Numerical Methods in Geomechanics: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, held at Vimeiro, August 24 – September 4, 1981

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Field Equations....Pages 3-37
Basic Formulation of Static and Dynamic Behaviour of Soil and other Porous Media....Pages 39-55
Generalized Plasticity and Some Models for Geomechanics....Pages 57-78
Constitutive Equations for Soil Media....Pages 79-101
Constitutive Modeling and Soil-Structure Interaction....Pages 103-143
Rock Mass Behaviour and Its Mathematical Modelling....Pages 145-163
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Numerical Analysis of Shallow Foundations....Pages 167-185
Numerical Analysis of Deep Foundations....Pages 187-201
Finite Element Analysis of Coupled Deformation and Fluid Flow in Porous Media....Pages 203-227
Finite Elements and Slope Stability....Pages 229-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Plastic Analysis in Geomechanics by Mathematical Programming....Pages 247-272
Optimization Methods for Parametric Identification of Geotechnical Systems....Pages 273-304
Embankments and Slopes by Mathematical Programming....Pages 305-334
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Fundamentals of Boundary Elements....Pages 337-354
Boundary Elements in Groundwater Flow Problems....Pages 355-374
Boundary Element Formulation to Solve No-Tension Problems in Geomechanics....Pages 375-388
Elastoplastic Analysis using Boundary Elements....Pages 389-406
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
Seismic Site and Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis....Pages 409-454
Liquefaction of Sandy Soils....Pages 455-469
Front Matter....Pages 471-471
Statistical and Probabilistic Methods in Geomechanics....Pages 473-504
Back Matter....Pages 507-589