Ebook: Applications in Geomechanics

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.

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The first volume of this series dealt with the Basic Principles of Boundary Elements while the second concentrated on Time-dependent Vibration Problems and volume three on the Computational Aspects of the method. This volume deals with applications of the method to a wide variety of geomechanical problems, most of which are ideally suited for boundary elements and help to demonstrate the potentiality of the technique. The chapters in this volume bring together a series of recent advances made in the applications of BEM for soil mechanics, consolidation, foundations and groundwater flow problems. Research on these problems has progressed to such a degree that the BEM can be employed as an engineering analysis tool.

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The first volume of this series dealt with the Basic Principles of Boundary Elements while the second concentrated on Time-dependent Vibration Problems and volume three on the Computational Aspects of the method. This volume deals with applications of the method to a wide variety of geomechanical problems, most of which are ideally suited for boundary elements and help to demonstrate the potentiality of the technique. The chapters in this volume bring together a series of recent advances made in the applications of BEM for soil mechanics, consolidation, foundations and groundwater flow problems. Research on these problems has progressed to such a degree that the BEM can be employed as an engineering analysis tool.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Three-Dimensional Soil-Structure Interaction by Boundary Element Methods....Pages 1-26
Dynamics of Foundations....Pages 27-75
Boundary Integral Equation Methods for Consolidation Problems....Pages 76-95
A Review of Boundary Element Models of Saltwater Intrusion....Pages 96-111
Boundary Element Modelling of Interface Phenomena....Pages 112-128
Heterogeneities in Flows Through Porous Media by the Boundary Element Method....Pages 129-144
Time Dependent Ground Flow Analysis....Pages 145-154
Unconfined Groundwater Flow....Pages 155-172
Back Matter....Pages 173-173

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The first volume of this series dealt with the Basic Principles of Boundary Elements while the second concentrated on Time-dependent Vibration Problems and volume three on the Computational Aspects of the method. This volume deals with applications of the method to a wide variety of geomechanical problems, most of which are ideally suited for boundary elements and help to demonstrate the potentiality of the technique. The chapters in this volume bring together a series of recent advances made in the applications of BEM for soil mechanics, consolidation, foundations and groundwater flow problems. Research on these problems has progressed to such a degree that the BEM can be employed as an engineering analysis tool.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Three-Dimensional Soil-Structure Interaction by Boundary Element Methods....Pages 1-26
Dynamics of Foundations....Pages 27-75
Boundary Integral Equation Methods for Consolidation Problems....Pages 76-95
A Review of Boundary Element Models of Saltwater Intrusion....Pages 96-111
Boundary Element Modelling of Interface Phenomena....Pages 112-128
Heterogeneities in Flows Through Porous Media by the Boundary Element Method....Pages 129-144
Time Dependent Ground Flow Analysis....Pages 145-154
Unconfined Groundwater Flow....Pages 155-172
Back Matter....Pages 173-173
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