Geomechanical Modelling

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	English
Code	542-0980/05
Abbreviation	GM
Course title	Geomechanical Modelling
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Jindřich Šancer, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Modeling in geomechanics, basic concepts, goal and division of methods.
Physical modeling - photoelastic models.
Physical modeling - models from equivalent materials.
Numerical modeling - division, basic methods FEM, BEM, FDM, BEM.
General approach in numerical modeling.
Numerical modeling by FEM method.
Fundamentals of numerical modeling in software GEO 5 - FEM.
Slope stability modeling by FEM method sw GEO5.
Tunnel load modeling by FEM method sw GEO5.
Terrain settlement modeling using the FEM sw GEO5 method.

E-learning

https://lms.vsb.cz/

Literature

BULL, John W. Numerical analysis and modelling in geomechanics. London: Spon Press, 2003. ISBN 0-415-24328-9.
GIODA, Z.: Modeling in Geomechanics. Wiley 2000.
2.Potts, D. Zdravkovic, L. Finite element analysis in geotechnical engineering. Telford, 1999. ISBN 0 72772753 2.

Advised literature

ZIENKIEWICZ,O.C.;CHAN,A.H.C.;PASTOR,M;SCHREFLER,B.A.;SHIOMI,T.: Computational Geomechanics. Chichester: Wiley, 1999. ISBN 0-471- 98285-7.
BAECHER, G.B.; CHRISTIAN,J.: Reliability and Statistics in Geotechnical Engineering. Chichester: Wiley, 2003. ISBN 0-471- 49833-5.

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