Description
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive new two-volume work provides the reader with a detailed insight into the use of the finite element method in geotechnical engineering. As specialist knowledge required to perform geotechnical finite element analysis is not normally part of a single engineering degree course, this lucid work will prove invaluable. It brings together essential information presented in a manner understandable to most engineers.
Volume 1 presents the theory, assumptions and approximations involved in finite element analysis while Volume 2 concentrates on its practical applications to real geotechnical problems. The theory explored in the first volume is referred to in the case studies of the second volume to provide a holistic impression of finite element analysis as it is applied in geotechncial engineering. Using practical examples, the second volume illustrates the restrictions, pitfalls, advantages and disadvantages of numerical analysis. The authors examine popular constitu
Table of Contents
Finite element analysis in geotechnical engineering, Volume 1: Theory Geotechnical analysis Finite element theory for linear materials Geotechnical considerations Real soil behaviour Elastic constitutive models Elasto-plastic behaviour Simple elasto-plastic constitutive models Advanced constitutive models Finite element theory for non-linear materials Seepage and consolidation 3D finite element analysis Fourier series aided finite element method (FSAFEM) References Finite element analysis in geotechnical engineering, Volume 2: Application Obtaining geotechnical parameters Tunnels Earth retaining structures Cut slopes Embankments Shallow foundations Deep foundations Benchmarking Restrictions and pitfalls References
