Frontiers of Discontinuous Numerical Methods and Practical Simulations in Engineering and Disaster Prevention

Guangqi Chen, Yuzo Ohnishi, Lu Zheng, Takeshi Sasaki

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781138001107
• eBook ISBN: 9781317909408
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Civil Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Analysis of large deformation, rigid body movement and strain or stress for discontinuous materials is often required for project designs and plans in the fields of engineering and disaster prevention. Many numerical simulation and analysis methods have been developed for the requirement from science and technology people since 1970s. Among them, D

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Halftitle Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of contents
• Preface
• Basic theory of two dimensional and three dimensional contacts
• Practical applications of DDA to disaster prevention
• Application of DDA and NMM to practical problems in recent insight
• Site response analysis with two-dimensional DDA
• Stochastic key block analysis of underground excavations
• A personal perspective on the Discontinuous Deformation Analysis
• DDA/NMM developments and applications in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Next generation discontinuous rock mass models: 3-D and rock-fluid interaction
• Mesh independence test of numerical manifold method in treating strong singularity
• HOSS: An integrated platform for discontinua simulations
• The DDD method based on combination of RFPA and DDA
• Advanced particle methods for accurate and stable computation of fluid flows
• Interaction analysis of 3D multiphase fluids and deformable bodies
• Study on transmission of elastic waves through jointed rocks using numerical simulations
• Design and implementation of software architecture for DDA
• Detailed investigation of near-fault earthquake loading induced displacement of sliding system by the Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA)
• Rock mass stability analysis based on contact mode using DDA
• Development of a model for simulating hydraulic fracturing with DDA
• Thermally vs. seismically induced block displacements in rock slopes
• Improvement of Open-Close Iteration in DDA
• Examination about the predictive precision of the rockfall behavior by the numerical simulation
• DDA simulations of large landslides triggered by the Wenchuan earthquake
• Wave propagation simulation in jointed rock bars by the Discontinuous Deformation Analysis
• Numerical studies on in-situ rockfall experiments using 3D-DDA
• A case study of the hazard analysis for rock slope by using DDA
• Fundamental study of rockfall simulation applying the Monte Carlo analysis by DDA
• Stability analysis of rock caverns under different in-situ stress using the DDA based hydro-mechanical coupled model
• Mixed higher-order Discontinuous Deformation Analysis
• Application of the NDDA method in the slope stability analysis
• Simulation of steep coal seam mining based on Discontinuous Deformation Analysis method
• A new contact method using multi-sphere covers for 3D Discontinuous Deformation Analysis
• Measurement management of rock slope monitoring using DDA
• Stability analysis of breakwater in terms of seepage flow using DDA
• A numerical simulation of volumetric enlargement for seismic debris flow using integrated DDA and KANAKO 2D
• Mechanism of shallow rainfall-induced landslide and simulation of initiation with DDA
• Study on soil arching effects of stabilizing piles using numerical methods
• Combining GIS and DDA for preliminary rockfall risk assessment in Gunung Kelir area Yogyakarta Indonesia
• Assessment of functional effects of the existing preventive structures during landslides
• An explicit version of the numerical manifold method and its applications
• High rock slope stability analysis using manifold method
• Numerical analysis of mining-induced seismicity using manifold method
• The mathematical algorithm of multi-point constraints in the simulations of three-dimensional Numerical Manifold Method
• Preliminary research of Numerical Manifold Method based on partly overlapping rectangular covers
• Confined-unconfined seepage analysis using Numerical Manifold Method with an energy-work-based model
• Development of elasto-plastic NMM-DDA with modified Cam-clay model considering subloading surface and its application to the stability analysis of masonry structure in Angkor Thom, Cambodia
• High rock slope stability analysis based on current stress state during excavation using the Numerical Manifold Method
• Key block theory application for surrounding rock mass of underground powerhouse in Dagangshan Hydropower project
• Stability investigations around a cross harbor tunnel by a morphological visualization method
• Unified analysis method of removability and stability of rock blocks
• A meshless local Petrov-Galerkin method with the universal Kriging interpolation for heat conduction problems
• A small laboratory test and discontinuous modeling using DEM on flexural toppling failure of rock slopes
• Implementation of macroscopic strength criterion for Distinct Lattice Spring Model
• CFD-DEM simulations for injection of cement-based grout-the effect of particle size
• Nature frequency identification of mountain tunnel lining built with poling-board method
• Numerical study for relocation of Buddha statue in South Korea
• Numerical simulation of arch dam failure by 3D Deformable Distinct Element Method
• Modeling and prediction of the mechanical interaction between soil and tillage tool by DEM
• Application of discrete crack analysis to concrete structures using HPM
• Animating soft cables based on constraint multi-rigid body system
• Numerical analysis of working mechanism for cable-stayed Safety Netting System
• Design of impact experimental field for Safety Netting System
• Seismic stability analysis against overturning for a tension-crack rock slope subjected to water pressure and surcharge
• A framework for the rock engineering data exchange and sharing based on ontology
• Crust deformation & the model deduction of generation mechanism of Wenchuan earthquake
• Simulation of land subsidence in North China based on campaign GPS data in a decade
• Analysis on seismic cycle of Xianshuihe fault zone with post-seismic deformation
• Coseismic displacements of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake measured by high-rate GPS
• Coupled thermo-mechanical and hydro-mechanical discontinuum models for simulating rock cracking
• Evolution from step-overs to bends on strike-slip faults: A 3D dynamic model
• Large scale tsunami simulation by a particle method with a real geography
• Author index