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Book Boundary Element Methods for Soil Structure Interaction

Download or read book Boundary Element Methods for Soil Structure Interaction written by W.S. Hall and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: W S HALL School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA UK G OLIVETO Division of Structural Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy Soil-Structure Interaction is a challenging multidisciplinary subject which covers several areas of Civil Engineering. Virtually every construction is connected to the ground and the interaction between the artefact and the foundation medium may affect considerably both the superstructure and the foundation soil. The Soil-Structure Interaction problem has become an important feature of Structural Engineering with the advent of massive constructions on soft soils such as nuclear power plants, concrete and earth dams. Buildings, bridges, tunnels and underground structures may also require particular attention to be given to the problems of Soil-Structure Interaction. Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction is prominent in Earthquake Engineering problems. The complexity of the problem, due also to its multidisciplinary nature and to the fact of having to consider bounded and unbounded media of different mechanical characteristics, requires a numerical treatment for any application of engineering significance. The Boundary Element Method appears to be well suited to solve problems of Soil- Structure Interaction through its ability to discretize only the boundaries of complex and often unbounded geometries. Non-linear problems which often arise in Soil-Structure Interaction may also be treated advantageously by a judicious mix of Boundary and Finite Element discretizations.

Book The Application of Boundary element Techniques for Some Soil structure Interaction Problems

Download or read book The Application of Boundary element Techniques for Some Soil structure Interaction Problems written by C. V. Girija Vallabhan and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boundary-element technique research performed to solve soil-structure interaction problems is the basis for this report. Specifically, it was designed to answer questionable situations for long hydraulic U-Lock structures erected on elastic soil. A review of earlier research that employed the Kelvin-type element directed the decision in favor of Flamant-type boundary element. Both constant and linear elements were developed and many sample problems were dealt with to illustrate the capabilities of these elements in the problem situations of soil-structure relationships. The Flamant-type boundary element proved to be convenient, gave better results for displacement problems using the constant element, offered satisfactory behavior description of soil-structure response, required considerably fewer elements than the conventional model, provided more accuracy in stress analysis of structure, and was confirmed as very beneficial for use in input data preparation. Research was also conducted on soil-structure interaction problems with the structure modeled by the finite-element method and the soil modeled by the boundary-element method. A model problem suggested by the AEWES was selected for study and solving. The emphasis was to develop a convenient and economical technique to couple the boundary- and finite-element methods of analysis. A computer code for coupling the two methods has been developed in FORTRAN. Keywords: Soil mechanics; Structural engineering; Mathematical analysis.

Book Applications in Geomechanics

Download or read book Applications in Geomechanics written by Carlos A. Brebbia and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of this series dealt with the Basic Principles of Boundary Elements, while the second concentrated on time dependent problems and Volume three on the Computational Aspects of the method. This volume studies the applications of the method to a wide variety of geomechanics problems, most of which are ideally suited for boundary elements demonstrating the potentiality of the technique. Chapter 1 deals with the application of BEM to three dimensional elastody namics soil-structure interaction problems. It presents detailed formulations for rigid, massless foundations of arbitrary shape both in the frequency and time domains. The foundations are assumed to be resting on a linearly elastic, homogeneous, isotropic half-space and be subjected to externally applied loads on obliquely incident body. The chapter reviews the major advances in soil foundation interaction presents a series of numerical results and stresses the practical application of BEM, pointing out the high accuracy and efficiency of the technique, even when using coarse mesh discretizations.

Book Application of Boundary Element Method to Soil structure Interaction

Download or read book Application of Boundary Element Method to Soil structure Interaction written by Feng Lin and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Analysis of Soil Structure Interaction Problems Using the Boundary Element Method

Download or read book Analysis of Soil Structure Interaction Problems Using the Boundary Element Method written by Tahar Messafer and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Soil Structure Interaction Numerical Analysis and Modelling

Download or read book Soil Structure Interaction Numerical Analysis and Modelling written by J.W. Bull and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes how a number of different methods of analysis and modelling, including the boundary element method, the finite element method, and a range of classical methods, are used to answer some of the questions associated with soil-structure interaction.

Book Topics in Boundary Element Research

Download or read book Topics in Boundary Element Research written by C. A. Brebbia and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of this series dealt with the Basic Principles of Boundary Elements, while the second concentrated on time dependent problems and Volume three on the Computational Aspects of the method. This volume studies the applications of the method to a wide variety of geomechanics problems, most of which are ideally suited for boundary elements demonstrating the potentiality of the technique. Chapter 1 deals with the application of BEM to three dimensional elastody namics soil-structure interaction problems. It presents detailed formulations for rigid, massless foundations of arbitrary shape both in the frequency and time domains. The foundations are assumed to be resting on a linearly elastic, homogeneous, isotropic half-space and be subjected to externally applied loads on obliquely incident body. The chapter reviews the major advances in soil foundation interaction presents a series of numerical results and stresses the practical application of BEM, pointing out the high accuracy and efficiency of the technique, even when using coarse mesh discretizations.

Book Applications in Geomechanics

Download or read book Applications in Geomechanics written by Carlos A. Brebbia and published by Springer. This book was released on 1987-09-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of this series dealt with the Basic Principles of Boundary Elements, while the second concentrated on time dependent problems and Volume three on the Computational Aspects of the method. This volume studies the applications of the method to a wide variety of geomechanics problems, most of which are ideally suited for boundary elements demonstrating the potentiality of the technique. Chapter 1 deals with the application of BEM to three dimensional elastody namics soil-structure interaction problems. It presents detailed formulations for rigid, massless foundations of arbitrary shape both in the frequency and time domains. The foundations are assumed to be resting on a linearly elastic, homogeneous, isotropic half-space and be subjected to externally applied loads on obliquely incident body. The chapter reviews the major advances in soil foundation interaction presents a series of numerical results and stresses the practical application of BEM, pointing out the high accuracy and efficiency of the technique, even when using coarse mesh discretizations.

Book Boundary Element Techniques in Geomechanics

Download or read book Boundary Element Techniques in Geomechanics written by George D. Manolis and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides an understanding of the role of Boundary Element Methods (BEM) in the numerical analysis of problems in geomechanics. Topics covered include: computer implementation; wave propagation due to seismicity or to man-related causes; and soil-fluid-structure interaction.

Book Application of Numerical Methods for Soil structure Interaction Problems

Download or read book Application of Numerical Methods for Soil structure Interaction Problems written by Francisco Ambriz and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Soil-structure interaction is the interdependence between the foundation structure and subsoil after any static or dynamic solicitation is applied on the surface. Laws of physics that govern the soil mass behavior, soil properties and theory of elasticity simplifications are taken into account to model the foundation structure and subsoil. Foundation structures can satisfactorily be modeled as linearly elastic, homogeneous and isotropic materials. However, soil deposits are more difficult to model due to the way they are deposited in nature (layers of material with different properties). Analytical and numerical techniques have been used to solve these kinds of problems. In this work, a finite element method (FEM) model, using MATLAB, was developed to solve soil-structure interaction problems. Results obtained from this model were compared with results obtained from an analysis made with a coupled finite-boundary element method program (FEM-BEM). Two examples are presented to validate the results obtained from the analysis. The first example was devoted to calibrate the accuracy of the program using the pure FEM results and results obtained from the coupled FEM-BEM. The second example focused on comparing the accuracy of the program using an analytical solution.

Book Boundary Element Methods

Download or read book Boundary Element Methods written by S. Kobayashi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boundary Element Methods (BEM) has become one of the most efficient tools for solving various kinds of problems in engineering science. The International Association for Boundary Element Methods (IABEM) was established in order to promote and facilitate the exchange of scientific ideas related to the theory and applications of boundary element methods. The aim of this symposium is to provide a forum for researchers in boundary element methods and boundary-integral formulations in general to present contemporary concepts and techniques leading to the advancement of capabilities and understanding of this com putational methodology. The topics covered in this symposium include mathematical and computational aspects, applications to solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, acoustics, electromagnetics, heat transfer, optimization, control, inverse problems and other interdisciplinary problems. Papers deal ing with the coupling of the boundary element method with other computational methods are also included. The editors hope that this volume presents some innovative techniques and useful knowl edge for the development of the boundary element methods. February, 1992 S. Kobayashi N. Nishimura Contents Abe, K.

Book Boundary Elements XXIII

Download or read book Boundary Elements XXIII written by D. E. Beskos and published by Computational Mechanics. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly accurate and efficient, the Boundary Element Method (BEM) is now acknowledged as the best computational tool for the solution of certain classes of problems, such as elastodynamics, soil-structure interaction, and fracture mechanics.