Constitutive Modelling in Geomechanics: Introduction
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (672 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3642273947 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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An exercise in scholasticism Paul G. Joseph A major misunderstanding in soil mechanics is the assumption that theories of metal plasticity directly apply to particulate materials. They do not--soils are not metals and cannot be idealized as such, other than as a crude approximation that is bound to result in very approximate matches to real behavior. The belief that soils are "really metals" is scholasticism; to continue to hold it in the face of evid
From the Back CoverThe purpose of this book is to bridge the gap between the traditional Geomechanics and Numerical Geotechnical Modelling with applications in science and practice. Geomechanics is rarely taught within the rigorous context of Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, while when it comes to Numerical Modelling, commercially available finite elements or finite differences software utilize constitutive relationships within the rigorous framework. A special feature of this book is in exploring thermomechanical consistency of all presented constitutive model
He is the author of 5 books and more than 50 journal papers. Puzrin has been Professor and Chair of Geotechnical Engineering at the ETH Zurich since 2004. . Puzrin has been involved as an expert in geotechnical projects in Russia, Israel, USA, Mexico and Switzerland. in Geotechnical Engineering in 1997 from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, where he joined the faculty. He was elected the Honorary Editor and the Chairman of Geotechnique Advisory Pan
The purpose of this book is to bridge the gap between the traditional Geomechanics and Numerical Geotechnical Modelling with applications in science and practice. A special feature of this book is in exploring thermomechanical consistency of all presented constitutive models in a simple and systematic manner.. A considerable effort has been invested here into the clarity and brevity of the presentation. The author gives basic understanding of conventional continuum mechanics approaches to constitutive modelling, which can serve as a foundation for exploring more advanced theories. As a result, young scientists and engineers have to learn the challenging subject of constitutive modelling from a program manual and often end up with using unrealistic models which violate the Laws of Thermodynamics. The book is introductory, by no means does it claim any completeness and state of the art in such a dynamically developing field as numerical and constitutive modelling of soils. Geo