NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF DISCONTINUOUS BLOCK SYSTEMS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUMERICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICS, 11-15 APRIL 1988, INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. VOLUMES 1 - 3

A numerical model is presented for the analysis of discontinuous systems formed by parallelepiped blocks. It can be of application to such problems as rubblemound breakwaters or severally jointed rock masses. The unit blocks are considered as rigid with concentrated deformations at their contacts. The block-by-block placement process is simulated. Friction and no-traction limits at the contacts are considered leading to global and local instabilities. The analysis is carried out in two dimensions. (Author/TRRL)

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  AA Balkema

  P.O. Box 1675
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands  BR-3000
• Authors:
  • Canizal, J
  • SAGASETA, C
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 895-900
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Balkema (AA)
  • Publisher: AA Balkema

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Deformation; Friction; Interfaces; Joints; Mathematical models; Rock mechanics; Slope stability
• Uncontrolled Terms: Two dimensional
• Old TRIS Terms: Joint
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 5595: Deformation; 5452: Friction; 5429: Interface; 4089: Joint (geomorphol); 6473: Mathematical model; 5757: Rock mechanics; 5783: Slope stability; 9083: Two dimensional
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492606
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 90-6191-809-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM