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Book SynopsisModeling in Geomechanics Edited by Musharraf Zaman The University of Oklahoma, USA Giancarlo Gioda Politecnico di Milano, Italy John Booker University of Sydney, Australia Geomechanics is an interdisciplinary field involving the study of natural and man--made systems with emphasis on the mechanics of various interacting phenomena.
Table of ContentsCOMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES.
Boundary Element and Coupled Methods in Geomechanics.
Computational Strategies for Standard Soil Plasticity Models.
An Asynchronous Parallel Algorithm for Consolidation Problems.
Estimation of Material Parameters with Discontinuities for Elliptic Models.
CONSTITUTIVE MODELING AND TESTING.
Constitutive and Numerical Modeling of Liquefaction.
Viscoplasticity of Geomaterials.
Gradient and Cosserat Models: Theory and Computation.
Micromechanics of Granular Materials as Structured Media.
Constitutive Modeling for Fluid-Saturated Porous Solid by the Asymptotic Homogenization Method.
Unified Disturbed State Concept and HiSS Plasticity Models.
Laboratory Testing for the Validation of Constitutive Models.
Nondestructive Testing Techniques for Material Characterization.
MODELING AND SIMULATION.
On the Mathematical Modeling of Certain Fundamental Elastostatic Contact Problems in Geomechanics.
Application of the Theory of Classical Plasticity to the Analysis of the Stress Distribution in Wedges of a Perfectly Frictional Material.
Limit Analysis of Foundation Systems with Offshore Applications.
Modeling of Interfaces and Joints.
Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction During Seismic Events.
Dynamics of Rigid Pavements Including Vehicle-Pavement Interaction Effects.
A Practical Modeling Technique for Assessing Potential Contaminant Impacts Due to Landfills.
Finite Element Analysis of Free Surface Seepage Flows.
Simulating Fully 3-D Hydraulic Fracturing.
The Theory of Anisotropic Poroelasticity with Applications.
Modeling Fluid Flow and Rock Deformation in Fractured Porous Media.
Models for Uncertainty and Its Propagation with Applications to Geomechanics.
Natural Slopes in Slow Movement.
Reliability and Stability of Slopes.
Index.
