Boundary Element Methods For Soil Structure Interaction

Author : W.S. Hall,G. Oliveto
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780306483875

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Boundary Element Methods for Soil-Structure Interaction by W.S. Hall,G. Oliveto Pdf

W S HALL School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA UK G OLIVETO Division of Structural Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy Soil-Structure Interaction is a challenging multidisciplinary subject which covers several areas of Civil Engineering. Virtually every construction is connected to the ground and the interaction between the artefact and the foundation medium may affect considerably both the superstructure and the foundation soil. The Soil-Structure Interaction problem has become an important feature of Structural Engineering with the advent of massive constructions on soft soils such as nuclear power plants, concrete and earth dams. Buildings, bridges, tunnels and underground structures may also require particular attention to be given to the problems of Soil-Structure Interaction. Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction is prominent in Earthquake Engineering problems. The complexity of the problem, due also to its multidisciplinary nature and to the fact of having to consider bounded and unbounded media of different mechanical characteristics, requires a numerical treatment for any application of engineering significance. The Boundary Element Method appears to be well suited to solve problems of Soil- Structure Interaction through its ability to discretize only the boundaries of complex and often unbounded geometries. Non-linear problems which often arise in Soil-Structure Interaction may also be treated advantageously by a judicious mix of Boundary and Finite Element discretizations.

Author : J.W. Bull
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781482271393

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Soil-Structure Interaction: Numerical Analysis and Modelling by J.W. Bull Pdf

This book describes how a number of different methods of analysis and modelling, including the boundary element method, the finite element method, and a range of classical methods, are used to answer some of the questions associated with soil-structure interaction.

Author : C. V. Girija Vallabhan,Jayaraman Sivakumar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Soil mechanics
ISBN : OCLC:13686303

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The Application of Boundary-element Techniques for Some Soil-structure Interaction Problems by C. V. Girija Vallabhan,Jayaraman Sivakumar Pdf

Boundary-element technique research performed to solve soil-structure interaction problems is the basis for this report. Specifically, it was designed to answer questionable situations for long hydraulic U-Lock structures erected on elastic soil. A review of earlier research that employed the Kelvin-type element directed the decision in favor of Flamant-type boundary element. Both constant and linear elements were developed and many sample problems were dealt with to illustrate the capabilities of these elements in the problem situations of soil-structure relationships. The Flamant-type boundary element proved to be convenient, gave better results for displacement problems using the constant element, offered satisfactory behavior description of soil-structure response, required considerably fewer elements than the conventional model, provided more accuracy in stress analysis of structure, and was confirmed as very beneficial for use in input data preparation. Research was also conducted on soil-structure interaction problems with the structure modeled by the finite-element method and the soil modeled by the boundary-element method. A model problem suggested by the AEWES was selected for study and solving. The emphasis was to develop a convenient and economical technique to couple the boundary- and finite-element methods of analysis. A computer code for coupling the two methods has been developed in FORTRAN. Keywords: Soil mechanics; Structural engineering; Mathematical analysis.

Author : D. E. Beskos,Theodor Krauthammer,Ioannis Vardoulakis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1984-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015009841134

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Dynamic Soil-Structure Interac by D. E. Beskos,Theodor Krauthammer,Ioannis Vardoulakis Pdf

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Author : C. Zhang,John P Wolf
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1998-09-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080530583

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Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction by C. Zhang,John P Wolf Pdf

Dynamic Soil-structure interaction is one of the major topics in earthquake engineering and soil dynamics since it is closely related to the safety evaluation of many important engineering projects, such as nuclear power plants, to resist earthquakes. In dealing with the analysis of dynamic soil-structure interactions, one of the most difficult tasks is the modeling of unbounded media. To solve this problem, many numerical methods and techniques have been developed. This book summarizes the most recent developments and applications in the field of dynamic soil-structure interaction, both in China and Switzerland. An excellent book for scientists and engineers in civil engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering and earthquake engineering.

Author : Polat Gülkan,Ray W. Clough
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401117555

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Developments in Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction by Polat Gülkan,Ray W. Clough Pdf

For the last couple of decades it has been recognized that the foundation material on which a structure is constructed may interact dynamically with the structure during its response to dynamic excitation to the extent that the stresses and deflections in the system are modified from the values that would have been developed if it had been on a rigid foundation. This phenomenon is examined in detail in the book. The basic solutions are examined in time and frequency domains and finite element and boundary element solutions compared. Experimental investigations aimed at correlation and verification with theory are described in detail. A wide variety of SSI problems may be formulated and solved approximately using simplified models in lieu of rigorous procedures; the book gives a good overview of these methods. A feature which often lacks in other texts on the subject is the way in which dynamic behavior of soil can be modeled. Two contributors have addressed this problem from the computational and physical characterization viewpoints. The book illustrates practical areas with the analysis of tunnel linings and stiffness and damping of pile groups. Finally, design code provisions and derivation of design input motions complete this thorough overview of SSI in conventional engineering practice. Taken in its entirety the book, authored by fifteen well known experts, gives an in-depth review of soil-structure interaction across a broad spectrum of aspects usually not covered in a single volume. It should be a readily useable reference for the research worker as well as the advance level practitioner. (abstract) This book treats the dynamic soil-structure interaction phenomenon across a broad spectrum of aspects ranging from basic theory, simplified and rigorous solution techniques and their comparisons as well as successes in predicting experimentally recorded measurements. Dynamic soil behavior and practical problems are given thorough coverage. It is intended to serve both as a readily understandable reference work for the researcher and the advanced-level practitioner.

Author : D. E. Beskos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Boundary element method
ISBN : UCAL:B4388370

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Boundary Element Methods in Structural Analysis by D. E. Beskos Pdf

Author : George D. Manolis,T. G. Davies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Boundary element methods
ISBN : UCSD:31822016468555

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Boundary Element Techniques in Geomechanics by George D. Manolis,T. G. Davies Pdf

This text provides an understanding of the role of Boundary Element Methods (BEM) in the numerical analysis of problems in geomechanics. Topics covered include: computer implementation; wave propagation due to seismicity or to man-related causes; and soil-fluid-structure interaction.

Author : C. A. Brebbia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Science
ISBN : CORNELL:31924050859424

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Topics in Boundary Element Research by C. A. Brebbia Pdf

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.

Author : John P. Wolf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015013041077

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Soil-structure-interaction Analysis in Time Domain by John P. Wolf Pdf

Author : Carlos A. Brebbia
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642830129

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Applications in Geomechanics by Carlos A. Brebbia Pdf

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.

Author : Evangelous J. Sapountzakis
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845644925

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Recent Developments in Boundary Element Methods by Evangelous J. Sapountzakis Pdf

This Festschrift is a collection of articles contributed by colleagues, collaborators and past students to honor Professor John T. Katsikadelis on the occasion of his 70 years. Professor Katsikadelis, now an emeritus professor at the National Technical University of Athens in Greece, is one of the BEM pioneers who started his research in this field with his PhD thesis at the Polytechnic Institute of New York in the 1970s and continued it to date.The book comprises 26 contributions by more than 50 leading researchers in Boundary Element Methods (BEM) and other Mesh Reduction Methods (MRM). All contributors are well-known scientists from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. The volume is essentially a collection of both original and review articles covering a variety of research topics in the areas of solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, potential theory, composite materials, fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, plasticity, heat transfer, dynamics and vibrations and soil-structure interaction. Invaluable to scientists, engineers and other professionals interested in the latest developments of the boundary integral equation methods, it addresses the needs of the BEM computational mechanics research community.The book is written for: researchers in academia and industry and graduate students focusing on solid and fluid mechanics as used in civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Author : D. E. Beskos
Publisher : Computational Mechanics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Boundary element methods
ISBN : 1853128635

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Boundary Elements XXIII by D. E. Beskos Pdf

Highly accurate and efficient, the Boundary Element Method (BEM) is now acknowledged as the best computational tool for the solution of certain classes of problems, such as elastodynamics, soil-structure interaction, and fracture mechanics.

Author : John P. Wolf
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UOM:39015004469261

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Dynamic Soil-structure Interaction by John P. Wolf Pdf

Author : George Manolis,Demosthenes Polyzos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402097102

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Recent Advances in Boundary Element Methods by George Manolis,Demosthenes Polyzos Pdf

This volume, dedicated to Professor Dimitri Beskos, contains contributions from leading researchers in Europe, the USA, Japan and elsewhere, and addresses the needs of the computational mechanics research community in terms of timely information on boundary integral equation-based methods and techniques applied to a variety of fields. The contributors are well-known scientists, who also happen to be friends, collaborators as past students of Dimitri Beskos. Dimitri is one the BEM pioneers who started his career at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, USA, in the 1970s and is now with the University of Patras in Patras, Greece. The book is essentially a collection of both original and review articles on contemporary Boundary Element Methods (BEM) as well as on the newer Mesh Reduction Methods (MRM), covering a variety of research topics. Close to forty contributions compose an over-500 page volume that is rich in detail and wide in terms of breadth of coverage of the subject of integral equation formulations and solutions in both solid and fluid mechanics.