Research Catalog

Title

Modeling in geomechanics / [edited by] J.R. Booker, G. Gioda, M. Zaman.

Publication

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 2000.

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Additional Authors

• Booker, John R.
• Gioda, G. (Giancarlo)
• Zaman, Musharraf.

Description

xxiii, 706 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subject

• Engineering geology > Mathematical models
• Soil mechanics > Mathematical models

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Boundary element and coupled methods in geomechanics -- 2. Computational strategies for standard soil plasticity models -- 3. An asynchronous parallel algorithm for consolidation problems -- 4. Estimation of material parameters with discontinuities for elliptic models -- 5. Constitutive and numerical modeling of liquefaction -- 6. Viscoplasticity of geomaterials -- 7. Gradient and Cosserat models: theory and computation -- 8. Micromechanics of granular materials as structured media -- 9. Constitutive modeling for fluid-saturated porous solid by the asymptotic homogenization method -- 10. Unified disturbed state concept and HiSS plasticity models -- 11. Laboratory testing for the validation of constitutive models -- 12. Nondestructive testing techniques for material characterization -- 13. On the Mathematical Modeling of Certain Fundamental Elestostatic Contact Problems in Geomechanics --
• 14. Application of the theory of classical plasticity to the analysis of the stress distribution in wedges of a perfectly frictional material -- 15. Limit analysis of foundation systems with offshore applications -- 16. Modeling of interfaces and joints -- 17. Dynamic soil-structure interaction during seismic events -- 18. Dynamics of rigid pavements including vehicle-pavement interaction effects -- 19. A Practical modeling technique for assessing potential contaminant impacts due to landfills -- 20. Finite element analysis of free surface seepage flows -- 21. Simulating fully 3-D hydraulic fracturing -- 22. The Theory of anisotropic poroelasticity with applications -- 23. Modeling fluid flow and rock deformation in fractured porous media -- 24. Models for uncertainty and its propagation with applications to geomechanics -- 25. Natural slopes in slow movement -- 26. Reliability and stability of slopes.

ISBN

0471492183

LCCN

00027332

OCLC

• 43599081
• ocm43599081
• SCSB-3986108

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries