TOWARDS A METHODOLOGY FOR ROCK MECHANICS MODELLING

Rock mechanics models fall into the class of "data-limited problems"; one seldom knows enough about a rock mass to model it unambiguously. Modellers are beginning to realize that data-limited problems require a very different modelling approach from that developed in, for example, electrical or aerospace engineering. It follows that one cannot use models in rock mechanics in a conventional way, and that there is a need to adopt a distinctive and appropriate methodology for rock mechanics modelling. Some guidelines and heuristics, which may be considered as the first steps towards developing such a methodology, are presented. Three case studies are then used to illustrate the application, in practice, of these ideas.(a)

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• Authors:
  • Starfield, A M
  • Cundall, P A
• Publication Date: 1988-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 99-106
• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING & GEOMECHANICS ABSTRACTS
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 3
  • ISSN: 0148-9062

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Creep; Faults; Highway grades; Mathematical models; Methodology; Rock jointing; Rock mechanics; Sediments; Slopes
• ITRD Terms: 4732: Creep (mater); 4068: Fault (geomorphol); 2806: Gradient; 4089: Joint (geomorphol); 6473: Mathematical model; 9102: Method; 5757: Rock mechanics; 4190: Sediment
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00481846
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1989 12:00AM