JAEA-Research m 2) 6

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "JAEA-Research m 2) 6"

Transcription

1 1) 2) 1) 2.0m 2)

2

3 (a) CH-IU (b) D-IUE-IU

4 (a) CH-I (b) D-IUE-IU

5 () 40 29) 2 3m

6 C 2mD 3m m - 5m m

7 1,433 (t=100,k =18N/mm 2 ) (t=400,k =24N/mm 2 ) (L=2,000) R=3, (H ) (L=3,000) 1,207 (t=100,k =36N/mm 2 ) ( ) (t=400,k =24N/mm 2 ) R=3, (a) (b) A-A

8 4, ,300 7,500 11,250 1, R=3,250 (t=100, k =18N/mm 2 ) (t=400, k =24N/mm 2 ) 100 3,750 (L=4,000) (H ) 1,207 (t=100, k =36N/mm 2 ) ( ) (t=400, k =24N/mm 2 ) 120 R=3, (L=4,000) (a) (b) A-A

9 URL (Underground Research Laboratory) seismic monitoring seismic monitoring 16 3D-UDEC

10 50m 100m

11 1,

12

13 St.Vannet 20m 30m 1) 2) 1) 2)

14 1) 2) 2.0 1) 2) FALC-3D

15 IF_SB2b_13 IF_SB2b_ m - 3m - 5m m

16 1) 2)3) 4) 1),2),3)4)

17 3) Itasca Consulting Group, Inc. : FLAC3D/Theory and Back Ground ) Press, W.H., B.P. Flannery, S.A. Teukolsky and W.T. Vetterling: Numerical Recipes - The Art of Scientific Computing-, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press ) Bathe, J. and E.L. Wilson.: Numerical Methods in Finite Element Analysis. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hal, Inc ) Cundall, P.A. Distinct Element Models of Rock and Soil Structure, in Analytical and Computational Methods in Engineering Rock Mechanics,Ch.4,pp , E.T. Brown, Ed. London, Allen & Unwin ) Kolsky, H. : Stress Waves in Solids. New York, Dover Publications (1963). 8) Marti, J. and P. Cundall: Mixed Discretization Procedure for Accurate Modelling of Plastic Collapse, Int. J. Num. & Analy. Methods in Geomech., Vol.6, pp (1982). 9 1,000m - -Vol.35No.6pp () Rabcewicz, L. V. : The Austrian Tunneling Method, Water Power, Nov.,964-Jan )No.317 pp )()(1980). 14)() No.3232pp )R.E.()(1989). 16) No.28pp (1986). 17)Kulhawy, F.H. : Stress Deformation Properties of Rock and Rock Discontinuities, Eng. Geol., Vol.9, pp )Rosso, R.S. : A Comparison of Joint Stiffness Measurement in Direct Shear, Triaxial Comparison and In Situ, Int. Jour. of Rock Mech. and Min. Scie., Vol.13, pp )p.283(1993)

18 20)Cundall, P.A., and Strack, O.D.L: A discrete numerical model for granular assemblies, Geotechnique, 29(1), pp )Cundall, P.A. : A Computer Model for Rock-Mass Behavior Using Interactive Graphics for the Input and Output of Geometrical Data, A Report Prepared under Contract Number DACW C-006, for the Missouri River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers )StrackO.D.L.and CundallP.AThe distinct element method as a tool for research in granular media PARTReport to NSF concerning Grant Eng Dept. of Civ. Min. EnjineerringUniv. of MinnesotaUSA. 23)Shi, G.H. and R.E. Goodman : Discontinuous Deformation Analysis A New Method for Computing StressStrain and Sliding of Block SystemsProcU.S. Sympo. on Rock Mechanicspp (1988). 24)Kawai, T. : Some Considerations on the Finite Element Method, Int. J. Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vo1. 16, pp ) pp.1-2(1994). 26)-- pp.14-19(1997). 27)ITASCA Consulting Group, Inc.PFC2D ver2.0 User s GuideITASCA Consulting Group, Inc )Potyondy, D. O. and P.A.Cundall : A bonded-particle model for rock, Int. Jour. of Rock Mech. and Min. Scie., Vol.41, pp ) (1994)

19

20

DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS OF WATER FLOW THROUGH GRANULAR SOILS

DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS OF WATER FLOW THROUGH GRANULAR SOILS 15th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference June 2-5, 2002, Columbia University, New York, NY EM 2002 DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS OF WATER FLOW THROUGH GRANULAR SOILS Usama El Shamy 1, Student Member,

More information

SIMULATION AND MECHANISM ANALYSIS OF WATER INRUSH FROM KARSTIC COLLAPSE COLUMNS IN COAL FLOOR

SIMULATION AND MECHANISM ANALYSIS OF WATER INRUSH FROM KARSTIC COLLAPSE COLUMNS IN COAL FLOOR 23 15 23(15) 2551 2556 2004 8 Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering Aug. 2004 1 2 ( 1 100083) ( 2 100083) 20 45 FLAC 3D - FLAC 3D TD 82 A 1000-6915(2004)15-2551-06 SIMULATION AND MECHANISM

More information

In situ fracturing mechanics stress measurements to improve underground quarry stability analyses

In situ fracturing mechanics stress measurements to improve underground quarry stability analyses In situ fracturing mechanics stress measurements to improve underground quarry stability analyses Anna M. Ferrero, Maria R. Migliazza, Andrea Segalini University of Parma, Italy Gian P. Giani University

More information

Analysis of Controlling Parameters for Shear behavior of Rock Joints with FLAC3D

Analysis of Controlling Parameters for Shear behavior of Rock Joints with FLAC3D International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research Vol. 5, No. 1, February 2016 Analysis of Controlling Parameters for Shear behavior of Rock Joints with FLAC3D Prasoon Tiwari and Hakan

More information

DEM modeling of penetration test in static and dynamic conditions

DEM modeling of penetration test in static and dynamic conditions DEM modeling of penetration test in static and dynamic conditions Quoc Anh Tran, Bastien Chevalier, Pierre Breul To cite this version: Quoc Anh Tran, Bastien Chevalier, Pierre Breul. DEM modeling of penetration

More information

PLASTICITY FOR CRUSHABLE GRANULAR MATERIALS VIA DEM

PLASTICITY FOR CRUSHABLE GRANULAR MATERIALS VIA DEM Plasticity for crushable granular materials via DEM XIII International Conference on Computational Plasticity. Fundamentals and Applications COMPLAS XIII E. Oñate, D.R.J. Owen, D. Peric and M. Chiumenti

More information

TWO DIMENSIONAL MODELING AND STABILITY ANALYSIS OF SLOPES OVERLAYING TO SHAHID RAGAEE POWER PLANT

TWO DIMENSIONAL MODELING AND STABILITY ANALYSIS OF SLOPES OVERLAYING TO SHAHID RAGAEE POWER PLANT 4 th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering June 25-28, 2007 Paper No. 1637 TWO DIMENSIONAL MODELING AND STABILITY ANALYSIS OF SLOPES OVERLAYING TO SHAHID RAGAEE POWER PLANT Mohammad

More information

Some Aspects on the Design of Near Surface. Tunnels - Theory and Practice. Thomas Marcher¹, Taner Aydogmus²

Some Aspects on the Design of Near Surface. Tunnels - Theory and Practice. Thomas Marcher¹, Taner Aydogmus² Mitteilungen für Ingenieurgeologie und Geomechanik Band 10 6 th Colloquium Rock Mechanics Theory and Practice p. 179-188 Wien 2013 Some Aspects on the Design of Near Surface Tunnels - Theory and Practice

More information

Discrete Element Modeling of Soils as Granular Materials

Discrete Element Modeling of Soils as Granular Materials Discrete Element Modeling of Soils as Granular Materials Matthew R. Kuhn Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering University of Portland National Science Foundation Grant No. NEESR-936408 Outline Discrete

More information

Seismic analysis of horseshoe tunnels under dynamic loads due to earthquakes

Seismic analysis of horseshoe tunnels under dynamic loads due to earthquakes University of Wollongong Research Online Coal Operators' Conference Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences 2010 Seismic analysis of horseshoe tunnels under dynamic loads due to earthquakes Navid

More information

Discrete Element Modelling of a Reinforced Concrete Structure

Discrete Element Modelling of a Reinforced Concrete Structure Discrete Element Modelling of a Reinforced Concrete Structure S. Hentz, L. Daudeville, F.-V. Donzé Laboratoire Sols, Solides, Structures, Domaine Universitaire, BP 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9 France sebastian.hentz@inpg.fr

More information

The effect of discontinuities on stability of rock blocks in tunnel

The effect of discontinuities on stability of rock blocks in tunnel International Journal of the Physical Sciences Vol. 6(31), pp. 7132-7138, 30 November, 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/ijps DOI: 10.5897/IJPS11.777 ISSN 1992-1950 2011 Academic

More information

Introduction and Background

Introduction and Background Introduction and Background Itasca Consulting Group, Inc. (Itasca) has been participating in the geomechanical design of the underground 118-Zone at the Capstone Minto Mine (Minto) in the Yukon, in northwestern

More information

A modified model of a single rock joint s shear behavior in

A modified model of a single rock joint s shear behavior in This paper is accepted for publication in the International Journal of Mining Science and Technology A modified model of a single rock joint s shear behavior in limestone specimens Dindarloo Saeid R a*,

More information

Numerical approaches for rockfall analysis: a comparison

Numerical approaches for rockfall analysis: a comparison 18 th World IMACS / MODSIM Congress, Cairns, Australia 13-17 July 2009 http://mssanz.org.au/modsim09 Numerical approaches for rockfall analysis: a comparison Salciarini D. 1, Tamagnini C. 1 and Conversini

More information

University of Colorado, Dept. of Civil Engineering Boulder CO

University of Colorado, Dept. of Civil Engineering Boulder CO EFFECT OF GEOLOGY ON UPLIFT AND DAM STABILITY B. Amadei, C. Dialer, C. chinnaswarny T. Illangasekare University of Colorado, Dept. of Civil Engineering Boulder CO 80309-0428 INTRODUCTION Geology and water

More information

Advanced numerical modelling methods of rock bolt performance in underground mines

Advanced numerical modelling methods of rock bolt performance in underground mines University of Wollongong Research Online Coal Operators' Conference Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences 2010 Advanced numerical modelling methods of rock bolt performance in underground mines

More information

A micromechanical approach to describe internal erosion effects in soils

A micromechanical approach to describe internal erosion effects in soils A micromechanical approach to describe internal erosion effects in soils Luc Scholtès, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Luc Sibille To cite this version: Luc Scholtès, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Luc Sibille. A micromechanical

More information

u a 1 Cyclic Loading of a Specimen with a Slipping Crack Cyclic Loading of a Specimen with a Slipping Crack Problem Statement

u a 1 Cyclic Loading of a Specimen with a Slipping Crack Cyclic Loading of a Specimen with a Slipping Crack Problem Statement Cyclic Loading of a Specimen with a Slipping Crack 1-1 1 Cyclic Loading of a Specimen with a Slipping Crack 1.1 Problem Statement This problem concerns an elastic block with an inclined internal closed

More information

Back Analysis of Measured Displacements of Tunnels

Back Analysis of Measured Displacements of Tunnels Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 16, 173--180 (1983) Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 9 by Springer-Verlag 1983 Back Analysis of Measured Displacements of Tunnels By S. Sakurai and K. Takeuchi Kobe

More information

THE INFLUENCE OF ROOF BOLTS LOCATION ON ITS INTERACTION WITH THE ROCK MASS.

THE INFLUENCE OF ROOF BOLTS LOCATION ON ITS INTERACTION WITH THE ROCK MASS. THE INFLUENCE OF ROOF BOLTS LOCATION ON ITS INTERACTION WITH THE ROCK MASS. M. Cała 1, A. Tajduś 1 ABSTRACT This paper examines the influence of roof bolts location on its interaction with rock mass in

More information

Analysis of Blocky Rock Slopes with Finite Element Shear Strength Reduction Analysis

Analysis of Blocky Rock Slopes with Finite Element Shear Strength Reduction Analysis Analysis of Blocky Rock Slopes with Finite Element Shear Strength Reduction Analysis R.E. Hammah, T. Yacoub, B. Corkum & F. Wibowo Rocscience Inc., Toronto, Canada J.H. Curran Department of Civil Engineering

More information

ISMS Paper No Modelling the impact of particle flow on rigid structures: experimental and numerical investigations

ISMS Paper No Modelling the impact of particle flow on rigid structures: experimental and numerical investigations Paper No. 210 ISMS 2016 Modelling the impact of particle flow on rigid structures: experimental and numerical investigations M.A. Meguid a, Ge Gao b, M.M. Abouelkair c and M.Z. Abdelrahman c a Associate

More information

EMPIRICAL ESTIMATION OF DOUBLE-LAYER REPULSIVE FORCE BETWEEN TWO INCLINED CLAY PARTICLES OF FINITE LENGTH

EMPIRICAL ESTIMATION OF DOUBLE-LAYER REPULSIVE FORCE BETWEEN TWO INCLINED CLAY PARTICLES OF FINITE LENGTH EMPIRICAL ESTIMATION OF DOUBLE-LAYER REPULSIVE FORCE BETWEEN TWO INCLINED CLAY PARTICLES OF FINITE LENGTH INTRODUCTION By Ning Lu 1 and A. Anandarajah 2 The electrical double layer surrounding particles

More information

Comments on An Improvement to the Brent s Method

Comments on An Improvement to the Brent s Method Comments on An Improvement to the Brent s Method Steven A. Stage IEM 8550 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 501 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808-000, United States of America steve.stage@iem.com Abstract Zhang

More information

NON-LINEAR ATTENUATION IN SOILS AND ROCKS

NON-LINEAR ATTENUATION IN SOILS AND ROCKS THE PUBLISHING HOUSE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROMANIAN ACADEMY, Series A, OF THE ROMANIAN ACADEMY Volume 7, Number 3/6, pp. - NON-LINEAR ATTENUATION IN SOILS AND ROCKS Dinu BRATOSIN Institute of Solid Mechanics

More information

The Interaction Analysis of Propagating Opening Mode Fractures with Veins using Discrete Element Method

The Interaction Analysis of Propagating Opening Mode Fractures with Veins using Discrete Element Method ARMA 16 769 The Interaction Analysis of Propagating Opening Mode Fractures with Veins using Discrete Element Method Lee, H.P., Olson, J.E. and Schultz, R.A. Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering,

More information

Numerical Simulation of Unsaturated Infilled Joints in Shear

Numerical Simulation of Unsaturated Infilled Joints in Shear University of Wollongong Research Online Coal Operators' Conference Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences 2018 Numerical Simulation of Unsaturated Infilled Joints in Shear Libin Gong University

More information

EDEM DISCRETIZATION (Phase II) Normal Direction Structure Idealization Tangential Direction Pore spring Contact spring SPRING TYPES Inner edge Inner d

EDEM DISCRETIZATION (Phase II) Normal Direction Structure Idealization Tangential Direction Pore spring Contact spring SPRING TYPES Inner edge Inner d Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo Bulletin of ERS, No. 48 (5) A TWO-PHASE SIMPLIFIED COLLAPSE ANALYSIS OF RC BUILDINGS PHASE : SPRING NETWORK PHASE Shanthanu RAJASEKHARAN, Muneyoshi

More information

Kinematic Analysis Underground Wedges

Kinematic Analysis Underground Wedges EOSC433: Geotechnical Engineering Practice & Design Supplementary Notes: Wedge Volume Calculation 1 of 16 Erik Eberhardt UBC Geological Engineering EOSC 433 Kinematic Analysis Underground Wedges The minimum

More information

Stress arch bunch and its formation mechanism in blocky stratified rock masses

Stress arch bunch and its formation mechanism in blocky stratified rock masses Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 2012, 4 (1): 19 27 Stress arch bunch and its formation mechanism in blocky stratified rock masses Xin Huang 1, 2 1, 2*, Zixin Zhang 1 State Key Laboratory

More information

Application of the Discrete Element Method for Modelling the Block and Flexural Toppling Mechanisms in Rock Slopes

Application of the Discrete Element Method for Modelling the Block and Flexural Toppling Mechanisms in Rock Slopes Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure ISRM Specialized Conference 09-13 September, Goiania, Brazil CBMR/ABMS and ISRM, 2014 Application of the Discrete Element Method for Modelling the

More information

Single-Degree-of-Freedom Analytical Predictive Models for Lead-Core Bearing Devices

Single-Degree-of-Freedom Analytical Predictive Models for Lead-Core Bearing Devices Single-Degree-of-Freedom Analytical Predictive Models for Lead-Core Bearing Devices T.A. Zhelyazov Technical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria. e-mail: todor.zhelyazov@tu-sofia.bg ABSTRACT: The contribution

More information

A discrete element analysis of elastic properties of granular materials

A discrete element analysis of elastic properties of granular materials Granular Matter (213) 15:139 147 DOI 1.17/s135-13-39-3 ORIGINAL PAPER A discrete element analysis of elastic properties of granular materials X. Q. Gu J. Yang Received: 13 October 212 / Accepted: 1 January

More information

The effect of installation angle of rock bolts on the stability of rock slopes

The effect of installation angle of rock bolts on the stability of rock slopes Journal of Novel Applied Sciences Available online at www.jnasci.org 2015 JNAS Journal-2015-4-1/67-71 ISSN 2322-5149 2015 JNAS The effect of installation angle of rock on the stability of rock slopes Mehran

More information

Huang, X; Hanley, K; O'Sullivan, C; Kwok, CY; Tham, LG

Huang, X; Hanley, K; O'Sullivan, C; Kwok, CY; Tham, LG Title Effects of inter-particle friction on the critical state behaviour of granular materials: a numerical study Author(s) Huang, X; Hanley, K; O'Sullivan, C; Kwok, CY; Tham, LG Citation The 3rd International

More information

STABILITY CHECK AND SUPPORT DESIGNING FOR THE GR-2011 EXPLORATION DRIFT

STABILITY CHECK AND SUPPORT DESIGNING FOR THE GR-2011 EXPLORATION DRIFT UNDERGROUND MINING ENGINEERING 19 (2011) 83-91 UDK 62 FACULTY OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, BELGRADE YU ISSN 03542904 Professional paper STABILITY CHECK AND SUPPORT DESIGNING FOR THE GR-2011 EXPLORATION DRIFT

More information

Weak Rock - Controlling Ground Deformations

Weak Rock - Controlling Ground Deformations EOSC 547: Tunnelling & Underground Design Topic 7: Ground Characteristic & Support Reaction Curves 1 of 35 Tunnelling Grad Class (2014) Dr. Erik Eberhardt Weak Rock - Controlling Ground Deformations To

More information

A mathematical and experimental study of rock bump mechanics

A mathematical and experimental study of rock bump mechanics Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements XII 397 A mathematical and experimental study of rock bump mechanics J. Vacek & S. Sedláčková Klokner institute, Czech Technical University in Praha,

More information

An Evaluation of the Force Reduction Factor in the Force-Based Seismic Design

An Evaluation of the Force Reduction Factor in the Force-Based Seismic Design An Evaluation of the Force Reduction Factor in the Force-Based Seismic Design Gakuho Watanabe and Kazuhiko Kawashima Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, 5-55 ABSTRACT This paper

More information

City, University of London Institutional Repository

City, University of London Institutional Repository City Research Online City, University of London Institutional Repository Citation: Li, Y. Q., Hu, Z., Fang, X. & Fonseca, J. (2015). Analysis of micro characteristics and influence factors of foundation

More information

LIQUEFACTION OF SILT-CLAY MIXTURES

LIQUEFACTION OF SILT-CLAY MIXTURES LIQUEFACTION OF SILT-CLAY MIXTURES Tianqiang GUO 1 And Shamsher PRAKASH 2 SUMMARY No guidelines are available for evaluating the liquefaction potential of silt-clay mixtures during an earthquake, based

More information

Experimental and numerical modeling of shear behaviour of rock joints

Experimental and numerical modeling of shear behaviour of rock joints University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive) Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences Experimental and numerical modeling of shear behaviour of rock joints

More information

Influence of the undercut height on the behaviour of pillars at the extraction level in block and panel caving operations

Influence of the undercut height on the behaviour of pillars at the extraction level in block and panel caving operations Caving 2018 Y Potvin and J Jakubec (eds) 2018 Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, ISBN 978-0-9924810-9-4 https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/p/1815_24_alvarez/ Influence of the undercut height on the

More information

NON-LINEAR ATTENUATION EFFECTS ON SOILS DYNAMIC RESPONSE EVALUATION *

NON-LINEAR ATTENUATION EFFECTS ON SOILS DYNAMIC RESPONSE EVALUATION * 1 NON-LINEAR ATTENUATION EFFECTS ON SOILS DYNAMIC RESPONSE EVALUATION * Dinu BRATOSIN 1 The object of this paper is to estimate the structural attenuation in geological site materials with the aid of the

More information

Stability Analysis of A Railway Trench By Using Stereographical Projection

Stability Analysis of A Railway Trench By Using Stereographical Projection Stability Analysis of A Railway Trench By Using Stereographical Projection Seyed Vahid Alavi Nezhad Khaili Abad Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,81310 UTM Skudai,

More information

Earthquake response analysis of rock-fall models by discontinuous deformation analysis

Earthquake response analysis of rock-fall models by discontinuous deformation analysis c Earthquake response analysis of rock-fall models by discontinuous deformation analysis T. Sasaki, I. Hagiwara & K. Sasaki Rock Engineering Lab., Suncoh Consultants Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan R. Yoshinaka

More information

FIELD TESTING AND INSTRUMENTATION OF ROCK. Philadelphia, Pa., June ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 554 G. B. Clark, symposium chairman

FIELD TESTING AND INSTRUMENTATION OF ROCK. Philadelphia, Pa., June ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 554 G. B. Clark, symposium chairman FIELD TESTING AND INSTRUMENTATION OF ROCK A symposium presented at the Seventy-sixth Annual Meeting AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS Philadelphia, Pa., 24-29 June 1973 ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL

More information

The Role of Slope Geometry on Flowslide Occurrence

The Role of Slope Geometry on Flowslide Occurrence American Journal of Environmental Sciences 3 (3): 93-97, 27 ISSN 1553-345X 27 Science Publications Corresponding Author: The Role of Slope Geometry on Flowslide Occurrence Chiara Deangeli DITAG, Politecnico

More information

THE VOUSSOIR BEAM REACTION CURVE

THE VOUSSOIR BEAM REACTION CURVE THE VOUSSOIR BEAM REACTION CURVE Yossef H. Hatzor Ben-Gurion University, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences Beer-Sheva, Israel, 84105 ABSTRACT: The influence of joint spacing (s) on the

More information

Estimation of Block Sizes for Rock Masses with Non-persistent Joints

Estimation of Block Sizes for Rock Masses with Non-persistent Joints Rock Mech. Rock Engng. (2007) 40 (2), 169 192 DOI 10.1007/s00603-006-0093-8 Printed in The Netherlands Estimation of Block Sizes for Rock Masses with Non-persistent Joints By B. H. Kim 1;2, M. Cai 1, P.

More information

GEOMENGTER - Geomechanical and Geotechnical Engineering

GEOMENGTER - Geomechanical and Geotechnical Engineering Coordinating unit: Teaching unit: Academic year: Degree: ECTS credits: 2015 250 - ETSECCPB - Barcelona School of Civil Engineering 751 - DECA - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering MASTER'S

More information

ROCK MASS CHARACTERISATION IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE

ROCK MASS CHARACTERISATION IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE Paul MARINOS NTUA, School of Civil Engineering, 9 Iroon Polytechniou str., Athens, 157 80, Greece, e-mail : marinos@central.ntua.gr ROCK MASS CHARACTERISATION IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE 1. INTRODUCTION The

More information

Simulation of Cyclic Direct Simple Shear Loading Response of Soils Using Discrete Element Modeling

Simulation of Cyclic Direct Simple Shear Loading Response of Soils Using Discrete Element Modeling Simulation of Cyclic Direct Simple Shear Loading Response of Soils Using Discrete Element Modeling A. Dabeet, D. Wijewickreme, & P. Byrne University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada SUMMARY: The

More information

INFLUENCE OF NONASSOCIATIVITY ON THE BEARING CAPACITY

INFLUENCE OF NONASSOCIATIVITY ON THE BEARING CAPACITY INFLUENCE OF NONASSOCIATIVITY ON THE BEARING CAPACITY OF A STRIP FOOTING By Jian-Hua Yin, 1 Yu-Jie Wang, and A. P. S. Selvadurai 3 ABSTRACT: This paper examines the ultimate bearing capacity of a strip

More information

Is Stress Important to the Stability of Underground Wedges?

Is Stress Important to the Stability of Underground Wedges? Is Stress Important to the Stability of Underground Wedges? This article discusses the conditions under which stress effects need to be taken into account, when analyzing the stability of underground wedges.

More information

3-D FINITE ELEMENT NONLINEAR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS FOR SOIL-PILE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION

3-D FINITE ELEMENT NONLINEAR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS FOR SOIL-PILE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION 13 th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering Vancouver, B.C., Canada August 1-, 4 Paper No. 157 3-D FINITE ELEMENT NONLINEAR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS FOR SOIL-PILE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION B.K. MAHESHWARI 1,

More information

Numerical Approach to Predict the Strength of St. Peter Sandstone Pillars acted upon by Vertical Loads A case study at Clayton, IA, USA.

Numerical Approach to Predict the Strength of St. Peter Sandstone Pillars acted upon by Vertical Loads A case study at Clayton, IA, USA. IOSR Journal of Engineering (IOSRJEN) ISSN (e): 2250-3021, ISSN (p): 2278-8719 Vol. 05, Issue 01 (January. 2015), V2 PP 36-41 www.iosrjen.org Numerical Approach to Predict the Strength of St. Peter Sandstone

More information

General Strength Criterion for Geomaterials

General Strength Criterion for Geomaterials TECHNICAL NOTES General Strength Criterion for Geomaterials M. D. Liu 1 and J. P. Carter 2 Abstract: This note presents the results of a study on the variation of the strength of geomaterials. A general

More information

Evaluation of undrained response from drained triaxial shear tests: DEM simulations and Experiments

Evaluation of undrained response from drained triaxial shear tests: DEM simulations and Experiments University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive) Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences 28 Evaluation of undrained response from drained triaxial shear tests:

More information

BLOCK SIZE AND BLOCK SIZE DISTRIBUTION

BLOCK SIZE AND BLOCK SIZE DISTRIBUTION Paper presented at the Workshop on "Reliablity of classification systems" in connection with the GeoEng000 conference, Melbourne, 8 November 000 BLOCK SIZE AND BLOCK SIZE DISTRIBUTION by Arild Palmström,

More information

Robert W. Vestrum and R. James Brown

Robert W. Vestrum and R. James Brown Group versus phase velocity in laboratory measurements on orthorhombic samples Robert W. Vestrum and R. James Brown ABSTRACT In laboratory measurements of traveltimes across anisotropic materials, there

More information

Minimization Solutions for Vibrations Induced by Underground Train Circulation

Minimization Solutions for Vibrations Induced by Underground Train Circulation Minimization Solutions for Vibrations Induced by Underground Train Circulation Carlos Dinis da Gama 1, Gustavo Paneiro 2 1 Professor and Head, Geotechnical Center of IST, Technical University of Lisbon,

More information

6 Elastic Behavior of a Jointed Medium

6 Elastic Behavior of a Jointed Medium Elastic Behavior of a Jointed Medium 6-1 6 Elastic Behavior of a Jointed Medium 6.1 Problem Statement This verification analysis demonstrates the capability of UDEC to simulate the elastic response of

More information

Stability charts for rock slopes based on the Hoek Brown failure criterion

Stability charts for rock slopes based on the Hoek Brown failure criterion International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences 45 (2008) 689 700 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijrmms Stability charts for rock slopes based on the oek Brown failure criterion A.J. Li a,, R.S. Merifield

More information

Study of seismic response of colluvium accumulation slope by particle flow code

Study of seismic response of colluvium accumulation slope by particle flow code Granular Matter () 12:483 490 DOI.07/s035-0-0213-8 Study of seismic response of colluvium accumulation slope by particle flow code Jianming He Xiao Li Shouding Li Yueping Yin Haitao Qian Received: 15 December

More information

Shear Rupture of Massive Brittle Rock under Constant Normal Stress and Stiffness Boundary Conditions

Shear Rupture of Massive Brittle Rock under Constant Normal Stress and Stiffness Boundary Conditions Thesis Summary October 2015 Shear Rupture of Massive Brittle Rock under Constant Normal Stress and Stiffness Boundary Conditions Abstract Robert Paul Bewick, Ph.D., P.Eng. Supervisors: Peter K Kaiser (recently

More information

Cavity Expansion Methods in Geomechanics

Cavity Expansion Methods in Geomechanics Cavity Expansion Methods in Geomechanics by Hai-Sui Yu School of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham, U. K. KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS DORDRECHT / BOSTON / LONDON TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Preface

More information

Role of lithological layering on spatial variation of natural and induced fractures in hydraulic fracture stimulation

Role of lithological layering on spatial variation of natural and induced fractures in hydraulic fracture stimulation Role of lithological layering on spatial variation of natural and induced fractures in hydraulic fracture stimulation Vincent Roche *, Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton roche@ualberta.ca

More information

Evaluation of size and boundary effects in simple shear tests with distinct element method

Evaluation of size and boundary effects in simple shear tests with distinct element method Evaluation of size and boundary effects in simple shear tests with distinct element method *Wen-Jong Chang 1), Thitibhorn Phantachang 2), and Wai-Man Ieong 3) 1), 2), 3) Department of Civil Engineering,

More information

Micromechanics-based model for cement-treated clays

Micromechanics-based model for cement-treated clays THEORETICAL & APPLIED MECHANICS LETTERS 3, 216 (213) Micromechanics-based model for cement-treated clays Zhenyu Yin, 1, a) 2, b) and Pierre Yves Hicher 1) Department of Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao

More information

Methods of Interpreting Ground Stress Based on Underground Stress Measurements and Numerical Modelling

Methods of Interpreting Ground Stress Based on Underground Stress Measurements and Numerical Modelling University of Wollongong Research Online Coal Operators' Conference Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences 2006 Methods of Interpreting Ground Stress Based on Underground Stress Measurements and

More information

ON THE FACE STABILITY OF TUNNELS IN WEAK ROCKS

ON THE FACE STABILITY OF TUNNELS IN WEAK ROCKS 33 rd 33 Annual rd Annual General General Conference conference of the Canadian of the Canadian Society for Society Civil Engineering for Civil Engineering 33 e Congrès général annuel de la Société canadienne

More information

1 of 57 Erik Eberhardt UBC Geological Engineering EOSC 433 (2017) 1. Yes, review of stress and strain but also

1 of 57 Erik Eberhardt UBC Geological Engineering EOSC 433 (2017) 1. Yes, review of stress and strain but also EOSC433/536: Geological Engineering Practice I Rock Engineering Lecture 4: Kinematic Analysis (Wedge Failure) 1 of 57 Erik Eberhardt UBC Geological Engineering EOSC 433 (2017) Problem Set #1 - Debriefing

More information

Simulation of depth of penetration during ballistic impact on thick targets using a one-dimensional discrete element model

Simulation of depth of penetration during ballistic impact on thick targets using a one-dimensional discrete element model Sādhanā Vol. 37, Part 2, April 2012, pp. 261 279. c Indian Academy of Sciences Simulation of depth of penetration during ballistic impact on thick targets using a one-dimensional discrete element model

More information

Determination of Excess Pore Pressure in Earth Dam after Earthquake

Determination of Excess Pore Pressure in Earth Dam after Earthquake ABSTRACT: Determination of Excess Pore Pressure in Earth Dam after Earthquake S.M. Nasrollahi Faculty of Islamic Azad University Qaenat Branch, Qaen, Iran. Email: s.m.nasrollahi@gmail.com Pore pressure

More information

Discrete element modeling of a mining induced rock slide

Discrete element modeling of a mining induced rock slide DOI 10.1186/s40064-016-3305-z RESEARCH Open Access Discrete element modeling of a mining induced rock slide JianJun Zhao 1*, JianGuo Xiao 2, Min Lee Lee 1,3 and YunTao Ma 1 *Correspondence: j.j.zhao@qq.com

More information

A comprehensive study on the smooth joint model in DEM simulation of jointed rock masses

A comprehensive study on the smooth joint model in DEM simulation of jointed rock masses Granular Matter (2015) 17:775 791 DOI 10.1007/s10035-015-0594-9 ORIGINAL PAPER A comprehensive study on the smooth joint model in DEM simulation of jointed rock masses Dan Huang 1 Jianfeng Wang 2 Su Liu

More information

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE TUNNELS IN SOIL AND FAULTED ROCK SENTVID TUNNEL MOTORWAY BYPASS OF LJUBLJANA Josef Daller, ic consulenten, Vienna - Austria International NATM Workshop Singapore 2010 LAYOUT

More information

On seismic landslide hazard assessment: Reply. Citation Geotechnique, 2008, v. 58 n. 10, p

On seismic landslide hazard assessment: Reply. Citation Geotechnique, 2008, v. 58 n. 10, p Title On seismic landslide hazard assessment: Reply Author(s) Yang, J; Sparks, A.D.W. Citation Geotechnique, 28, v. 58 n. 1, p. 831-834 Issued Date 28 URL http://hdl.handle.net/1722/58519 Rights Geotechnique.

More information

Explicit representation of rock reinforcement in 3D DEM models for foliated ground

Explicit representation of rock reinforcement in 3D DEM models for foliated ground http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2411-9717/2018/v118n12a2 Explicit representation of rock reinforcement in 3D DEM models for foliated ground by E. Karampinos*, J. Hadjigeorgiou*, and M. Pierce One of the main

More information

Stability of Blocks Around Circular Openings

Stability of Blocks Around Circular Openings University of Tennessee, Knoxville Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange University of Tennessee Honors Thesis Projects University of Tennessee Honors Program Spring 5-1999 Stability of Blocks

More information

Geotechnical & Mining Engineering Services

Geotechnical & Mining Engineering Services Geotechnical & Mining Engineering Services Southwest Research Institute San Antonio, Texas A s an independent, nonprofit research and development organization, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI ) uses

More information

Dilation effect on 3D Passive Earth Pressure Coefficients for Retaining Wall

Dilation effect on 3D Passive Earth Pressure Coefficients for Retaining Wall Dilation effect on 3D Passive Earth Pressure Coefficients for Retaining Wall 1 KHELIFA Tarek and 1 BENMEBAREK Sadok 1 Laboratory of Numerical Modeling and Instrumentationin Soil-Structure Interaction,

More information

Influences of material dilatancy and pore water pressure on stability factor of shallow tunnels

Influences of material dilatancy and pore water pressure on stability factor of shallow tunnels Influences of material dilatancy and pore water pressure on stability factor of shallow tunnels YANG Xiao-li( ), HUANG Fu( ) School of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Central South University, Changsha

More information

A numerical study of the penetration test at constant rod velocity

A numerical study of the penetration test at constant rod velocity A numerical study of the penetration test at constant rod velocity Quoc Anh Tran, Bastien Chevalier, Pierre Breul To cite this version: Quoc Anh Tran, Bastien Chevalier, Pierre Breul. A numerical study

More information

Bearing Capacity of Spatially Random Cohesive Soil Using Numerical Limit Analyses

Bearing Capacity of Spatially Random Cohesive Soil Using Numerical Limit Analyses Bearing Capacity of Spatially Random Cohesive Soil Using Numerical Limit Analyses The MIT Faculty has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters.

More information

Numerical analysis of effect of mitigation measures on seismic performance of a liquefiable tailings dam foundation

Numerical analysis of effect of mitigation measures on seismic performance of a liquefiable tailings dam foundation Numerical analysis of effect of mitigation measures on seismic performance of a liquefiable tailings dam foundation Yong-Beom Lee, Jorge Castillo Ausenco, USA Aurelian C. Trandafir Fugro GeoConsulting

More information

Outline. Tensile-Test Specimen and Machine. Stress-Strain Curve. Review of Mechanical Properties. Mechanical Behaviour

Outline. Tensile-Test Specimen and Machine. Stress-Strain Curve. Review of Mechanical Properties. Mechanical Behaviour Tensile-Test Specimen and Machine Review of Mechanical Properties Outline Tensile test True stress - true strain (flow curve) mechanical properties: - Resilience - Ductility - Toughness - Hardness A standard

More information

Mining-Caused Activation of Fault

Mining-Caused Activation of Fault Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2002 VoL. 7 (3), pp. 151-155 Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group Numerical Simulation of Fractal Interface Effect of Mining-Caused Activation of Fault YU GUANGMINGa

More information

Fourier transforms of molecular vibrations

Fourier transforms of molecular vibrations Fourier transforms of molecular vibrations Part I: An Introduction to the Harmonic Oscillator and Fourier Transforms W. Tandy Grubbs, Department of Chemistry, Unit 827, Stetson University, DeLand, FL 32720

More information

Seismic Design of a Hydraulic Fill Dam by Nonlinear Time History Method

Seismic Design of a Hydraulic Fill Dam by Nonlinear Time History Method Seismic Design of a Hydraulic Fill Dam by Nonlinear Time History Method E. Yıldız & A.F. Gürdil Temelsu International Engineering Services Inc., Ankara, Turkey SUMMARY: Time history analyses conducted

More information

Molecular dynamics simulations of sliding friction in a dense granular material

Molecular dynamics simulations of sliding friction in a dense granular material Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 6 (998) 7 77. Printed in the UK PII: S965-393(98)9635- Molecular dynamics simulations of sliding friction in a dense granular material T Matthey and J P Hansen Department

More information

13 Plastic Flow in a Punch Problem

13 Plastic Flow in a Punch Problem Plastic Flow in a Punch Problem 13-1 13 Plastic Flow in a Punch Problem 13.1 Problem Statement Difficulties are sometimes reported in the modeling of plastic flow where large velocity gradients exist.

More information

Seismic Analysis of Concrete Dams Workshop Field investigations and foundation material properties USSD Annual Conference April 6-7, 2017

Seismic Analysis of Concrete Dams Workshop Field investigations and foundation material properties USSD Annual Conference April 6-7, 2017 Seismic Analysis of Concrete Dams Workshop Field investigations and foundation material properties Foundation deformation modulus For analysis purposes, approach used at Reclamation is to reduce the laboratory

More information

Seismic Assessment of Stone Arched Bridges

Seismic Assessment of Stone Arched Bridges Seismic Assessment of Stone Arched Bridges J. Kiyono & A. Furukawa Department of Urban Management, Kyoto University, Kyoto K. Toki Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University,

More information

Transactions on the Built Environment vol 3, 1993 WIT Press, ISSN

Transactions on the Built Environment vol 3, 1993 WIT Press,  ISSN Resonant column and cyclic triaxial testing of tailing dam material S.A. Savidis*, C. Vrettos", T. Richter^ "Technical University of Berlin, Geotechnical Engineering Institute, 1000 Berlin 12, Germany

More information

Comparison of six major intact rock failure criteria using a particle flow approach under true-triaxial stress condition

Comparison of six major intact rock failure criteria using a particle flow approach under true-triaxial stress condition Geomech. Geophys. Geo-energ. Geo-resour. (1) :3 9 DOI.7/s9-1-3- ORIGINAL ARTICLE Comparison of six major intact rock failure criteria using a particle flow approach under true-triaxial stress condition

More information

EOSC433: Geotechnical Engineering Practice & Design

EOSC433: Geotechnical Engineering Practice & Design EOSC433: Geotechnical Engineering Practice & Design Lecture 1: Introduction 1 of 31 Dr. Erik Eberhardt EOSC 433 (Term 2, 2005/06) Overview This course will examine different principles, approaches, and

More information

SLADUS: AN INTRA-EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIP IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II

SLADUS: AN INTRA-EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIP IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II SLADUS: AN INTRA-EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIP IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II Francesca D Onza, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Domenico

More information