Bifurcations, Instabilities, Degradation in Geomechanics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Exadaktylos, George E. (Editor), Vardoulakis, Ioannis G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Continuum physics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Continuum mechanics.; Civil engineering.; Earth Sciences.; Earth Sciences, general.; Classical Continuum Physics.; Civil Engineering.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.

Leading international researchers and practitioners of bifurcations and instabilities in geomechanics debate the developments and applications which have occurred over the last few decades. The topics covered include modeling of bifurcation, structural failure of geomaterials and geostructures, adva...