Application of Numerical Methods to Geotechnical Problems: Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering Numge98 udine, Italy October 14–16, 1998

Front Matter....Pages ii-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
On the Role of Analytical Solutions for the Evaluation of Soil Deformation Around Tunnels....Pages 3-24
Parallel Coupled Analyses in Geotechnical Engineering....Pages 25-34
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
The Calculations on Haarajoki Test Embankment with the Finite Element Program Plaxis 6.31....Pages 37-46
Tunnel Modelling in Analogical Soil: Comparison of Experimental and Computational Results Obtained with a Finite Difference Program....Pages 47-56
3-D Discrete Element Analysis of Rigid Structures Resting on Non-Linear Soil....Pages 57-66
Backanalysis of Sheetpile Wall Test Karlsruhe (1993) Applying Inverse Analysis....Pages 67-76
Numerical Simulation of non Linear Behavior of Laterally Loaded Pile....Pages 77-86
Three-Dimensional Structural Analyses and Design of Segmented Tunnel Lining at Construction Stage....Pages 87-96
Axially Loaded Pile Numerical Models vs. Experimental Data....Pages 97-106
A Numerical Analysis of Some Structural and Geotechnical Problems Observed at Vat Phu Monument Site....Pages 107-120
Non-Linear Analyses of Axially and Laterally Loaded Bored Piles....Pages 121-130
Finite Element Analysis of Pile Foundations Subject to Pull-Out....Pages 131-140
Simulating Infiltration and Suction Evolution in Unsaturated Soil Slopes....Pages 141-150
Finite Element Calculations on Haarajoki Test Embankment....Pages 151-160
Some Factors Affecting the Predictions of Ground Movements Around an Excavation in Stiff Clay....Pages 161-170
A Numerical Simulation of a Full Scale In-Situ Experiment on the Hydromechanical Behaviour of a Clay Based Backfill....Pages 171-180
An Elastoplastic Analysis of 3-D Ground Movements....Pages 181-190
Particle Size Effect of Anchor Problem with Granular Materials....Pages 191-200
Seismic Site Effects on the French Riviera....Pages 201-210
Analyses of Natm-Tunnels with 2-D And 3-D Finite Element Method....Pages 211-219
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Effect of Strain-Softening in Interpretation of Laboratory Compression Tests....Pages 223-232
Super Loading Yield Surface Concept for the Saturated Structured Soils....Pages 233-242
Undrained Creep Rupture of Normally Consolidated Clay Due to Bifurcation Mode Switching During Pore Water Migration....Pages 243-252
Numerical Analysis of Higher-Order Continua in the Description of Granular Assemblies....Pages 253-262
A Constitutive Model Combining the Microscopic and Macroscopic Behaviour of Sands in Shear and Volumetric Deformation....Pages 263-272
Numerical Simulation of Flows in Porous Media Using a Microstructural Model....Pages 273-282
Numerical Analysis of Deep Excavations....Pages 283-292
On the Effects of Parameters in a Nonlinear Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Soil Model....Pages 293-302
Modelling Penetrometer Installation Using a Modified Strain Path Method Approach....Pages 303-314
A Note on Finite Element Modelling of Unsaturated Consolidation Problems....Pages 315-326
Modelling of Non-Linear Behaviour of a Road Embankment....Pages 327-336
Dimensional Reduction Applied to Specific Problems of Consolidation....Pages 337-346
A Soil Model for the Overconsolidated Region of Clays....Pages 347-356
A Two Dimensional Finite Element Consolidation Model for Unsaturated Soil....Pages 357-366
Numerical Simulation of the Thermoviscoplastic Behaviour of Bituminous Concrete....Pages 367-376
A New Creep Law to Describe the Transient and Secondary Creep Phase....Pages 377-387
Application of Damage Mechanics to Deep Tunnels....Pages 389-399
A Comparative Study on the Assessment of Mechanical Properties of Porous and Heterogeneous Rocks by Various Averaging Methods....Pages 401-410
Front Matter....Pages 411-411
Creep-Like Delayed Failure of Clayey Ground after the End of Embankment Construction....Pages 413-422
A Hybrid Finite/Discrete Element Method for Analysis of Unpaved Roads Reinforced by Geotextiles....Pages 423-432
Front Matter....Pages 411-411
A Numerical Procedure for the Analysis of Soil Consolidation....Pages 433-442
Interaction Analysis of Rigid Foundation-Building System....Pages 443-452
A Model for the Behaviour of Soil-Structure Interface....Pages 453-462
Plane-Strain Modelling for Unsaturated Soil....Pages 463-472
Large Strain Consolidation for Elasto-Plastic Soils....Pages 473-482
Implicit Integration of Non-Standard Plasticity Models....Pages 483-492
Adaptive Mesh Simulation of Passive Earth Pressure Failure....Pages 493-502
An Application of Meshless Methods in Modeling of Damaged Rock Masses....Pages 503-512
Why Water Flow is Prevented in Clay?....Pages 513-522
A Thin-Layer Element for Seepage Analysis....Pages 523-531
A Procedure for Generating Well Conditioned Tetrahedral Meshes....Pages 533-541
Boundary Integral Methods in Engineering....Pages 543-551
Application of Iterative Solvers in Geomechanics with Special Emphasis on Petroleum Engineering....Pages 553-561
Investigation on Flow Problems Using Fractal Analysis....Pages 563-572
A Parallel Computing Solution of the Finite Element Analysis of Thermo/Hydro/Mechanical Behaviour of Unsaturated Soil....Pages 573-581
Thermoporoelastic Analysis of a Deep Circular Tunnel....Pages 583-592
Numerical Analysis of Pressuremeter Test in Soil....Pages 593-600
Front Matter....Pages 601-601
Some Experiences of Modelling Tunnelling in Soft Ground Using Three-Dimensional Finite Elements....Pages 603-612
Numerical Modelling of Rock Mass Stress Strain Changes Caused by Underground Excavation in the Bor Copper Mine....Pages 613-622
Object-Oriented Analysis of a Finite Element Framework for Geotechnical Applications....Pages 623-633
Front Matter....Pages 601-601
Slope Stability of Embankments on Soft Clay....Pages 635-643
Results from Two Geotechnical Benchmark Problems....Pages 645-654
Numerical Models for the Design of Shallow Foundations for Low-Rise Buildings....Pages 655-664
Artificial Neural Network Analysis for the Evaluation of Slope Stability....Pages 665-672
Front Matter....Pages 673-673
Stress-Strain Behaviour of Cohesionless Soils Experiments, Theory and Numerical Computations....Pages 675-684
Unsaturated Behaviour of Earthfill Dams....Pages 685-694
A Numerical Code for Computation of Transport Phenomena Coupled with Mechanics in Porous Media....Pages 695-706
Determination of Rock Mass Strength Properties by Homogenization....Pages 707-718
Finite Element Analysis of Transient Pulse Method for Permeability Measurements....Pages 719-727
Deformational Analysis of Geomaterials Considering Strain-Induced Damage....Pages 729-738
3-D Geotechnical Model for the North/Southline in Amsterdam....Pages 739-749
Determining Relative Density of Sands from CPT Using Fuzzy Measure Theory....Pages 751-760
Back Matter....Pages 761-765