Course - Numerical Modelling for Rock Engineering - GB8306
Numerical Modelling for Rock Engineering
Lessons are not given in the academic year 2010/2011
About
About the course
Course content
The course is offered every 2 years in the spring semester (next time spring 2012). The course is aiming to give students basic knowledge of numerical analysis for rock engineering. Several numerical methods will be introduced, such as FEM, DEM and FDM. The intention is that students will understand the fundamental theory and application of the numerical methods to rock engineering. Popular commercial codes like UDEC, Phase2 or FLAC3D will be used in exercises. The course is carried out mainly in guided selv study and a project report shall be submitted.
Learning outcome
Basic knowledge of numerical analysis for rock engineering. Use of one selected commercial code.
Learning methods and activities
This is basically a self-study course. However, 2 lectures will be given: one is on continuous modeling and the other is on discontinuous modeling. Students will perform an analysis with a selected commercial code on a selected project and submit a report.
Recommended previous knowledge
Theory of elasticity
Theory of plasticity
Required previous knowledge
Rock mechanics, Engineering geology.
Course materials
1. Brady B.H.G. and Brown E.T. (1985) Rock mechanics for underground mining. Chapters 4 & 6.
2. Pande, G. N. Beer, G. Williams, J. R. (1990) Numerical methods in rock mechanics
3. Evert Hoek, Carlos Carranza-Torres and Brent Corkum (2002) Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion 2002 Edition
4. Hoek, E. and Brown, E. T. (1997) Practical estimates of rock mass strength. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Scien., vol. 34, No. 8, pp 1165-1186.
5. FLAC User Manual, Theory and Background, Section 2:Constitutive Models: Theory and Implementation. 2.3 and 2.4.
6. UDEC User Manual, Theory and Background, Sections 1 and 2.
7. Desai C.E. (1977) Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, McGRAE-HILL, Chapters 1, 2 and 4
8. Zienkiewicz O.C. and Taylor R.L. (1991) The Finite Element Method. 4th Edition, Chapter 7: Non-linear Problems.
Subject areas
- Technological subjects
Contact information
There is no contact information available for this course.