Bifurcations, Instabilities and Degradations in Geomaterials

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wan, Richard (Editor), Alsaleh, Mustafa (Editor), Labuz, Joe (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mineral resources.; Geotechnical engineering.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Continuum mechanics.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Mineral Resources.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.

Geomaterials exhibit complex but rich mechanical behaviour with a variety of failure modes ranging from diffuse to localized deformation depending on stress, density, microstructure, and loading conditions. These failure modes are a result of an instability of material and/or geometric nature that c...