Generalized constitutive equations of saturated sand; 32: A cyclic viscoplastic constitutive model for clay; 33: Coupled elasto-plastic deformation-flow finite element analysis using imaginary viscosity procedure; 34: Strength behavior of granular materials using discrete numerical modelling; 35: A complete constitutive law for soil structure interfaces; 36: Numerical investigations on discharging silos; 37: A generalization of Hvorslev’s equivalent stress; 38: Incremental theory of elasticity and plasticity under cyclic loading; 39: Numerical simulation of the behaviour of saturated sand; 40: A constitutive model of soils for evaluating principal stress rotation; 41: Assessment of a new class of implicit integration schemes for a cone-cap plasticity model; 42: Model and parameters for the elastic behaviour of soils; 43: Discontinuous numerical model for partially saturated soils at low saturation; 44: Modelling the development of rupture surfaces using displacement-type finite element methods; 45: Constitutive subroutine to simulate alternating loading of granular materials; 46: Constitutive equation of tertiary sedimentary mudstone considering strain hardening and strain softening; 47: Theoretical evaluation of the frictional damping of rocks; 48: Analysis of the cone penetration test by the strain path method; 49: Constitutive laws including kinematic hardening for clay with pore water pressure and for sand; 50: An anisotropic hardening model for the mechanical behaviour of clay; 51: Three-dimensional shearing deformation of sand; 52: Model of sand behaviour towards shearing and compressibility in three-dimensional conditions of stress and strain; 53: Elasto-plastic anisotropic hardening model for sand in a wide stress region; 54: Cap parameters for clayey soils; 55: A constitutive model with two yield surfaces for soils; 56: Verification of elasto-viscoplastic model of normally consolidated clays in undrained creep; 57: A solution method for continua with continuously varying stiffnesses; 58: Mathematically consistent formulation of elastoplastic constitutive equations; 59: On errors involved in the experimental-numerical investigation in triaxial compression tests; 60: Non-associated flow rules in computational plasticity; 61: Constitutive relations with general Masing rule under multi-dimensional stress condition; 62: Some constitutive laws for creeping soil and for rate-dependent sliding at interfaces; 63: Model with multiple mechanisms for anisotropic behaviours of sands; 64: On the constitutive equations of the chalk; 65: Mathematical modelling and prognose dimensions of karst sinkholes in multilayered soil bases of buildings and structures; 66: A model for predicting the viscoplastic stress-strain behaviour of clay in three-dimensional stresses; 67: Effect of soil strength on numerical simulation; 68: Constitutive models constrained by the entropy maximum principle; 69: Geomechanical applications of fully coupled, transient thermoelasticity; 3: 3 Flow and consolidation; 70: Numerical analysis of soil stability around deep wellbores; 71: Numerical investigation of hydraulic fracturing in clays; 72: Consolidation analysis of soils by elasto-plastic constitutive models; 73: Deformation of a sedimentary overburden on a slowly creeping substratum; 74: Evaluation of a quasi-dynamic algorithm for soil consolidation problems; 75: Consolidation of layered soils under time-dependent loading; 76: Constitutive modelling for anisotropically overconsolidated clay; 77: Pore pressure built up as a result of wave action; 78: Modelling thermal, three-dimensional, three-phase flow in a deforming soil; 79: Finite difference analysis of consolidation by vertical drains with well resistance; 80: Interpretation of concrete top base foundation behaviour on soft ground by coupled stress flow finite element analysis; 81: On the determination of the matrix of permeability for partially saturated finite elements; 82: Imperfect underground barriers under transient seepage conditions; 83: Prediction of consolidation of elastoplastic subsoils; 84: Effects of test procedure on constant rate of strain pressuremeter tests in clay; 85: Analytical procedure for evaluating pore-water pressure and deformation of saturated clay ground subjected to traffic loads; 86: Partial-drained behaviour of clay under cyclic loading; 87: Consolidation settlements of interacting structural foundations; 88: Undrained Bearing Capacity of Anisotropically Consolidated Clay; 89: Three-dimensional bearing capacity analysis of clays under partially drained condition; 90: The effect of anisotropy on consolidation in a soil layer; 91: Flow analysis of clay layer due to berth construction

    Biography

    G. Swoboda