Advanced Numerical Applications and Plasticity in Geomechanics [Paperback]

Through the contributions of well-known scholars, this book provides an updated overview of some relevant developments and applications in this rapidly growing field. Topics include constitutive models for geomaterials, numerical analysis of ground improvement techniques and tunnelling problems.

Internal Length-Scales in Damaged Solids: A Lagrange Multiplier Approach (E. Benvenuti, B. Loret).- Laboratory Investigation and Numerical Modelling of Soil Improvement Techniques (A. Cividini).- Application of Elasto-Plastic Analysis to Tunnelling (A. Cividini, G. Gioda, D. Sterpi).- Nonlinear Problems During Consolidation Process (J. M. Dluzewski).- Stability Analysis of Highly Variable Soils by Elasto-Plastic Finite Elements (D. V. Griffiths).- Electro-Chemo-Mechanical Couplings in Soils (B. Loret, A. Gajo , T. Hueckel).- Thermo-Mechanical Potentials for Unsaturated Soils (B. Loret, N. Khalili).- Advanced Numerical Modelling of Granular Soils (P. K. Woodward)Springer Book Archives