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Book Computational Modeling of Multiphase Geomaterials

Download or read book Computational Modeling of Multiphase Geomaterials written by Fusao Oka and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computational Modeling of Multiphase Geomaterials discusses how numerical methods play a very important role in geotechnical engineering and in the related activity of computational geotechnics. It shows how numerical methods and constitutive modeling can help predict the behavior of geomaterials such as soil and rock. After presenting the fundamentals of continuum mechanics, the book explores recent advances in the use of modeling and numerical methods for multiphase geomaterial applications. The authors describe the constitutive modeling of soils for rate-dependent behavior, strain localization, multiphase theory, and applications in the context of large deformations. They also emphasize viscoplasticity and water–soil coupling. Drawing on the authors’ well-regarded work in the field, this book provides you with the knowledge and tools to tackle problems in geomechanics. It gives you a comprehensive understanding of how to apply continuum mechanics, constitutive modeling, finite element analysis, and numerical methods to predict the behavior of soil and rock.

Book Computational Multiphase Geomechanics

Download or read book Computational Multiphase Geomechanics written by Fusao Oka and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-11-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerical methods are very powerful tools for use in geotechnical engineering, particularly in computational geotechnics. Interest is strong in the new field of multi-phase nature of geomaterials, and the area of computational geotechnics is expanding. Alongside their companion volume Computational Modeling of Multiphase Geomaterials (CRC Press, 2012), Fusao Oka and Sayuri Kimoto cover recent progress in several key areas, such as air-water-soil mixture, cyclic constitutive models, anisotropic models, noncoaxial models, gradient models, compaction bands (a form of volumetric strain localization and strain localization under dynamic conditions), and the instability of unsaturated soils. The text also includes applications of computational modeling to large-scale excavation of ground, liquefaction analysis of levees during earthquakes, methane hydrate development, and the characteristics of contamination using bentonite. The erosion of embankments due to seepage flow is also presented.

Book Geotechnical Fundamentals for Addressing New World Challenges

Download or read book Geotechnical Fundamentals for Addressing New World Challenges written by Ning Lu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-24 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This single-volume thoroughly summarizes advances in the past several decades and emerging challenges in fundamental research in geotechnical engineering. These fundamental research frontiers are critically reviewed and described in details in lights of four grand challenges our society faces: climate adaptation, urban sustainability, energy and material resources, and global water resources. The specific areas critically reviewed, carefully examined, and envisioned are: sensing and measurement, soil properties and their physics roots, multiscale and multiphysics processes in soil, geochemical processes for resilient and sustainable geosystems, biological processes in geotechnics, unsaturated soil mechanics, coupled flow processes in soil, thermal processes in geotechnical engineering, and rock mechanics in the 21st century.

Book Computational Methods for Multiphase Flows in Porous Media

Download or read book Computational Methods for Multiphase Flows in Porous Media written by Zhangxin Chen and published by SIAM. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computational Methods for Multiphase Flows in Porous Media offers a fundamental and practical introduction to the use of computational methods, particularly finite element methods, in the simulation of fluid flows in porous media. It is the first book to cover a wide variety of flows, including single-phase, two-phase, black oil, volatile, compositional, nonisothermal, and chemical compositional flows in both ordinary porous and fractured porous media. In addition, a range of computational methods are used, and benchmark problems of nine comparative solution projects organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers are presented for the first time in book form. The book reviews multiphase flow equations and computational methods to introduce basic terminologies and notation. A thorough discussion of practical aspects of the subjects is presented in a consistent manner, and the level of treatment is rigorous without being unnecessarily abstract. Audience: this book can be used as a textbook for graduate or advanced undergraduate students in geology, petroleum engineering, and applied mathematics; as a reference book for professionals in these fields, as well as scientists working in the area of petroleum reservoir simulation; as a handbook for employees in the oil industry who need a basic understanding of modeling and computational method concepts; and by researchers in hydrology, environmental remediation, and some areas of biological tissue modeling. Calculus, physics, and some acquaintance with partial differential equations and simple matrix algebra are necessary prerequisites.

Book Constitutive Modeling of Geomaterials

Download or read book Constitutive Modeling of Geomaterials written by Qiang Yang and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 779 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second International Symposium on Constitutive Modeling of Geomaterials: Advances and New Applications (IS-Model 2012), is to be held in Beijing, China, during October 15-16, 2012. The symposium is organized by Tsinghua University, the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), the Committee of Numerical and Physical Modeling of Rock Mass, Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering, and the Committee of Constitutive Relations and Strength Theory, China Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, China Civil Engineering Society. This Symposium follows the first successful International Workshop on Constitutive Modeling held in Hong Kong, which was organized by Prof. JH Yin in 2007. Constitutive modeling of geomaterials has been an active research area for a long period of time. Different approaches have been used in the development of various constitutive models. A number of models have been implemented in the numerical analyses of geotechnical structures. The objective of the symposium is to provide a forum for researchers and engineers working or interested in the area of constitutive modeling to meet together and share new ideas, achievements and experiences through presentations and discussions. Emphasis is placed on recent advances of constitutive modeling and its applications in both theoretic and experimental aspects. Six famous scholars have been invited for the plenary speeches of the symposiums. Some prominent scholars have been invited to organize four specialized workshops on hot topics, including “Time-dependent stress-strain behavior of geomaterials”, “Constitutive modeling within critical state soil mechanics”, “Multiscale and multiphysics in geomaterials”, and “Damage to failure in rock structures”. A total of 49 papers are included in the above topics. In addition, 51 papers are grouped under three topics covering “Behaviour of geomaterials”, “Constitutive model”, and “Applications”. The editors expect that the book can be helpful as a reference to all those in the field of constitutive modeling of geomaterials.

Book Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Download or read book Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering written by The Organizing Committee of the 16th ICSMGE and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2005-09-12 with total page 3742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 16th ICSMGE responds to the needs of the engineering and construction community, promoting dialog and exchange between academia and practice in various aspects of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. This is reflected in the central theme of the conference 'Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment'. The proceedings of the conference are of great interest for geo-engineers and researchers in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Volume 1 contains 5 plenary session lectures, the Terzaghi Oration, Heritage Lecture, and 3 papers presented in the major project session. Volumes 2, 3, and 4 contain papers with the following topics: Soil mechanics in general; Infrastructure and mobility; Environmental issues of geotechnical engineering; Enhancing natural disaster reduction systems; Professional practice and education. Volume 5 contains the report of practitioner/academic forum, 20 general reports, a summary of the sessions and workshops held during the conference.

Book Advances in Computed Tomography for Geomaterials

Download or read book Advances in Computed Tomography for Geomaterials written by Khalid A. Alshibli and published by Wiley-ISTE. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title discusses a broad range of issues related to the use of computed tomography in geomaterials and geomechanics. The contributions cover a wide range of topics, including deformation and strain localization in soils, rocks and sediments; fracture and damage assessment in rocks, asphalt and concrete; transport in porous media; oil and gas exploration and production; neutron tomography and other novel experimental and analytical techniques; image-based computational modeling; and software and visualization tools. As such, this will be valuable reading for anyone interested in the application of computed tomography to geomaterials from both fundamental and applied perspectives.

Book Engineering Structures Under Extreme Conditions

Download or read book Engineering Structures Under Extreme Conditions written by A. Ibrahimbegović and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presently, there is a strong need for better understanding of the limits of the multi-scale and multi-physics methodology in terms of its practical value for modeling the behavior of a given engineering structure, regarding the solution cost, result interpretation and model reliability. The issues concerning the formulation of a multi-physics problem, capturing the different scales in the solution and providing error estimates and bounds on the computed solution should all be examined. Another key issue in that sense concerns our ability to bring these advances in multi-scale and multi-physics nonlinear analysis to bear upon the solution of practically unlimited new capabilities of achieving the optimal design of structures under extreme conditions. In other words, the necessity for introducing a refined modeling approach is not only created by available computational tools, but more importantly to provide a better insight into any potential weakness of a structural system on hand and thus achieve a more economical design. requirements of the market economies, where in a number of very competitive industrial sectors the need for economic design leads naturally towards the criteria based on ultimate limit state of a particular structural system on hand. This book allows exchange of the ideas on advanced computational models and techniques applicable to interdisciplinary, coupled and interaction problems, which are governing the complex behavior of engineering structures.

Book Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials with Engineering Applications

Download or read book Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials with Engineering Applications written by Euripides Papamichos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the scientific contributions to the 11th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials (IWBDG) held in Limassol-Cyprus, May 21-25, 2017. The IWBDG series have grown in size and scope, since their inception 30 years ago in Germany, covering more and wider areas of geomaterials and geomechanics research including modern trends. The papers cover a wide range of topics including advances in instabilities, localized and diffuse failure, micromechanical, multiscale phenomena, multiphysics modeling and other related topics. This volume gathers a series of manuscript by brilliant international scholars who work on modern recent advances in experimental, theoretical and numerical methods. The theoretical and applied mechanics are linked successfully with engineering applications in traditional and in emerging fields, such as geomechanics for the energy and the environment. The quality of the contributed papers has benefited from the peer review process by expert referees. This book can be used as a useful reference for research students, academics and practicing engineers who are interested in the instability and degradation problems in geomaterials, geomechanics, geotechnical engineering and other related applications.

Book Xray CT for Geomaterials

Download or read book Xray CT for Geomaterials written by Jun Otani and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-10-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanning has been widely used for medical diagnosis. This technique is now attracting increasing interest as a tool in non-destructive testing in engineering. This book reports the early results of research into this application, with particular reference to deformation and failure of geomaterials. Presenting papers of the International Workshop on X-CT for Geomaterials at Kumamoto, Japan in 2003. The book is intended for researchers and professionals in the fields of geotechnical engineering, soil, rock and concrete engineering, and geology.

Book Computational Mechanics  95

Download or read book Computational Mechanics 95 written by Satya N. Atluri and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1995 with total page 1638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book CORDIS Focus

Download or read book CORDIS Focus written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Geomaterials 2001

Download or read book Geomaterials 2001 written by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transportation Research Record 1757 contains the following papers: PART 1 - Performance and Evaluation of Cementitious Stabilized Materials contains the following papers: In situ monitoring of lime-stabilized subgrade (Boardman, DI, Glendinning, S, Rogers, CDF and Holt, CC); Performance evaluation of recycled and stabilized bases in Texas (Syed, IM and Scullion, T); Evaluation of structural contribution of lime stabilization of subgrade soils in Mississippi (Yusuf, FA, Little, DN and Sarkar, SL); Ultrasonic testing for evaluation of stabilized mixtures (Yesiller, N, Hanson, JL, Rener, AT and Usmen, MA); PART 2 - Chemical and Mechanical Stabilization contains the following papers: Evaluation of chemical modifiers and stabilizers for chemically active soils-clays (Petry, TM and Das, B); Mechanisms of soil stabilization with liquid ionic stabilizer (Katz, LE, Rauch, AL, Liljestrand, HM, Harmon, JS, Shaw, KS and Albers, H); Design and installation of horizontal wick drains for landslide stabilization (Santi, PM, Elifrits, CD and Liljegren, JA); Methodology for improving weak foundations by lateral consolidation (Chang, DT, Chang, JC, Chang, JY); PART 3 - Behavior and Performance of Granular Base Materials contains the following papers: Permanent deformation behavior of granular materials and the shakedown concept (Werkmeister, S, Dawson, AR and Wellner, F); Cross-anisotropic characterization of unbound granular materials (Adu-Osei, A, Little, DN and Lytton, RL); Stress path testing for proper characterization of unbound aggregate base behavior (Chou, FJ and Tutumler, E); Assessment of performance specification approach for pavement foundations (Frost, MW, Fleming, PR and Rogers, CDF); PART 4 - Effect of Aggregate Structure on Asphalt Concrete contains the following papers: Discrete element modeling of asphalt concrete : microfabric approach (Buttlar, WG and You, Z); Computer simulation of statistical characterization of aggregate inhomogeneity in asphalt concrete (McCuen, RH, Azari, H and Shashidar, N); Distinct element method for study of failure in cohesive particulate media (Ullidtz, P); PART 5 - Aggregate Characteristics and Performance contains the following papers: Evaluation of dolomite and related aggregates used in bituminous overlays for Indiana pavements (West, TR, Choi, JC, Bruner, DW, Park, HJ and Cho, KH); Correlation of fine aggregate imaging shape indices with asphalt mixture performance (Masad, E, Olcott, D, White, T and Tashman, L); Characterizing alkali-silica reactivity of aggregates using ASTM C 1293, ASTM C 1260, and their modifications (Touma, WE, Fowler, DW, Carrasquillo, RL, Folliard, KJ and Nelson, NR).

Book Computational Plasticity

Download or read book Computational Plasticity written by D. R. J. Owen and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics

Download or read book Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics written by Manuel Pastor and published by Elsevier Science & Technology. This book was released on 2004 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geomaterials -- materials whose mechanical behavior depends on the pressure to which they are subjected -- include concrete, soils and rocks. The availability of numerical modeling, which has transformed the study of geomechanics, makes possible the application of numerical methods to the materials and topics treated here. These include brittle and ductile materials, water saturated and partially saturated geomaterials, large and small strains, steady state and transient problems, soil dynamics, strain localization and applications related to natural hazards.