Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Modeling in Geotechnics

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	224-0224/02
Abbreviation	MoGe
Course title	Modeling in Geotechnics
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. RNDr. Eva Hrubešová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction, model types (analytical, numerical)
2. Basic quantities, equations and relationships for modelling of tasks from the field of Geotechnics and underground engineering
3. Types of constitutive material models of soil and rocks (linear, Mohr-Coulomb, Cam-Clay, hypoplastic model, Hoek-Brown)
4. General procedure for numerical modelling
5. Principle of the Limit equilibrium method for modelling of the stability of the slopes
6. Finite element Method
7. Finite difference Method
8. Boundary element Method
9. Distinct element method
10. Fundamentals of finite element modelling in the Plaxis software
11. Fundamentals of finite element modelling in the MIDAS GTS software
12. Basic aspects of the stability modelling of the slopes, including modelling of the consolidation process
13. Principles of underground construction modelling
14. Fundamentals of inverse (back) analysis and stochastic modelling

E-learning

There is not a part of study.

Literature

Bull, J.W. Numerical Analysis and Modeling in Geomechanics. Spon Press. 2003. ISBN 0-415-24328-9.
Potts, D., Zdravkovic, L. Finite element analysis in geotechnical engineering. Thomas Telford. 1999. ISBN 0-7277-2753-2.

Advised literature

Gioda, Z. Modeling in Geomechanics. Wiley 2000.
Soil and Rock Behaviour and Modelling. Proceedings of Sessions of Geoshanghai. Luna. R et al.(ed.)Shanghai: China, 2006.ISBN 0-7844-0862-9.

back to search page